CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Atrium Health Navicent Peach

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$160

about 0.7× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $116–$221

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$185

Above the fair price

about $25 over the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $160 This hospital $185 Cash price $402 Hospital's list price $803

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

On the higher side — 7 of 8 other GA hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $65 Priciest $191

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 $160 (about 0.7× the $244 Medicare rate). Atrium Health Navicent Peach charges insurers about $185, or about $402 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Byron, GA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $160. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$35 - $513	14%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$35 - $185	14%
Aetnamajor	$35 - $474	14%
Cignamajor	$194 - $585	80%
Humanamajor	$35 - $683	14%
Ambetter (Centene)	$40 - $410	16%
Clover Health	$36 - $189	15%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$35 - $747

Excludes 2 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 402), 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 Atrium Health Navicent Peach 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Atrium Health Navicent Peach

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

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