CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$249

about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $239–$394

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$252

About the fair price

about $3 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $249 This hospital $252 Cash price $666 Hospital's list price $1,960

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How this hospital compares to other IL hospitals

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

Cheapest $62 Priciest $252

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $249 (about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate). Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $252, or about $666 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Chicago, IL.

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	$332 - $354	136%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$244 - $373	100%
Aetnamajor	$252 - $1,350	103%
Cignamajor	$252 - $529	103%
Humanamajor	$244 - $252	100%
Ambetter (Centene)	$252	103%
Oscar Health	$257	105%
WellCare	$252	103%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$252 - $529

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 666), 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 Louis A Weiss Memorial 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 Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital

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