CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Monroe County Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$389

about 1.6× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $139–$845

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$225

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $164 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $389 This hospital $225 Cash price $634 Hospital's list price $1,056

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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 $225

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 $389 (about 1.6× the $244 Medicare rate). Monroe County Hospital charges insurers about $225, or about $634 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Albia, IA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$444 - $1,003	182%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$217 - $448	89%
Aetnamajor	$452 - $993	185%
Humanamajor	$448	184%
Amerigroup	$448 - $543	184%
GEHA	$845	347%
Molina	$536	220%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$444 - $1,024

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 3 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 634), 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 Monroe 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.

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Other Procedures at Monroe County Hospital

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