Echocardiogram Cost in Houston, TX

A transthoracic echocardiogram with Doppler is an ultrasound exam in which a technologist moves a handheld probe across the chest to capture moving images of the heart and measure blood flow. The result is a set of recorded images and measurements that a physician reviews and summarizes in a report. The hospital facility fee generally covers the equipment, the technologist's time and the room, not the physician's reading. This page lists one billing code, 93306, for 33 hospitals in the Houston area. All prices come from the machine-readable price transparency files that CMS requires hospitals to publish.

Data last accessed by us: 2026-10-15 · Newest hospital file date among hospitals below: 3/24/2026

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Transthoracic Echocardiogram with Doppler (HCPCS 93306)

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Hospital	Gross Charge	Cash Price	Low Insured	High Insured
Baylor St Luke's Medical	$7,575	$2,651.25	$100	$7,575	Schedule →
Harris Health	$980	$526.13	$192.56	$967	Schedule →
HCA Clear Lake *	$11,579	$11,579 *	$300	$14,316.11	Schedule →
HCA Conroe *	$17,578.77	$17,578.77 *	$300	$15,820.89	Schedule →
HCA Kingwood *	$19,964.77	$19,964.77 *	$300	$17,968.29	Schedule →
HCA Mainland *	$11,794	$11,794 *	$300	$10,614.60	Schedule →
HCA Medical Center *	$3,379.24	$3,379.24 *	$202.75	$2,872.35	Schedule →
HCA North Cypress *	$19,964.77	$19,964.77 *	$317.09	$16,970.05	Schedule →
HCA Northwest *	$9,173.10	$9,173.10 *	$317.09	$7,797.14	Schedule →
HCA Pearland *	$9,762.95	$9,762.95 *	$317.09	$8,298.51	Schedule →
HCA Southeast *	$13,277.63	$13,277.63 *	$300	$11,949.87	Schedule →
HCA Tomball *	$8,257.80	$8,257.80 *	$317.09	$7,019.13	Schedule →
HCA West *	$11,511	$11,511 *	$300	$10,359.90	Schedule →
Houston Methodist	$2,857	$1,428.50	$422.79	$2,195.62	Schedule →
MH Cypress	$5,551	$1,776.32	$548.90	$1,042.92	Schedule →
MH Greater Heights	$5,551	$1,776.32	$548.90	$1,042.92	Schedule →
MH Katy	$5,551	$1,776.32	$548.90	$1,042.92	Schedule →
MH Memorial City	$5,551	$1,776.32	$548.90	$1,042.92	Schedule →
MH Northeast	$5,551	$1,776.32	$548.90	$1,042.92	Schedule →
MH Pearland	$5,551	$1,776.32	$548.90	$1,042.92	Schedule →
MH Southeast	$5,551	$1,776.32	$548.90	$1,042.92	Schedule →
MH Southwest	$5,551	$1,776.32	$548.90	$1,042.92	Schedule →
MH Sugar Land	$5,551	$1,776.32	$548.90	$1,042.92	Schedule →
Memorial Hermann TMC	$5,551	$1,776.32	$548.90	$1,042.92	Schedule →
MH Woodlands	$5,551	$1,776.32	$548.90	$1,042.92	Schedule →
St Luke's Brazosport	$6,430.20	$2,250.57	$274.29	$3,215.10	Schedule →
St Luke's Lakeside	$7,575	$2,651.25	$100	$7,575	Schedule →
St Luke's Patients Medica	$8,668	$3,033.80	$100	$6,501	Schedule →
St Luke's Springwoods Vil	$7,575	$2,651.25	$100	$7,575	Schedule →
St Luke's Sugar Land	$7,575	$2,651.25	$100	$7,575	Schedule →
St Luke's The Vintage	$7,575	$2,651.25	$100	$7,575	Schedule →
St Luke's The Woodlands	$7,575	$2,651.25	$100	$7,575	Schedule →
Texas Children's	$4,095	$2,743.65	$1,105.11	$3,890.25	Schedule →

* Hospitals marked with * publish cash prices equal to their gross charges, meaning no separate self-pay discount appears in their transparency file. The insured rates shown are negotiated rates between the hospital and specific insurance plans. Uninsured patients may be able to negotiate lower rates by contacting the hospital directly.

What These Prices Mean

Gross, cash and insured prices
The gross charge is the hospital's full list price, and it ranges from $980 at Harris Health - Ben Taub Hospital to $19,964.77 at HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood. The cash price is what a self-pay patient is quoted. At Baylor St Luke's Medical Center the cash price of $2,651.25 is 35% of the $7,575 gross charge, while at Houston Methodist Hospital the cash price of $1,428.50 is 50% of the $2,857 gross charge. Insured prices are the negotiated rates shown as a range, such as $548.90 to $1,042.92 at the Memorial Hermann hospitals. People on a high-deductible plan who have not yet met the deductible usually pay the plan's negotiated rate, not the gross charge.

One code, one service
Every row on this page uses 93306, Transthoracic Echocardiogram with Doppler. Because there is only one code, differences between rows reflect the hospital and the payer, not a different service. A single hospital can still publish a wide spread of negotiated rates for that one code, as the insured range of $300 to $15,820.89 at HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe shows.

Why Echocardiogram Prices Vary

Differences between systems
Pricing policies differ sharply between systems. Memorial Hermann lists the same gross charge of $5,551 and cash price of $1,776.32 at all 11 of its hospitals, with cash at 32% of gross. St. Luke's Health (CommonSpirit) lists 35% of gross as its cash price at its 8 hospitals, for example $3,033.80 at St Luke's Patients Medical Center. Texas Children's Hospital lists cash at 67% of gross, or $2,743.65. In contrast, 11 of 33 hospitals, all in the HCA Healthcare system, publish a cash price equal to gross, so no self-pay discount appears. Excluding those, cash prices run from $526.13 to $3,033.80, and the highest is about 6x the lowest. Gross charges run about 20x from lowest to highest.

Beyond this dataset and between plans
Outpatient imaging centers and other facilities outside this dataset may price the same exam differently. The insurer data shows large plan-to-plan variation too. At HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast, 182 published rates for 93306 run from $300 for Texas Athletic Network to $11,949.87 for Affiliated PPO, and the highest is about 40x the lowest.

Paying cash? Health insurance could lower your Echocardiogram cost.

Published cash prices on this page range from $526.13 to $19,964.77 (including hospitals that publish cash equal to gross charge, marked with * in the table). The lowest insured rate in the price table is $100 (Baylor St Luke's Medical Center). Insured rates depend on the plan, and the lowest are often Medicaid, CHIP or Medicare Advantage plans, so they may not reflect what a commercial or marketplace plan pays. If you are uninsured, a marketplace health plan could reduce your out-of-pocket cost for this procedure.

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Compare Insurer Rates for Echocardiogram in Houston

How much does each insurance company pay for echocardiogram at Houston hospitals?

Insurer	Lowest Rate	At Hospital	Highest Rate	Hospitals
Cigna	$100	Baylor St Luke's Medical Center	$3,793.31	22
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas	$159.90	Baylor St Luke's Medical Center	$2,579.85	22
Superior Health Plan	$202.75	HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center	$1,197.89	20
Molina Healthcare	$246.96	Harris Health - Ben Taub Hospital	$1,228.50	3
UnitedHealthcare	$246.96	Harris Health - Ben Taub Hospital	$8,984.15	22
Community Health Choice	$251.90	Harris Health - Ben Taub Hospital	$2,595.42	33
Amerigroup	$473.09	HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center	$2,795.07	18
Aetna	$548.90	Memorial Hermann, Texas Medical Center	$8,365.24	33

Rates shown are the lowest and highest negotiated rates each insurer has published across Houston hospitals for this procedure. Your actual cost depends on your plan's deductible, copay, and coinsurance.

What Insurers Actually Pay

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Published negotiated rates for Transthoracic Echocardiogram with Doppler (HCPCS 93306) at HCA Southeast, outpatient facility fee:

Transthoracic Echocardiogram with Doppler (93306), HCA Southeast Payer Rates

Insurance Payer	Plan Type	Negotiated Rate
Texas Athletic Network	Premier	$300
Texas Athletic Network	Premier	$300
Texas Athletic Network	Premier	$300
BCBS	MyBlueHealth	$317.09
BCBS	BAV	$349.62
BCBS	HMO	$437.70
BCBS	EPOSOA	$452.60
BCBS	PPO	$467.51
Texas Athletic Network	PremierPlus	$500
Texas Athletic Network	PremierPlus	$500
Texas Athletic Network	PremierPlus	$500
Texas Athletic Network	TexasCustomUC	$600
Texas Athletic Network	TexasCustomUC	$600
Texas Athletic Network	TexasCustomUC	$600
Superior Health Plan	CHIP	$796.66
Superior Health Plan	CHPFC	$796.66
Superior Health Plan	STAR	$796.66
Superior Health Plan	STARKids	$796.66
Superior Health Plan	STARPLUS	$796.66
Superior Health Plan	CHIP	$796.66
Superior Health Plan	CHPFC	$796.66
Superior Health Plan	STAR	$796.66
Superior Health Plan	STARKids	$796.66
Superior Health Plan	STARPLUS	$796.66
Superior Health Plan	CHIP	$796.66
Superior Health Plan	CHPFC	$796.66
Superior Health Plan	STAR	$796.66
Superior Health Plan	STARKids	$796.66
Superior Health Plan	STARPLUS	$796.66
Community Health Choice MCD	CHIP	$1,726.09
Community Health Choice MCD	CHIPPerinatal	$1,726.09
Community Health Choice MCD	STAR	$1,726.09
Community Health Choice MCD	STAR+PLUS	$1,726.09
Community Health Choice MCD	CHIP	$1,726.09
Community Health Choice MCD	CHIPPerinatal	$1,726.09
Community Health Choice MCD	STAR	$1,726.09
Community Health Choice MCD	STAR+PLUS	$1,726.09
Community Health Choice MCD	CHIP	$1,726.09
Community Health Choice MCD	CHIPPerinatal	$1,726.09
Community Health Choice MCD	STAR	$1,726.09
Community Health Choice MCD	STAR+PLUS	$1,726.09
Amerigroup	MGMCD	$1,858.87
Amerigroup	MGMCD	$1,858.87
Amerigroup	MGMCD	$1,858.87
Cigna	CSN	$1,965.09
Cigna	CSN	$1,965.09
Cigna	CSN	$1,965.09
Cigna	OpenAccessPlus	$2,124.42
Cigna	OpenAccessPlus	$2,124.42
Cigna	OpenAccessPlus	$2,124.42
Cigna	PPO	$2,522.75
Cigna	PPO	$2,522.75
Cigna	PPO	$2,522.75
Oscar	HIX	$2,589.14
Oscar	HIX	$2,589.14
Oscar	HIX	$2,589.14
United	OptionsPPO	$2,682.08
United	OptionsPPO	$2,682.08
United	OptionsPPO	$2,682.08
Texas Workforce Commission	WCOMP	$3,186.63
Texas Workforce Commission	WCOMP	$3,186.63
Texas Workforce Commission	WCOMP	$3,186.63
Healthcare Highways	NarrowNetwork	$3,385.80
Healthcare Highways	NarrowNetwork	$3,385.80
Healthcare Highways	NarrowNetwork	$3,385.80
Evry Health	BroadNetwork	$3,624.79
Evry Health	BroadNetwork	$3,624.79
Evry Health	BroadNetwork	$3,624.79
Aetna	NBHMO	$4,129.34
Aetna	NBPOS	$4,129.34
Aetna	NBPPO	$4,129.34
Aetna	NBHMO	$4,129.34
Aetna	NBPOS	$4,129.34
Aetna	NBPPO	$4,129.34
Aetna	NBHMO	$4,129.34
Aetna	NBPOS	$4,129.34
Aetna	NBPPO	$4,129.34
Aetna	COMMHMO	$4,394.90
Aetna	COMMPOS	$4,394.90
Aetna	COMMPPO	$4,394.90
Aetna	COMMHMO	$4,394.90
Aetna	COMMPOS	$4,394.90
Aetna	COMMPPO	$4,394.90
Aetna	COMMHMO	$4,394.90
Aetna	COMMPOS	$4,394.90
Aetna	COMMPPO	$4,394.90
Humana	HMO	$4,398.88
Humana	PPO	$4,398.88
Humana	HMO	$4,398.88
Humana	PPO	$4,398.88
Humana	HMO	$4,398.88
Humana	PPO	$4,398.88
BCBS	Traditional	$4,647.17
Imagine Health	PPO	$4,647.17
BCBS	Traditional	$4,647.17
Imagine Health	PPO	$4,647.17
BCBS	Traditional	$4,647.17
Imagine Health	PPO	$4,647.17
Aetna	OONHMO	$5,151.72
Aetna	OONPOS	$5,151.72
Aetna	OONPPO	$5,151.72
Aetna	OONHMO	$5,151.72
Aetna	OONPOS	$5,151.72
Aetna	OONPPO	$5,151.72
Aetna	OONHMO	$5,151.72
Aetna	OONPOS	$5,151.72
Aetna	OONPPO	$5,151.72
Christus (USFHP)	TRICARE	$5,311.05
Curative Administrators	COMM	$5,311.05
Christus (USFHP)	TRICARE	$5,311.05
Curative Administrators	COMM	$5,311.05
Christus (USFHP)	TRICARE	$5,311.05
Curative Administrators	COMM	$5,311.05
Aetna	ASAHMO	$5,563.33
Aetna	ASAPOS	$5,563.33
Aetna	ASAPPO	$5,563.33
Aetna	ASAHMO	$5,563.33
Aetna	ASAPOS	$5,563.33
Aetna	ASAPPO	$5,563.33
Aetna	ASAHMO	$5,563.33
Aetna	ASAPOS	$5,563.33
Aetna	ASAPPO	$5,563.33
HealthSmart Preferred Care	ACCEL	$5,709.38
HealthSmart Preferred Care	ACCEL	$5,709.38
HealthSmart Preferred Care	ACCEL	$5,709.38
Averde Health	Commercial	$5,974.93
Fidelis SecureCare of TX	MGMCR	$5,974.93
United	GlobalAppendix	$5,974.93
Averde Health	Commercial	$5,974.93
Fidelis SecureCare of TX	MGMCR	$5,974.93
United	GlobalAppendix	$5,974.93
Averde Health	Commercial	$5,974.93
Fidelis SecureCare of TX	MGMCR	$5,974.93
United	GlobalAppendix	$5,974.93
Coventry National First Health	COMM	$6,877.81
Coventry National First Health	COMM	$6,877.81
Coventry National First Health	COMM	$6,877.81
Physicians Cooperative of Texas	WC	$7,302.70
Rockport Workers Comp	COMM	$7,302.70
Physicians Cooperative of Texas	WC	$7,302.70
Rockport Workers Comp	COMM	$7,302.70
Physicians Cooperative of Texas	WC	$7,302.70
Rockport Workers Comp	COMM	$7,302.70
Independent Medical System	COMM	$7,966.58
National Healthcare Solutions	COMM	$7,966.58
Prime Health Services	WORKERSCOMP	$7,966.58
SouthWest Medical	WORKERSCOMP	$7,966.58
Independent Medical System	COMM	$7,966.58
National Healthcare Solutions	COMM	$7,966.58
Prime Health Services	WORKERSCOMP	$7,966.58
SouthWest Medical	WORKERSCOMP	$7,966.58
Independent Medical System	COMM	$7,966.58
National Healthcare Solutions	COMM	$7,966.58
Prime Health Services	WORKERSCOMP	$7,966.58
SouthWest Medical	WORKERSCOMP	$7,966.58
Coastal Comp	COMM	$8,630.46
Coastal Comp	COMM	$8,630.46
Coastal Comp	COMM	$8,630.46
Fiesta Mart, Inc	COMM	$9,958.22
Multiplan	PHCSPrimaryNetwork	$9,958.22
Fiesta Mart, Inc	COMM	$9,958.22
Multiplan	PHCSPrimaryNetwork	$9,958.22
Fiesta Mart, Inc	COMM	$9,958.22
Multiplan	PHCSPrimaryNetwork	$9,958.22
Cigna Behavioral Health	COMMBH	$10,622.10
Cigna Behavioral Health	COMMBH	$10,622.10
Cigna Behavioral Health	COMMBH	$10,622.10
HealthSmart Preferred Care	PPO	$10,887.66
HealthSmart Preferred Care	PPO	$10,887.66
HealthSmart Preferred Care	PPO	$10,887.66
HealthSmart Preferred Care	ACCOUNTABLEPPO	$11,285.99
Multiplan	ComplementaryNetwork	$11,285.99
Physicians, INC	COMM	$11,285.99
HealthSmart Preferred Care	ACCOUNTABLEPPO	$11,285.99
Multiplan	ComplementaryNetwork	$11,285.99
Physicians, INC	COMM	$11,285.99
HealthSmart Preferred Care	ACCOUNTABLEPPO	$11,285.99
Multiplan	ComplementaryNetwork	$11,285.99
Physicians, INC	COMM	$11,285.99
Affiliated PPO	COMM	$11,949.87
Affiliated PPO	COMM	$11,949.87
Affiliated PPO	COMM	$11,949.87

Key finding: At HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast, Texas Athletic Network's published rate for 93306 is $300, while Affiliated PPO's is $11,949.87, a spread of about 40x.

What to Do With These Echocardiogram Prices

Echo is not one test. The code on this page is 93306, a transthoracic echocardiogram with Doppler. Ask the ordering office for the exact CPT code before you call a hospital, since a different echo type or a contrast study carries a different code. Then ask the hospital for its cash or self-pay price for that code, along with an itemized estimate.

Lay your quote beside these figures. Cash prices here run from $526.13 at Harris Health - Ben Taub Hospital to $3,033.80 at St Luke's Patients Medical Center, among hospitals that list a cash price below their gross charge. Eleven of 33 hospitals, all in the HCA Houston Healthcare group, list cash equal to the gross charge. At HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe, that cash figure is $17,578.77. A quote that matches a gross charge is worth questioning, and you can ask whether a different price exists.

Check who is sending the bill. The prices here are the hospital's technical charge only. Check for these separate items:

The facility fee for the equipment, room and technologist.
A professional fee from the physician who reads the images, billed by a different group.
Any extra line for contrast, if one was ordered.

Ask whether the reading physician bills separately, and compare each line on your bill with the itemized estimate.

What this page does not show. Every row has a published cash price and a gross charge, so no hospital here is missing data. Outpatient and freestanding imaging centers are not in this dataset and may price differently.

Financial assistance and discounts. Nonprofit hospitals are required to publish a financial assistance policy, and the billing office can send it with an application. Some hospitals also offer prompt-pay or self-pay discounts; these vary by hospital and are not included in this data. If you are uninsured or not using insurance for scheduled care, you can ask the provider for a good faith estimate before the appointment.

General information about using published prices, not medical, legal or financial advice. Confirm your own cost with the hospital and your insurer. Our methodology · Medical Disclaimer

What Patients Ask About Echocardiogram Costs

How much does a echocardiogram cost without insurance in Houston?

Among the 33 hospitals on this page, every hospital published a cash price for 93306, so no cash prices are missing. Cash prices range from $526.13 at Harris Health - Ben Taub Hospital to $19,964.77 at HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood. At 11 HCA hospitals the cash price equals the gross charge, which pushes the top of the range up. Excluding those, the range is $526.13 to $3,033.80, the latter at St Luke's Patients Medical Center. These are facility charges only. The physician who reads the images typically bills separately, so the total can be higher than the facility price.

Why is the gross charge so much higher than the cash price?

The gross charge is a list price that few patients are expected to pay in full, while the cash price is a discounted self-pay rate. Hospitals set the discount differently. Cash is 32% of gross at the Memorial Hermann hospitals, 35% at the St. Luke's Health (CommonSpirit) hospitals, 50% at Houston Methodist Hospital, 54% at Harris Health - Ben Taub Hospital and 67% at Texas Children's Hospital. At 11 HCA hospitals the cash price equals the gross charge at 100%, so no discount is published. That is why gross charges, which reach $19,964.77, can sit far above cash prices elsewhere.

Does insurance cover a echocardiogram?

Whether insurance applies to an echocardiogram depends on your specific plan, so your insurer is the source for coverage details. This page shows negotiated rates that insurers have published. At Baylor St Luke's Medical Center the insured range is $100 to $7,575, and at HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood it is $300 to $17,968.29. At 21 of the rows on this page, the cash price is above every insured rate at that hospital. If you have a high-deductible plan and have not met your deductible, you usually pay the plan's negotiated rate until it is met, and that rate depends on your insurer.

Are there additional fees beyond the echocardiogram facility charge?

The facility charge on this page is only one part of the total. A physician, often a cardiologist, typically bills separately for reading and interpreting the images. Some visits also generate a separate bill for an ordering or consulting physician's office visit. If a contrast agent or other supplies are used, they may be billed on their own line. Insurance can add its own cost-sharing, such as a deductible, copay or coinsurance. Asking for an itemized bill and a written estimate from both the hospital and the physician group can show what each separate bill includes.

What is the cash price for an echocardiogram at Memorial Hermann hospitals in Houston?

The page shows a cash price of $1,776.32 for CPT 93306 at each Memorial Hermann hospital listed in Houston, against a gross charge of $5,551. That is 32% of gross. These are facility charges only, so physician reading fees are not included. Published insured rates there run from $548.90 to $1,042.92.

What is the lowest and highest echocardiogram cash price in Houston?

Across the 33 Houston hospitals on this page, cash prices for 93306 run from $526.13 at Harris Health - Ben Taub Hospital to $19,964.77 at HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood. Both are facility charges only. Every hospital here publishes a cash price, so none of the cash figures are missing.

Which Houston hospitals list the same cash price and gross charge for an echocardiogram?

Eleven of 33 hospitals publish a cash price equal to the gross charge, meaning no self-pay discount appears in the data. All are HCA Houston Healthcare sites, including Clear Lake at $11,579 and Kingwood at $19,964.77. Excluding these, cash prices run from $526.13 to $3,033.80, all facility charges only.

What does Cigna pay for an echocardiogram (CPT 93306) in Houston?

Cigna's published rates for 93306 cover 22 Houston hospitals. They run from $100 at Baylor St Luke's Medical Center to $3,793.31 at HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress, with a median of $2,124.42. The highest is about 38x the lowest. These are facility rates only and do not include physician fees.

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File updated: 2026-02-28 · Accessed by us: 2026-10-15

Attested by: Bradley Lembcke MD, Hospital President

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