CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$340

about 1.4× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $219–$491

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$225

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $115 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $340 This hospital $225 Cash price $225 Hospital's list price $803

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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 $225

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 $340 (about 1.4× the $244 Medicare rate). Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner charges insurers about $225, or about $225 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Kenner, 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	$135 - $677	55%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$222 - $567	91%
Aetnamajor	$139 - $1,071	57%
Cignamajor	$744	305%
Humanamajor	$135 - $222	55%
AmeriHealth	$139	57%
Health Net	$683	280%
WellCare	$229	94%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$138 - $602

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

Excludes 8 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 225), 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 Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner 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 Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner

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

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