Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)
Facility: Garfield Medical Center
Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $279 (about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate). Garfield Medical Center charges insurers about $453, or about $4,318 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Monterey Park, 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 $279. 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.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $129 - $3,743 | 53% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $135 - $2,263 | 55% |
| Aetnamajor | $302 - $2,640 | 124% |
| Cignamajor | $547 | 224% |
| Humanamajor | $302 | 124% |
| Health Net | $168 - $3,802 | 69% |
| Molina | $317 - $1,350 | 130% |
| Presbyterian | $193 | 79% |
| Sentara | $284 | 117% |
| + 50 smaller / regional plans | $103 - $4,526 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Garfield Medical Center
Compare: Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) at other CA hospitals
- Santa Clara Valley Medical Center · San Jose $53
- Kern Medical Center · Bakersfield $57
- Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley · Tehachapi $65
- Adventist Health Howard Memorial · Willits $65
- Adventist Health Mendocino Coast · Fort Bragg $94
- Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA · Los Angeles $106
- Trinity Hospital · Weaverville $110
- Glendale Adventist Medical Center · Glendale $139
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.