CMS Price Transparency Data
Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)
Facility: Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$223
about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $184–$352
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$201
About the fair price
about $22 under the fair price · 0.8× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $223 This hospital $201 Cash price $385 Hospital's list price $385
A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $223 (about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate). Greater Baltimore Medical Center charges insurers about $201, or about $385 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Baltimore, MD.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $158 - $227 | 65% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $158 - $308 | 65% |
| Aetnamajor | $158 - $226 | 65% |
| Cignamajor | $201 - $267 | 82% |
| Humanamajor | $201 | 82% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $283 | 116% |
| UniCare | $201 | 82% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $158 - $269 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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