CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Mercy San Juan Medical Center

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$509

about 2.1× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $257–$1,008

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$969

Well above the fair price

about $460 over the fair price · 4.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $509 This hospital $969 Cash price $789 Hospital's list price $2,881

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $969

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $509 (about 2.1× the $244 Medicare rate). Mercy San Juan Medical Center charges insurers about $969, or about $789 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Carmichael, CA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $509. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

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

6 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	$193 - $16,950	79%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$300 - $2,881	123%
Aetnamajor	$318	130%
Cignamajor	$930 - $1,240	382%
Humanamajor	$318	130%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$318 - $1,556	130%
Health Net	$701 - $5,805	288%
Molina	$316 - $318	130%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$170 - $2,305

Excludes 3 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 789), 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 San Juan Medical Center 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

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Other Procedures at Mercy San Juan Medical Center

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

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