CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Oakdale Community Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$301

about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $148–$456

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$223

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $78 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $301 This hospital $223 Cash price $180 Hospital's list price $898

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

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

Cheapest $125 Priciest $223

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $301 (about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate). Oakdale Community Hospital charges insurers about $223, or about $180 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Oakdale, LA.

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	$199	82%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$382	157%
Aetnamajor	$199 - $505	82%
Cignamajor	$489 - $506	201%
Humanamajor	$219 - $566	90%
+ 23 smaller / regional plans	$180 - $898

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

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 180), 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 Oakdale Community Hospital 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 Oakdale Community Hospital

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

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