CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Ochsner St Martin Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$320

about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $108–$582

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$273

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $47 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $320 This hospital $273 Cash price $226 Hospital's list price $754

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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 $273

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 $320 (about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate). Ochsner St Martin Hospital charges insurers about $273, or about $226 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Breaux Bridge, 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	$166 - $273	68%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$166 - $665	68%
Aetnamajor	$166 - $686	68%
Cignamajor	$641	263%
Humanamajor	$166 - $273	68%
AmeriHealth	$273	112%
WellCare	$166	68%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$166 - $273

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

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 226), 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 St Martin 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 Ochsner St Martin Hospital

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

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