Echocardiogram cost in Charlotte, NC — inpatient
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 16 hospitals list a cash price for echocardiogram through the chest wall, complete, with Doppler as an inpatient: from $724.41 to $5,496.00, with a median of $1,780.05. The lowest listed price is at Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital — $1,055.64 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $1,780.05 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 cities for code 93306, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital lowest Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Echo Tte 2d W Dplr Complt | $724.41 | $2,683.00 | $780.75–$925.64 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital lowest Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Echo Tte 2d W Dplr Complt | $724.41 | $2,683.00 | $780.75–$925.64 | 73% | — source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB ECHO W/OR WO FOLL W/CON,DOPPLE | $928.50 | $1,857.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC ECHOCARDIOGRAM/DOPPLER/COMPLETE | $1,780.05 | $3,560.10 | $1,078.71–$3,204.09 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC ECHOCARDIOGRAM/DOPPLER/COMPLETE | $1,780.05 | $3,560.10 | $1,192.63–$3,275.29 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC ECHOCARDIOGRAM/DOPPLER/COMPLETE | $1,780.05 | $3,560.10 | $1,078.71–$3,382.10 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC ECHOCARDIOGRAM/DOPPLER/COMPLETE | $1,780.05 | $3,560.10 | $1,020.68–$3,382.10 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC ECHOCARDIOGRAM/DOPPLER/COMPLETE | $1,780.05 | $3,560.10 | $1,078.71–$3,382.10 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC ECHOCARDIOGRAM/DOPPLER/COMPLETE | $1,780.05 | $3,560.10 | $1,078.71–$3,275.29 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC ECHOCARDIOGRAM/DOPPLER/COMPLETE | $1,780.05 | $3,560.10 | $1,078.71–$3,275.29 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC ECHOCARDIOGRAM/DOPPLER/COMPLETE | $1,780.05 | $3,560.10 | $1,078.71–$3,382.10 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC ECHOCARDIOGRAM/DOPPLER/COMPLETE | $1,780.05 | $3,560.10 | $1,078.71–$3,204.09 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC ECHOCARDIOGRAM/DOPPLER/COMPLETE | $1,780.05 | $3,560.10 | $1,078.71–$3,275.29 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC ECHOCARDIOGRAM/DOPPLER/COMPLETE | $1,780.05 | $3,560.10 | $1,103.63–$3,132.89 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC ECHOCARDIOGRAM/DOPPLER/COMPLETE | $1,780.05 | $3,560.10 | $1,192.63–$3,275.29 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB ECHO COMPLETE W/DOPPLER&COLOR | $1,880.50 | $3,761.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB ECHO COMPLETE W/DOPPLER&COLOR | $3,278.00 | $6,556.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG 2D ECHO W DPLR & COLORFLOW | $3,594.00 | $3,594.00 | $2,336.10–$3,414.30 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG 2D ECHO DPLR/CLRFLW W CONTRAST | $3,594.00 | $3,594.00 | — | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG 2D ECHO W DPLR & COLORFLOW | $3,594.00 | $3,594.00 | $2,336.10–$3,414.30 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG 2D ECHO DPLR/CLRFLW W CONTRAST | $3,594.00 | $3,594.00 | $2,336.10–$3,414.30 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG 2D ECHO DPLR/CLRFLW W CONTRAST | $3,594.00 | $3,594.00 | $2,336.10–$3,414.30 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG 2D ECHO W DPLR & COLORFLOW | $3,594.00 | $3,594.00 | — | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC ECHO2D SPECTR/COLOR FLO | $5,496.00 | $7,328.00 | $963.72–$2,084.45 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC ECHO2D SPECTR/COLOR FLO | $5,496.00 | $7,328.00 | $963.72–$2,084.45 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $724.41, median $1,780.05, highest $5,496.00 — a 7.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $1,780.05 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
An echocardiogram is an ultrasound of the heart done with a probe on the chest. It shows the size and pumping strength of the heart and how the valves work, and the Doppler part measures blood flow. It is ordered for heart murmurs, shortness of breath, swelling or known heart disease.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the complete exam done by a sonographer. The cardiologist's interpretation is often billed separately, and a contrast agent, when used, may add a charge.