CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Rush University Medical Center

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$362

about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $270–$645

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$326

About the fair price

about $36 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $362 This hospital $326 Cash price $817 Hospital's list price $1,634

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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 $326

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 $362 (about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate). Rush University Medical Center charges insurers about $326, or about $817 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	$925 - $2,206	379%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$165 - $1,634	68%
Aetnamajor	$263 - $1,634	108%
Cignamajor	$301 - $1,634	123%
Humanamajor	$1,634	670%
Ambetter (Centene)	$345	142%
Devoted Health	$1,634	670%
Meridian	$211 - $268	87%
Molina	$224 - $348	92%
WellCare	$1,634	670%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$211 - $1,732

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 817), 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 Rush University Medical Center 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 Rush University Medical Center

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