Scans and imaging CPT 93306 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Echocardiogram cost in Saginaw, MI — inpatient

In Saginaw, MI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for echocardiogram through the chest wall, complete, with Doppler as an inpatient: from $303.80 to $1,654.80, with a median of $979.30. The lowest listed price is at Covenant Medical Center — $675.50 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $1,307.10 at 80 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 93306, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between May 15, 2026 and May 15, 2026.

Lowest$303.80Covenant Medical Center
Median$979.30half pay less
Highest$1,654.80in this market
Difference5.4×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Saginaw, MI.

median
Lowest $303.80Highest $1,654.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Covenant Medical Center lowest Saginaw, MI · (989) 583-6000 Echo Tthrc R-T 2d W/Wom-Mode Compl Spec&Colr D $303.80 $434.00 $184.32–$390.60 30% May 15, 2026
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Covenant Medical Center Saginaw, MI · (989) 583-6000 HCHG ECHO 2D W/DOPPLER & COLOR FLOW $1,654.80 $2,364.00 $1,063.80–$2,127.60 30% May 15, 2026
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Covenant Medical Center Cooper Saginaw, MI HCHG ECHO 2D W/DOPPLER & COLOR FLOW $1,654.80 $2,364.00 $1,063.80–$2,127.60 30% May 15, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $303.80, median $979.30, highest $1,654.80 — a 5.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $979.30 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 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.