CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$266

about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $225–$450

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$299

About the fair price

about $33 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $266 This hospital $299 Cash price $613 Hospital's list price $876

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

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

Cheapest $107 Priciest $299

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $266 (about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate). Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus charges insurers about $299, or about $613 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hialeah, FL.

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

✓ 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	$100 - $1,701	41%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$249 - $804	102%
Aetnamajor	$105 - $249	43%
Cignamajor	$425	174%
Humanamajor	$510 - $1,701	209%
Ambetter (Centene)	$249	102%
Bright Health	$37 - $299	15%
Oscar Health	$3,402	1396%
Simply Healthcare	$108 - $1,701	44%
WellCare	$105 - $600	43%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans	$37 - $1,701

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Excludes 2 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 613), 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 Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus 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 Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus

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

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