Echocardiogram with and without contrast cost in Plano, TX

Prices at 4 hospitals in Plano, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $853 — 40% above the US median ($610), roughly 8.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano, TX $379 $383 ★ 4/5 174 min —
Texas Health Center for Diagnostics & Surgery Plan Plano, TX $379 $348 — 164 min —
Childrens Medical Center Plano Plano, TX $1,326 $1,238 — — —
Medical City Plano Plano, TX $3,303 $809 ★ 3/5 141 min —

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$1,200
Cash / self-pay
$853
Insurer-negotiated
$596
Medicare pays
$101
$379$2,710
Median cash $853  ·  Medicare $101  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $853 — about 8.4× the Medicare rate ($101). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($202).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,200 list price could save about $347 (29%).

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Doctors who perform this in Plano

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Jose Rivera, MDCardiologyPlano, TX96
Akash RusiaAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant CardiologyPlano, TX77
Aasim Afzal, M.DCardiologyPlano, TX59
Andrew Binder, MDCardiologyPlano, TX45
Hao-Yu Ren, M.D.CardiologyPlano, TX42
Rajiv Parmar, M.D.CardiologyPlano, TX38
Nitin Kabra, M.D.CardiologyPlano, TX36
Marc Shalek, MDCardiologyPlano, TX36
Sahil Bakshi, DOCardiologyPlano, TX35
Radhakrishnan Nair, MDCardiologyPlano, TX34
Mohamad Amer Alaiti, M.D.Interventional CardiologyPlano, TX32
David Rawitscher, MDCardiologyPlano, TX31

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