CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Guthrie County Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$518

about 2.1× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $154–$606

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$318

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $200 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $518 This hospital $318 Cash price $1,022 Hospital's list price $1,022

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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 $318

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA 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 $518 (about 2.1× the $244 Medicare rate). Guthrie County Hospital charges insurers about $318, or about $1,022 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Guthrie Center, IA.

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✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$764	313%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$303	124%
Aetnamajor	$583 - $940	239%
Ambetter (Centene)	$685	281%
HealthPartners	$622 - $685	255%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$685

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 1,022), 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 Guthrie County 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

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Other Procedures at Guthrie County Hospital

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

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