CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Christiana Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$296

about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $251–$534

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$284

About the fair price

about $12 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $296 This hospital $284 Cash price $1,121 Hospital's list price $1,121

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How this hospital compares to other DE hospitals

One of the lower prices — 5 of 7 other DE hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $148 Priciest $987

Black dot = this hospital, among the 8 DE 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 $296 (about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate). Christiana Hospital charges insurers about $284, or about $1,121 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Newark, DE.

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	$245 - $380	101%
Aetnamajor	$266 - $361	109%
Cignamajor	$402	165%
Ambetter (Centene)	$387	159%
AmeriHealth	$278 - $413	114%
Cigna HealthSpring	$258	106%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$271 - $774

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 1,121), 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 Christiana 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 Christiana Hospital

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

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