Echocardiogram cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for echocardiogram through the chest wall, complete, with Doppler: from $593.60 to $1,456.21, with a median of $1,120.80. The lowest listed price is at Arkansas Heart Hospital — $527.20 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $857.85 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 93306, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Heart Hospital lowest Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 US Echo w/ Bubble Study - Report | $593.60 | $742.00 | $421.00–$725.73 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 US Echo 2D Echo (with 3D if indicated) | $800.00 | $1,000.00 | $421.00–$725.73 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 US Echo w/ Bubble Study | $800.00 | $1,000.00 | $421.00–$725.73 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 ULTRASOUND OF HEART WITH COLOR-DEPICTED BLOOD FLOW; RATE; DIRECTION AND VALVE FUNCTION | $1,120.80 | $1,868.00 | $257.51–$970.67 | 40% | — source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 TTE W/DOPPLER COMPLETE | $1,209.00 | $2,015.00 | $257.51–$970.67 | 40% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 ULTRASOUND OF HEART WITH COLOR-DEPICTED BLOOD FLOW; RATE; DIRECTION AND VALVE FUNCTION | $1,456.21 | $1,618.01 | $510.88–$1,521.88 | 10% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 TTE W/DOPPLER COMPLETE | $1,514.46 | $1,682.73 | $510.88–$1,521.88 | 10% | — source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 US Echo 2D Echo (with 3D if indicated) - Report | $2,221.60 | $2,777.00 | $421.00–$725.73 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $593.60, median $1,120.80, highest $1,456.21 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.