CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Mercyone Centerville Medical Center

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$101
about 0.4× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $61–$309
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$144
Above the fair price
about $43 over the fair price · 0.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $101 This hospital $144 Cash price $455 Hospital's list price $505

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

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

Cheapest $60 Priciest $160

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 $101 (about 0.4× the $244 Medicare rate). Mercyone Centerville Medical Center charges insurers about $144, or about $455 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Centerville, 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 $101. 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.

6 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 $30 - $1,519 12%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $30 - $436 12%
Aetnamajor $22 - $1,423 9%
Cignamajor $30 - $1,489 12%
Humanamajor $30 - $270 12%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $59 - $341 24%
Ambetter (Centene) $36 - $740 15%
Clover Health $30 - $165 12%
GEHA $71 - $1,329 29%
Health Net $36 - $554 15%
HealthPartners $36 - $1,461 15%
Medica $1,489 611%
Medical Mutual $1,423 584%
Meridian $30 - $179 12%
Molina $36 - $179 15%
Oscar Health $59 - $329 24%
Paramount $36 - $179 15%
Presbyterian $30 - $179 12%
Sanford Health Plan $51 - $294 21%
Tufts Health Plan $36 - $179 15%
UCare $54 - $326 22%
WellMed $30 - $165 12%
WellSense $36 - $179 15%
+ 362 smaller / regional plans $30 - $1,519
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 14 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: One St Joseph's Drive, Centerville, IA 52544
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals