CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$356

about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $257–$714

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$256

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $100 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $356 This hospital $256 Cash price $414 Hospital's list price $1,720

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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 $256

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 $356 (about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate). Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers charges insurers about $256, or about $414 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Morris, IL.

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	$59 - $2,586	24%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$35 - $1,612	14%
Aetnamajor	$50 - $2,062	21%
Cignamajor	$62 - $2,519	25%
Ambetter (Centene)	$57 - $2,351	23%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$36 - $2,855

Excludes 5 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 414), 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 Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers 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 Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers

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