Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) with and without contrast cost in Mobile, AL

Prices at 4 hospitals in Mobile, AL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,177 — 29% below the US median ($1,666), roughly 4.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Usa Health University Hospital Mobile, AL $1,139 $409 ★ 2/5 211 min —
Usa Health Children's & Women's Hospital Mobile, AL $1,139 $409 — — —
Usa Health HCA Providence Hospital, Llc Mobile, AL $1,216 $236 ★ 3/5 212 min —
Springhill Medical Center Mobile, AL $1,508 — ★ 3/5 147 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)
$1,456
Cash / self-pay
$1,177
Insurer-negotiated
$409
Medicare pays
$239
$1,139$1,420
Median cash $1,177  ·  Medicare $239  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,177 — about 4.9× the Medicare rate ($239). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($479).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,456 list price could save about $279 (19%).

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Doctors who perform this in Mobile

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
Mir Hashimi, MDInterventional CardiologyMobile, AL86
John Galla, MDInterventional CardiologyMobile, AL68
Chance Witt, MDClinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyMobile, AL62
Stephanie Grosz, MDClinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyMobile, AL61
James Gladden, MD, PHDInterventional CardiologyMobile, AL58
Thomas Turnage, MDClinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyMobile, AL48
John Trotter, MDInterventional CardiologyMobile, AL35
Ernest Quin, M.D.Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyMobile, AL34
Travis Steinke, M.D.AnesthesiologyMobile, AL32
Jordan Chaisson, M.D.Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyMobile, AL32
Michael Engheta, D.O.Interventional CardiologyMobile, AL32
Robert Robichaux, MD,MPHClinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyMobile, AL31

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