How much does echocardiogram, complete with Doppler cost in Texas?
CPT 93306 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Texas.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
benchmarks and hospital-published prices — not a guarantee, and not legal, medical, or financial advice.
93306 Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler
Ask to pay
$1,097
About 2.0× what Medicare pays — most hospitals accept a self-pay rate in this range.
Typical
$1,859
Medicare $548
Ask $1,097
$520 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $15,907
What Medicare paysⓘ
$548
Typical price near you
$1,859
Cash / self-pay price
$2,590
Prices near you — 74 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Houston) lowest | Hospital | $520cash | 0.9× | — |
| Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $520cash | 0.9× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake | Hospital | $577negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) | Hospital | $578negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| University Medical Center of El Paso | Hospital | $725cash | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $817cash | 1.5× | ★★★★★ |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Westover Hills (San Antonio) | Hospital | $840cash | 1.5× | — |
| University Hospital - University Health (San Antonio) | Hospital | $852cash | 1.6× | — |
| Covenant Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $939cash | 1.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Parkland Health (Dallas) | Hospital | $1,048cash | 1.9× | ★★★★★ |
| JPS Health Network – John Peter Smith Hospital (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $1,177cash | 2.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $1,428cash | 2.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $1,538cash | 2.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $1,776cash | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $1,776cash | 3.2× | — |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $1,776cash | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Hendrick Medical Center (Abilene) | Hospital | $1,846cash | 3.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle | Hospital | $1,859cash | 3.4× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville | Hospital | $1,859cash | 3.4× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $1,859cash | 3.4× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman | Hospital | $1,859cash | 3.4× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne | Hospital | $1,859cash | 3.4× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth | Hospital | $1,859cash | 3.4× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | Hospital | $1,859cash | 3.4× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Rockwall | Hospital | $1,859cash | 3.4× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth | Hospital | $1,859cash | 3.4× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Hospital | $1,859cash | 3.4× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford | Hospital | $1,859cash | 3.4× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | Hospital | $1,859cash | 3.4× | — |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital (Arlington) | Hospital | $1,859cash | 3.4× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | Hospital | $1,859cash | 3.4× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | Hospital | $1,859cash | 3.4× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen | Hospital | $1,859cash | 3.4× | — |
| Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (Edinburg) | Hospital | $1,939cash | 3.5× | — |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | Hospital | $2,390cash | 4.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at UT (Austin) | Hospital | $2,390cash | 4.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Shannon Medical Center (San Angelo) | Hospital | $2,460cash | 4.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Plano | Hospital | $2,590cash | 4.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – College Station | Hospital | $2,590cash | 4.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock | Hospital | $2,590cash | 4.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $2,590cash | 4.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $2,590cash | 4.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple | Hospital | $2,590cash | 4.7× | ★★★★★ |
| St. Luke's Health–The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $2,651cash | 4.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $2,651cash | 4.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Children's Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $2,742cash | 5.0× | — |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $3,340cash | 6.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital (Sugar Land) | Hospital | $3,340cash | 6.1× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $3,379cash | 6.2× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $3,611cash | 6.6× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's Round Rock Medical Center (Round Rock) | Hospital | $3,723cash | 6.8× | — |
| UMC Health System – University Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $3,728cash | 6.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Cook Children's Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $4,427cash | 8.1× | — |
| Northeast Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $4,807cash | 8.8× | — |
| St. Luke's Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $4,807cash | 8.8× | — |
| North Central Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $4,807cash | 8.8× | — |
| The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $5,170cash | 9.4× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $5,384cash | 9.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Brownsville | Hospital | $5,558cash | 10.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $7,097cash | 12.9× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's South Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $7,991cash | 14.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Frisco | Hospital | $9,030cash | 16.5× | — |
| Medical City Plano | Hospital | $9,030cash | 16.5× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Sierra Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $9,170cash | 16.7× | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest (Houston) | Hospital | $9,173cash | 16.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Metropolitan (San Antonio) gross charge | Hospital | $9,605cash | 17.5× | — |
| Methodist Hospital (San Antonio) gross charge | Hospital | $9,605cash | 17.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Texsan (San Antonio) gross charge | Hospital | $9,605cash | 17.5× | — |
| St. David's North Austin Medical Center (Austin) gross charge | Hospital | $9,756cash | 17.8× | — |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak (San Antonio) gross charge | Hospital | $9,783cash | 17.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Harlingen gross charge | Hospital | $10,210cash | 18.6× | — |
| Medical City Fort Worth gross charge | Hospital | $10,359cash | 18.9× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West (Houston) gross charge | Hospital | $11,511cash | 21.0× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake (Webster) gross charge | Hospital | $15,907cash | 29.0× | ★★★★★ |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 9 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 93306 (Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler), Medicare's benchmark rate is $548.30. A fair self-pay target for this line is $1,096.60. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 93306 is $2,589.56, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $1,859.40–$4,897.50. Please apply a rate in that range to my bill rather than the gross charge.
- Please send a fully itemized bill listing every CPT/HCPCS/DRG code and its individual charge, so I can review each line against published rates.
- Separately, what is your financial assistance / charity care policy, and am I eligible? Please send me the application and the income thresholds.
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What should 93306 cost in Texas?
For echocardiogram, complete with Doppler (CPT 93306) in Texas, a fair self-pay price is around $1,859, with hospitals ranging from $1,859 to $4,898 across 74 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $548, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does echocardiogram, complete with Doppler cost in Texas?
A fair self-pay price for echocardiogram, complete with Doppler (CPT 93306) in Texas is around $1,859, with hospital prices ranging from $1,859 to $4,898 across 74 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 93306?
Medicare pays about $548 for echocardiogram, complete with Doppler (CPT 93306). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of echocardiogram, complete with Doppler?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.