CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Wayne Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$441

about 1.8× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $294–$533

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$448

About the fair price

about $7 over the fair price · 1.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $441 This hospital $448 Cash price $264 Hospital's list price $527

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How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

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

Cheapest $65 Priciest $448

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $441 (about 1.8× the $244 Medicare rate). Wayne Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $448, or about $264 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Jesup, GA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare Blue Cross Blue ShieldAetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$242	99%
Ambetter (Centene)	$314	129%
CareSource	$365	150%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$532 - $701

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 264), 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 Wayne Memorial 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 Wayne Memorial Hospital

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

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