Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)
Facility: AHMC Seton Medical Center
Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 93970
- Insurance Median: $1,062
- Cash Discount Price: $1,774
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 4.36x Medicare
Average discount available for prompt cash payment at this facility.
Median negotiated contract rate across all mapped commercial carriers.
Standard federal government reimbursement rate for this code.
Visual Cost Comparison vs. Medicare
Understanding this gauge: We use the federal Medicare rate of $243.77 as the cost baseline. Rates below the baseline represent excellent value. In-network commercial rates commonly hover around 150% - 250% of Medicare, while rates exceeding 300% are elevated. Hover over the green and blue markers to view detailed calculations.
Elevated Commercial Rate Alert (Value-Gap)
The negotiated rate at this facility is 436% of the Medicare baseline (a markup of 336%). Patients with high-deductible plans or out-of-network benefits may face excessive out-of-pocket costs.
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Commercial Insurance Negotiated Rates
Negotiated contract ranges established by major commercial carriers at this facility.
| Carrier / Plan Group | Contract Rate Range | vs. Medicare Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Medi-Cal | $135 | 55% |
| Health Plan Of San Mateo Healthworx | $171 | 70% |
| San Francisco Health Plan | $188 | 77% |
| Cmac | $193 | 79% |
| Hill Physicians Medical Group Inc | $193 - $251 | 79% |
| Kaiser | $193 - $1,945 | 79% |
| Health Plan Of San Mateo | $195 | 80% |
| San Mateo County/San Mateo County General Hospital | $207 | 85% |
| Asian American Medical Group | $232 - $433 | 95% |
| North East Medical Services | $236 - $341 | 97% |
| Brown And Toland Medical Group | $241 - $433 | 99% |
| Veterans Administration (Va) | $243 | 100% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $246 - $1,802 | 101% |
| Jade Health Care Mg | $252 - $1,186 | 103% |
| Self Pay | $319 - $806 | 131% |
| Aetna | $341 - $1,594 | 140% |
| Blue Shield Of California | $341 - $2,084 | 140% |
| Brand New Day | $341 - $433 | 140% |
| Care Advantage | $341 | 140% |
| Chinese Community Health Plan | $341 - $1,186 | 140% |
| For Your Benefit | $341 | 140% |
| Healthnet Seniority | $341 | 140% |
| Humana | $341 | 140% |
| Imperial Health Plan | $341 | 140% |
| Medicare (plans) | $341 | 140% |
| Pacificare | $341 | 140% |
| Tricare | $345 | 142% |
| Apcmg | $346 - $520 | 142% |
| Canopy Health | $346 - $624 | 142% |
| Covid-19 Uninsured Program | $346 | 142% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $346 - $3,509 | 142% |
| Easy Choice Hospital Services | $353 | 145% |
| Central Health Plan | $368 | 151% |
| Athens Administrators | $395 | 162% |
| Corvel Healthcare | $395 | 162% |
| Multiplan/Bce Emergis | $395 - $1,779 | 162% |
| Work Comp Other | $395 | 162% |
| Ahmc Health | $433 | 178% |
| Knox-Keene Act | $433 | 178% |
| Workers Compensation Federal | $552 | 226% |
| Cigna | $1,132 | 464% |
| Interplan Corporation | $1,274 - $1,423 | 523% |
| Private Healthcare Sytems Inc | $1,593 - $1,779 | 653% |
| The First Health Network | $1,593 - $1,779 | 653% |
| Health Net | $1,629 - $1,819 | 668% |
| Beech Street Corporation | $1,699 - $1,898 | 697% |
| Healthcare Foundation Of San Mateo | $1,699 - $1,898 | 697% |
| Choicecare Network | $1,805 - $2,016 | 740% |
| Multiplan | $1,805 - $2,016 | 740% |
| Mills Peninsula Health Services | $1,912 - $2,135 | 784% |
| Indemnity | $2,124 - $2,372 | 871% |