CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Copper Queen Community Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$432

about 1.8× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $200–$1,424

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$167

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $265 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $432 This hospital $167 Cash price $1,298 Hospital's list price $1,622

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

One of the lower prices — 5 of 8 other AZ hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $134 Priciest $258

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AZ 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 $432 (about 1.8× the $244 Medicare rate). Copper Queen Community Hospital charges insurers about $167, or about $1,298 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Bisbee, AZ.

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	$273 - $1,007	112%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,031 - $1,175	423%
Aetnamajor	$424 - $1,555	174%
Cignamajor	$1,061 - $1,210	435%
Humanamajor	$243 - $276	100%
Amerigroup	$243 - $276	100%
Banner Health	$167 - $276	69%
Health Net	$424 - $1,037	174%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$167 - $645

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

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 1,298), 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 Copper Queen Community Hospital 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 Copper Queen Community Hospital

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

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