CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: King's Daughters' Medical Center

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$290

about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $97–$302

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$262

About the fair price

about $28 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $290 This hospital $262 Cash price $1,309 Hospital's list price $3,273

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How this hospital compares to other KY hospitals

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

Cheapest $80 Priciest $262

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $290 (about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate). King's Daughters' Medical Center charges insurers about $262, or about $1,309 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Ashland, KY.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$2,032	834%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,528 - $1,902	627%
Aetnamajor	$2,419	992%
CareSource	$413	169%
Molina	$245	101%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$279 - $2,618

Excludes 2 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 1,309), 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 King's Daughters' 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 King's Daughters' Medical Center

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

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