CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Treasure Valley Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

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A fair price for this

$244

about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $156–$373

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$244

About the fair price

1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $244 This hospital $244 Cash price $379 Hospital's list price $900

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How this hospital compares to other ID hospitals

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

Cheapest $54 Priciest $244

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $244 (about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate). Treasure Valley Hospital charges insurers about $244, or about $379 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Boise, ID.

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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$224 - $753	92%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$257 - $558	105%
Aetnamajor	$295 - $753	121%
Cignamajor	$285 - $726	117%
GEHA	$303 - $771	124%
Health Net	$230 - $771	94%
Moda Health	$306 - $780	126%
PacificSource	$272 - $693	112%
SelectHealth	$224 - $336	92%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$249 - $834

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 6 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 379), 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 Treasure Valley 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 Treasure Valley Hospital

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