Summary

7 facilities within 25 miles of Roanoke publish prices for Echocardiogram Complete. Cash prices range from $1,184 to $5,154 — a 4.4x difference for an identical procedure. The Virginia average is $2,471.

Choosing the lowest-priced facility over the highest saves $3,969.

$1,184 lowest
$5,154 highest
Best Value

Carilion Giles Community Hospital

Pearisburg, VA · Carilion Clinic · 0.1 mi

$1,684 Cash price
4/5 CMS rating
83.0% Patient satisfaction

Lowest price among hospitals rated 4 stars or above. Patient satisfaction: 83%. Cash price of $1,684 is below the statewide average of $2,471.

All facilities ranked by price

1
Sovah Health Danville 2★ · 0.1 mi · For-profit
$1,184
2
Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital 3★ · 0.1 mi · Nonprofit
$1,558
3
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital 3★ · 0.1 mi · Nonprofit
$1,630
4
Carilion Giles Community Hospital 4★ · 0.1 mi · Nonprofit
$1,684
5
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center 4★ · 0.1 mi · Nonprofit
$1,684
6
Carilion Medical Center 4★ · 0.0 mi · Nonprofit
$1,684
7
Lewisgale Medical Center 2★ · 0.1 mi · For-profit
$5,154
Complete facility data
# Facility Cash Price Gross Charge Markup CMS Stars Patient Rating Ownership
1 Sovah Health Danville Danville, VA · 0.1 mi $1,184 $2,961 2.5x 2/5 59.0% For-profit
2 Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital Carilion Clinic Lexington, VA · 0.1 mi $1,558 $2,596 1.67x 3/5 75.0% Nonprofit
3 Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital Sentara Health South Boston, VA · 0.1 mi $1,630 $3,259 2.0x 3/5 71.0% Nonprofit
4 Carilion Giles Community Hospital Carilion Clinic Pearisburg, VA · 0.1 mi $1,684 $2,806 1.67x 4/5 83.0% Nonprofit
5 Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Carilion Clinic Christiansburg, VA · 0.1 mi $1,684 $2,806 1.67x 4/5 69.0% Nonprofit
6 Carilion Medical Center Carilion Clinic Roanoke, VA · 0.0 mi $1,684 $2,806 1.67x 4/5 66.0% Nonprofit
7 Lewisgale Medical Center HCA Virginia Salem, VA · 0.1 mi $5,154 $5,154 1.0x 2/5 57.0% For-profit

Insurance negotiated rates by facility

The rates below are what each insurer has contractually agreed to pay this hospital for Echocardiogram Complete. Your actual out-of-pocket cost depends on your deductible status and copay structure.

Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital

Cash: $1,558
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Medicaid Traditional Medicaid $169 -$1,389
Virginia Premier - CCC Plus CCC Plus $169 -$1,389
Virginia Premier Managed Medicaid $173 -$1,384
HealthKeepers Plus Managed Medicaid $177 -$1,380
Aetna Managed Medicaid $186 -$1,372
Community Plan Managed Medicaid $186 -$1,372
Intotal Health Managed Medicaid $186 -$1,372
Magellan Complete Care Managed Medicaid $186 -$1,372
Magellan Complete Care MLTSS/CCC+ $186 -$1,372
Medicaid Managed Medicaid $186 -$1,372
Humana Dual Eligible $473 -$1,084
Humana Medicare Advantage $483 -$1,075
Medicare Traditional Medicare $483 -$1,075
Anthem Medicare Advantage $507 -$1,051

20 additional plans not shown.

Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital

Cash: $1,630
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Sentara Health Plan Medicare Managed Care Plan $548 -$1,081
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan $553 -$1,076
Anthem Anthem Medicare Managed Care Plan $563 -$1,067
UnitedHealthcare Snp Medicare Managed Care Plan $564 -$1,065
Anthem Anthem Exchange $1,722 +$93
Anthem Anthem Hmo $1,852 +$222
Anthem Anthem Ppo $1,909 +$280

Carilion Giles Community Hospital

Cash: $1,684
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Anthem Managed Medicaid $175 -$1,509
Sentara Health Plan Managed Medicaid $178 -$1,506
ABH of VA (formerly Coventry) Managed Medicaid $183 -$1,501
UnitedHealthcare Managed Medicaid $183 -$1,501
Humana Managed Medicaid $183 -$1,501
Humana Dual Eligible $483 -$1,200
Humana Tricare $484 -$1,199
UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage $503 -$1,181
Humana Medicare Advantage $503 -$1,181
Aetna Medicare Advantage $508 -$1,176
Anthem Medicare Advantage $508 -$1,176
Sentara Health Plan Medicare Advantage $518 -$1,166
Aetna Exchange $1,347 -$337
UnitedHealthcare Commercial $1,407 -$277

15 additional plans not shown.

Carilion New River Valley Medical Center

Cash: $1,684
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Anthem Managed Medicaid $175 -$1,509
Sentara Health Plan Managed Medicaid $178 -$1,506
Humana Managed Medicaid $183 -$1,501
UnitedHealthcare Managed Medicaid $183 -$1,501
ABH of VA (formerly Coventry) Managed Medicaid $183 -$1,501
Aetna Medicare Advantage $464 -$1,220
Humana Dual Eligible $483 -$1,200
Humana Tricare $484 -$1,199
UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage $503 -$1,181
Humana Medicare Advantage $503 -$1,181
Anthem Medicare Advantage $508 -$1,176
Sentara Health Plan Medicare Advantage $518 -$1,166
Aetna Exchange $1,347 -$337
UnitedHealthcare Commercial $1,407 -$277

15 additional plans not shown.

Carilion Medical Center

Cash: $1,684
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Anthem Managed Medicaid $175 -$1,509
Sentara Health Plan Managed Medicaid $178 -$1,506
ABH of VA (formerly Coventry) Managed Medicaid $183 -$1,501
Humana Managed Medicaid $183 -$1,501
UnitedHealthcare Managed Medicaid $183 -$1,501
Humana Dual Eligible $483 -$1,200
Humana Tricare $484 -$1,199
Humana Medicare Advantage $503 -$1,181
UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage $503 -$1,181
Aetna Medicare Advantage $508 -$1,176
Anthem Medicare Advantage $508 -$1,176
Sentara Health Plan Medicare Advantage $518 -$1,166
Aetna Exchange $1,347 -$337
Aetna Commercial $1,428 -$255

15 additional plans not shown.

Lewisgale Medical Center

Cash: $5,154
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Lifeworks MCR $979 -$4,175
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $1,134 -$4,020
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $1,804 -$3,350
Aetna SharedSavings $1,855 -$3,299
Greenbrier Sporting Club COMM $1,868 -$3,286
UnitedHealthcare OptionsPPO $1,959 -$3,195
UnitedHealthcare GlobalBenefitPlan $2,319 -$2,835
Aetna Broad $2,783 -$2,371
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $3,092 -$2,062
Cigna HMO $3,190 -$1,964
Cigna PPO $3,190 -$1,964
Virginia Health Network COMM $3,659 -$1,495
Virginia Health Network WC $3,659 -$1,495
CorVel WorkersComp $3,711 -$1,443
CSX Hotels Product $4,123 -$1,031

10 additional plans not shown.

Before you call

The data in this report is from each hospital's publicly filed prices. Here's how to use it.

Confirm the price

Call the hospital's billing department and ask for a price estimate or Good Faith Estimate for Echocardiogram Complete (CPT 93306). Under federal law, they must provide this. Compare it to the published price in this report.

Ask about cash pay

If you haven't met your deductible, ask for the cash/self-pay rate. At many hospitals, the cash price is lower than the insurance-negotiated rate. You can see this in the insurance table above — some negotiated rates exceed the cash price.

Compare before you schedule

You are not required to use the facility your doctor referred you to. You can request a referral to any in-network facility. The same procedure, same quality — sometimes at a fraction of the price.

Ask about financial help

Most nonprofit hospitals in Virginia offer financial assistance to patients based on household income. This is separate from insurance — even insured patients can qualify. Ask billing for their Financial Assistance Policy.

Financial assistance by facility

Nonprofit hospitals are legally required to have financial assistance programs. Below is what we know about each facility's charitable care.

Facility Status Charity Care Provided How to Apply
Sovah Health Danville For-profit N/A (for-profit)
Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Carilion Giles Community Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Carilion Medical Center Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Lewisgale Medical Center For-profit N/A (for-profit)

What to do next

  1. Identify your top 2-3 facilities based on price, quality rating, and distance. The data in this report shows that lower price does not mean lower quality — check the star ratings.
  2. Call billing before you schedule. Confirm the published price. Ask for a Good Faith Estimate. Ask whether there's a prompt-pay or cash-pay discount beyond the listed rate.
  3. Check your deductible status. If you haven't met your deductible, compare the cash rate to what you'd owe through insurance. In some cases, paying cash is cheaper than using your plan.
  4. Apply for financial assistance if your household income is under $60,000-$125,000 (thresholds vary). Most eligible patients never apply because they don't know the program exists.
  5. Get everything in writing. Before your procedure, get a written price estimate. After, review the bill line by line. Roughly 80% of hospital bills contain errors (Becker's Hospital Review).

Data sources

Hospital prices
Published machine-readable files, required under CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR Part 180)
Quality ratings
CMS Hospital Compare, updated quarterly
Patient satisfaction
HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems)
Financial data
CMS Cost Reports (charity care, revenue) and IRS 990 filings (officer compensation)

This report is for informational purposes only. It is not medical advice. Every price shown is a price a hospital published — not an estimate. Actual out-of-pocket costs depend on your insurance plan, deductible status, and clinical circumstances. Consult your healthcare provider and insurer before making decisions.