CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: St. Vincent's East

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

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A fair price for this

$225

about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $225–$252

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$225

About the fair price

0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $225 This hospital $225 Hospital's list price $2,845

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How this hospital compares to other AL hospitals

Highest price of the 9 AL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $128 Priciest $225

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $225 (about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate). St. Vincent's East charges insurers about $225 — about the fair price. Located in Birmingham, AL.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$218 - $1,014	89%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$210	86%
Aetnamajor	$225 - $1,494	92%
Cignamajor	$225 - $352	92%
Humanamajor	$220 - $1,882	90%
Ambetter (Centene)	$163 - $300	67%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$218 - $2,390

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price, before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 93970.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm St. Vincent's East is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 93970.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at St. Vincent's East

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.