CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

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A fair price for this

$249

about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $249–$364

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What this hospital charges insurers

$249

About the fair price

1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $249 This hospital $249 Cash price $497 Hospital's list price $2,207

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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 $249

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 $249 (about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate). Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge charges insurers about $249, or about $497 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Naples, 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	$105 - $774	43%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$245 - $821	101%
Aetnamajor	$245 - $1,465	101%
Cignamajor	$891	366%
Humanamajor	$108 - $245	44%
Ambetter (Centene)	$635	260%
Amerigroup	$115	47%
AvMed	$839	344%
HealthPartners	$1,283	526%
Simply Healthcare	$112 - $684	46%
WellCare	$111 - $257	46%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$105 - $905

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 3 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 497), 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 Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge 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 Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge

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

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