CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Good Samaritan Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$387
about 1.6× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $173–$697
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$354
About the fair price
about $33 under the fair price · 1.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $387 This hospital $354 Cash price $11,491 Hospital's list price $11,491

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

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

Cheapest $53 Priciest $354

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA 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 $387 (about 1.6× the $244 Medicare rate). Good Samaritan Hospital charges insurers about $354, or about $11,491 in cash — about the fair price. Located in San Jose, CA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna✓ Humana AetnaKaiser 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 $2,930 1202%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $153 - $1,526 63%
Cignamajor $354 - $9,193 145%
Humanamajor $8,044 3300%
Bright Health $2,310 948%
Health Net $2,677 - $6,895 1098%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans $139 - $9,193
Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 2425 Samaritan Drive, San Jose, CA 95124
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals