CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Kuakini Medical Center

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$272

about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $212–$312

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$244

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $28 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $272 This hospital $244 Cash price $990 Hospital's list price $1,100

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How this hospital compares to other HI hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other HI hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $183 Priciest $268

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 HI 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). Kuakini Medical Center charges insurers about $244, or about $990 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Honolulu, HI.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Humana✓ Kaiser Permanente Blue Cross Blue ShieldAetnaCigna

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	$214 - $770	88%
Humanamajor	$287	118%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$209 - $935	86%
Devoted Health	$301	123%
WellCare	$244 - $301	100%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$129 - $880

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 990), 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 Kuakini Medical Center 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 Kuakini Medical Center

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

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