CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Mercy Hospital Waldron

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$257

about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $129–$419

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$158

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $99 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $257 This hospital $158 Cash price $878 Hospital's list price $1,350

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How this hospital compares to other AR hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 AR hospitals compared.

Cheapest $95 Priciest $200

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $257 (about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Waldron charges insurers about $158, or about $878 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Waldron, AR.

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	$295 - $371	121%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$304 - $371	125%
Aetnamajor	$158 - $878	65%
Cignamajor	$389 - $1,148	160%
Humanamajor	$158 - $1,148	65%
Ambetter (Centene)	$526	216%
HealthLink	$1,148 - $1,215	471%
Independent Health	$371	152%
+ 43 smaller / regional plans	$42 - $1,215

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 5 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 (about 878), 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 Mercy Hospital Waldron 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 Mercy Hospital Waldron

Compare: Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) at other AR hospitals

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