CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Larkin Community Hospital Behavioral Health Srvs

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$272

about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $141–$894

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$108

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $164 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $272 This hospital $108 Cash price $628 Hospital's list price $898

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other FL hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $107 Priciest $151

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 FL 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 $272 (about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate). Larkin Community Hospital Behavioral Health Srvs charges insurers about $108, or about $628 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Hollywood, FL.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ Aetna✓ Cigna UnitedHealthcareBlue Cross Blue ShieldHumanaKaiser 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
Aetnamajor	$1,745	716%
Cignamajor	$1,222	501%
WellCare	$65	27%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$34 - $1,882

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 628), 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 Behavioral Health Srvs 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 Behavioral Health Srvs

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

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