CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Chinese Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$397

about 1.6× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $332–$594

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$379

About the fair price

about $18 under the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $397 This hospital $379 Cash price $2,061 Hospital's list price $2,061

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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 $379

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 $397 (about 1.6× the $244 Medicare rate). Chinese Hospital charges insurers about $379, or about $2,061 in cash — about the fair price. Located in San Francisco, CA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna UnitedHealthcareHumanaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$241 - $483	99%
Aetnamajor	$345 - $1,565	142%
Cignamajor	$760 - $1,508	312%
Health Net	$732 - $1,453	300%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$241 - $4,934

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 2,061), 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 Chinese 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 Chinese Hospital

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