CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Tampa General Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$257

about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $251–$508

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$272

About the fair price

about $15 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $257 This hospital $272 Cash price $794 Hospital's list price $2,269

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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 $272

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 $257 (about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate). Tampa General Hospital charges insurers about $272, or about $794 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Tampa, FL.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Kaiser Permanente UnitedHealthcareHumana

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	$253	104%
Aetnamajor	$252	103%
Cignamajor	$267	110%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$274	112%
Devoted Health	$279	114%
Molina	$374	153%
Oscar Health	$498	204%
Simply Healthcare	$264 - $419	108%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$249 - $473

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 794), 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 Tampa General 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 Tampa General Hospital

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