Echocardiogram cost in California

In California, 208 hospitals publish a cash price for echocardiogram through the chest wall, complete, with Doppler: from $260.80 to $14,572.26, with a median of $2,688.40. The lowest price is at Plumas District Hospital (Quincy). The highest price is 55.9× the lowest.

• The median here, $2,688.40, is 61% above the US median of $1,667.18.
• That is 4.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($558.25).
• California ranks 47th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
• 57 of 208 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 93306. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map