# Follow-up heart blood-flow Doppler study in GA

Billing code `93321`. Prices for this code at 63 hospitals in GA, taken from the machine-readable standard charge files each hospital is required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50).

Source page: https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/follow-up-heart-blood-flow-doppler-study

HC DOPPLER ECHO EXAM HEART - TTE LIMITED W/ DOPPLER & COLOR

## Before quoting any figure below

- **Hospital charges only.** The surgeon, anaesthetist, radiologist and pathologist bill separately and appear in no hospital price file, by construction. Every figure below is part of a total, never the total.
- **A negotiated rate is not a bill.** It is what a hospital and an insurer agreed. What a patient owes depends on their deductible, coinsurance and out-of-pocket maximum.
- **Each hospital's figure is a median across its own plans.** The spread inside one hospital is often wider than the gap between two of them.
- **"not mentioned" is not $0.** It means this hospital's file does not label a row that way. Silence is not a statement that the charge does not exist.
- **A hospital absent from the table says nothing about its prices.** It may publish this code under a revenue or drug code this site cannot map to a procedure.

A procedure code is billed twice -- once by the hospital for its own costs, once by the doctor for their work -- and hospitals publish different sides of that split under the same code. Of the hospitals here, 21 publish a facility charge; 7 publish both, mixed together; 35 do not label which half the figure is.

## Typical price

|  | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cheapest tenth | $17 |
| Typical | $246 |
| Dearest tenth | $771 |

The cheapest and dearest tenth are the hospitals a tenth of the way in from each end, not the single cheapest and dearest. Every hospital, including both extremes, is in the table below.

That is a 45-fold difference for the same billing code -- a gap between hospitals, not between treatments.

## Every hospital publishing this code

| Hospital | Where | CMS rating | Typical | Facility charge | Physician fee | Self-pay | Lowest | Highest | Plans on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Hospital | ATHENS | 1/5 | see split | $294 | $7 | $309 | $4 | $428 | 1,505 |
| Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center | LAVONIA | 3/5 | see split | $292 | $7 | $306 | $4 | $400 | 1,502 |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton | CARROLLTON | 2/5 | $8 | $8 | not mentioned | $177 | $7 | $8 | 10 |
| SGMC Health | VALDOSTA | 2/5 | $8 | $8 | not mentioned | $82 | $6 | $9 | 4 |
| SGMC Berrien Campus | NASHVILLE | not rated | $9 | $9 | not mentioned | $82 | $7 | $11 | 3 |
| St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital | GREENSBORO | 4/5 | see split | $313 | $7 | $287 | $4 | $398 | 1,595 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | ATLANTA | 2/5 | see split | $582 | $10 | $989 | $7 | $791 | 94 |
| Southern Regional Medical Center | RIVERDALE | 1/5 | $18 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $18 | $49 | 3 |
| Liberty Regional Medical Center | HINESVILLE | not rated | $22 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $98 | $21 | $98 | 6 |
| St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare | COLUMBUS | 3/5 | $23 | $23 | not mentioned | not published | $9 | $32 | 3 |
| Navicent Health Baldwin | MILLEDGEVILLE | 2/5 | see split | $266 | $22 | $175 | $7 | $298 | 85 |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center | MACON | 2/5 | see split | $392 | $22 | $332 | $7 | $618 | 92 |
| Doctors Hospital | AUGUSTA | 3/5 | $31 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $31 | $31 | 1 |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center | SAVANNAH | 1/5 | $31 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $31 | $31 | 1 |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor | BAINBRIDGE | 1/5 | $64 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $56 | $50 | $450 | 16 |
| WellStar Sylvan Grove Medical Center | JACKSON | not rated | $68 | $68 | not mentioned | $245 | $59 | $76 | 2 |
| WellStar West Georgia Medical Center | LAGRANGE | 5/5 | $68 | $68 | not mentioned | $245 | $59 | $76 | 2 |
| WellStar Spalding Medical Center | GRIFFIN | 2/5 | $68 | $68 | not mentioned | $245 | $59 | $76 | 2 |
| WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | MARIETTA | 4/5 | $68 | $68 | not mentioned | $245 | $59 | $76 | 2 |
| WellStar Paulding Medical Center | HIRAM | 4/5 | $68 | $68 | not mentioned | $245 | $59 | $76 | 2 |
| WellStar North Fulton Medical Center | ROSWELL | 2/5 | $68 | $68 | not mentioned | $245 | $59 | $76 | 2 |
| WellStar Douglas Medical Center | DOUGLASVILLE | 3/5 | $68 | $68 | not mentioned | $245 | $59 | $76 | 2 |
| WellStar Cobb Medical Center | AUSTELL | 3/5 | $68 | $68 | not mentioned | $245 | $59 | $76 | 2 |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach | BYRON | 1/5 | see split | $332 | $25 | $255 | $8 | $474 | 86 |
| AdventHealth Murray | CHATSWORTH | 5/5 | $69 | $69 | not mentioned | $1,297 | $69 | $69 | 1 |
| WellStar MCG Health, Affiliated with Med Col | AUGUSTA | 1/5 | $77 | $77 | not mentioned | $245 | $76 | $78 | 2 |
| AdventHealth Gordon | CALHOUN | 3/5 | $106 | $106 | not mentioned | $1,297 | $94 | $118 | 2 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham | DEMOREST | 3/5 | $122 | $122 | not mentioned | $378 | $122 | $122 | 1 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | ROME | 2/5 | $147 | $147 | not mentioned | $196 | $22 | $332 | 38 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center | CEDARTOWN | not rated | $147 | $147 | not mentioned | $196 | $53 | $354 | 36 |
| Warm Springs Medical Center | WARM SPRINGS | not rated | $212 | $212 | not mentioned | $121 | $128 | $242 | 26 |
| Candler Hospital | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $246 | $246 | not mentioned | $80 | $246 | $246 | 1 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $246 | $246 | not mentioned | $80 | $246 | $246 | 1 |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica | VILLA RICA | 3/5 | $265 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $265 | $96 | $411 | 17 |
| Dodge County Hospital | EASTMAN | not rated | $274 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $103 | $595 | 9 |
| Northside Hospital | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $275 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $317 | $17 | $423 | 200 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | CUMMING | 4/5 | $275 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $317 | $17 | $423 | 200 |
| Northside Hospital Gwinnett | LAWRENCEVILLE | 3/5 | $275 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $317 | $17 | $423 | 216 |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | CANTON | 4/5 | $275 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $317 | $17 | $423 | 202 |
| Northside Hospital Duluth | DULUTH | 4/5 | $275 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $317 | $17 | $423 | 216 |
| Piedmont Augusta Hospital | AUGUSTA | 2/5 | $345 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $263 | $38 | $790 | 23 |
| Dorminy Medical Center | FITZGERALD | not rated | $349 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $198 | $47 | $376 | 27 |
| University Mcduffie County Regional Medical Center | THOMSON | not rated | $386 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $263 | $142 | $790 | 15 |
| Emanuel Medical Center | SWAINSBORO | 4/5 | $451 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $578 | $16 | $770 | 18 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside | COLUMBUS | 5/5 | $499 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $263 | $46 | $746 | 19 |
| Morgan Medical Center | MADISON | not rated | $510 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $250 | $510 | 9 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown | COLUMBUS | 2/5 | $515 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $263 | $46 | $746 | 20 |
| Chi Memorial Hospital- Georgia | RINGGOLD | 3/5 | $633 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $231 | $72 | $641 | 14 |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite | ATLANTA | not rated | $657 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $959 | $401 | $959 | 28 |
| Athur M Blank Hospital | ATLANTA | not rated | $657 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $959 | $410 | $959 | 28 |
| Piedmont Eastside Medical Center | SNELLVILLE | 2/5 | $712 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $342 | $34 | $1,025 | 18 |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center | ATHENS | 4/5 | $728 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $342 | $38 | $934 | 19 |
| Piedmont Macon North Hospital | MACON | 4/5 | $734 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $342 | $32 | $1,025 | 17 |
| Coliseum Medical Centers | MACON | 3/5 | $734 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $342 | $32 | $1,025 | 17 |
| Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center | CARTERSVILLE | 3/5 | $740 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $342 | $34 | $1,025 | 19 |
| Piedmont Rockdale Hospital | CONYERS | 3/5 | $760 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $342 | $66 | $854 | 18 |
| Piedmont Henry Hospital | STOCKBRIDGE | 2/5 | $774 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $342 | $66 | $968 | 18 |
| Piedmont Newnan Hospital | NEWNAN | 4/5 | $774 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $342 | $66 | $1,059 | 18 |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital | FAYETTEVILLE | 3/5 | $774 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $342 | $66 | $968 | 18 |
| Piedmont Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $774 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $342 | $66 | $968 | 18 |
| Piedmont Newton Hospital | COVINGTON | 3/5 | $774 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $342 | $66 | $968 | 17 |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital | JASPER | 4/5 | $797 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $342 | $124 | $968 | 13 |
| Piedmont Walton Hospital | MONROE | 4/5 | $797 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $342 | $102 | $1,025 | 13 |

## Self-pay

Self-pay is what the hospital charges someone paying themselves rather than through insurance. Paying self-pay usually does not count toward a deductible, so it can cost less for one service and more across a year. Every other figure here is what an insurer pays, not what a patient would.

At 23 of the 57 hospitals here that publish a self-pay price it is LOWER than what that same hospital typically accepts from an insurer; at the other 34 it is higher.

## The doctor's side, roughly

Nationally, Medicare allows about $7 for the clinician who performs or reads this service, across 6,400 billing providers in 2024. That is a separate bill from everything above and is NOT added to any figure on this page -- it is here to show the rough size of what a hospital price leaves out.

2 of these 63 hospitals have not published an updated price file in over a year, or do not say when they last did. Hospitals are required to update at least annually, so those figures may not reflect what they charge now: Warm Springs Medical Center, Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica.

## Others in heart & vascular

- [EKG (electrocardiogram), tracing only](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/ekg-electrocardiogram-tracing-only) -- 112 hospitals, typically $105
- [Vein ultrasound, one arm or leg](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/vein-ultrasound-one-arm-or-leg) -- 112 hospitals, typically $251
- [Neck artery ultrasound (carotid), both sides](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/neck-artery-ultrasound-carotid-both-sides) -- 111 hospitals, typically $401
- [Vein ultrasound, both arms or both legs](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/vein-ultrasound-both-arms-or-both-legs) -- 111 hospitals, typically $401
- [Echocardiogram with Doppler](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/echocardiogram-with-doppler) -- 109 hospitals, typically $875
- [Abdominal, pelvic or scrotal artery ultrasound](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/abdominal-pelvic-or-scrotal-artery-ultrasound) -- 105 hospitals, typically $434
- [Artery ultrasound, arms and legs](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/artery-ultrasound-arms-and-legs) -- 100 hospitals, typically $302
- [Follow-up heart ultrasound (echocardiogram)](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/follow-up-heart-ultrasound-echocardiogram) -- 98 hospitals, typically $350

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Compiled by Clearcharge (clearcharge.org) from each hospital's machine-readable standard-charge file. When quoting a figure, cite the source page above. The hospital files behind these figures state data through dates from 2024-07-01 to 2026-07-28; per-hospital staleness is flagged above.