CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: HCA Florida Northside Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$567

about 2.3× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $298–$671

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$573

About the fair price

about $6 over the fair price · 2.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $567 This hospital $573 Cash price $1,423 Hospital's list price $1,423

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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 $573

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 $567 (about 2.3× the $244 Medicare rate). HCA Florida Northside Hospital charges insurers about $573, or about $1,423 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Saint Petersburg, 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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Blue Cross Blue ShieldKaiser 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	$233 - $640	96%
Aetnamajor	$427	175%
Cignamajor	$256	105%
Humanamajor	$398	163%
AvMed	$114 - $356	47%
Molina	$270 - $384	111%
Oscar Health	$213	87%
Simply Healthcare	$181 - $219	74%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$67 - $712

Excludes 6 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 1,423), 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 HCA Florida Northside 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 HCA Florida Northside Hospital

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

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