CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Deaconess Hospital Inc

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$153

about 0.6× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $77–$179

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$166

About the fair price

about $13 over the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $153 This hospital $166 Cash price $496 Hospital's list price $1,502

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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 $166

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 $153 (about 0.6× the $244 Medicare rate). Deaconess Hospital Inc charges insurers about $166, or about $496 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Evansville, 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	$26 - $1,284	11%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$22 - $800	9%
Aetnamajor	$22 - $1,069	9%
Cignamajor	$48 - $1,156	20%
Humanamajor	$26 - $376	11%
Ambetter (Centene)	$34 - $361	14%
CareSource	$30 - $361	12%
Health Net	$45 - $770	18%
HealthLink	$48 - $1,364	20%
Meridian	$22 - $241	9%
Molina	$22 - $369	9%
WellCare	$22 - $369	9%
+ 32 smaller / regional plans	$24 - $1,322

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 7 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 496), 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 Deaconess Hospital 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 Deaconess Hospital Inc

Compare: Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) at other IN hospitals

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