CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: St Lukes Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$181

about 0.7× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $151–$242

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$221

Above the fair price

about $40 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $181 This hospital $221 Cash price $417 Hospital's list price $521

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

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

Cheapest $60 Priciest $221

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $181 (about 0.7× the $244 Medicare rate). St Lukes Hospital charges insurers about $221, or about $417 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Cedar Rapids, IA.

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 $181. 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	$31 - $602	13%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$30 - $401	12%
Aetnamajor	$30 - $524	12%
Cignamajor	$78 - $623	32%
Humanamajor	$31 - $235	13%
Amerigroup	$213	87%
HealthPartners	$63 - $399	26%
Medica	$379 - $426	155%
Molina	$30 - $229	12%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$31 - $235

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 417), 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 St Lukes 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.

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 ($)

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Other Procedures at St Lukes Hospital

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