CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Methodist Hospitals Inc

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$388

about 1.6× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $256–$526

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$396

About the fair price

about $8 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $388 This hospital $396 Cash price $727 Hospital's list price $1,038

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How this hospital compares to other IN hospitals

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

Cheapest $140 Priciest $396

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $388 (about 1.6× the $244 Medicare rate). Methodist Hospitals Inc charges insurers about $396, or about $727 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Gary, IN.

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	$251 - $740	103%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$251 - $936	103%
Aetnamajor	$50 - $805	21%
Cignamajor	$379 - $454	155%
Humanamajor	$251 - $740	103%
Ambetter (Centene)	$502	206%
CareSource	$414 - $740	170%
MagnaCare	$119	49%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$256 - $968

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 3 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 727), 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 Methodist Hospitals Inc 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 Methodist Hospitals Inc

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