CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$169
about 0.7× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $81–$297
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$398
Well above the fair price
about $229 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $169 This hospital $398 Cash price $1,178 Hospital's list price $1,813

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

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

Cheapest $95 Priciest $398

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $169 (about 0.7× the $244 Medicare rate). St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia charges insurers about $398, or about $1,178 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Livonia, MI.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $169. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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 $245 - $1,162 101%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $133 - $398 55%
Aetnamajor $233 - $1,450 96%
Cignamajor $1,135 - $1,450 466%
Humanamajor $1,151 472%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $398 163%
AmeriHealth $1,151 472%
CareSource $644 264%
Dean Health Plan $1,160 476%
GEHA $1,052 - $1,162 432%
Health Net $1,813 744%
HealthPartners $1,112 456%
MagnaCare $1,151 472%
Medical Mutual $1,151 472%
Molina $309 127%
MVP Health Care $1,160 476%
Paramount $1,160 476%
Priority Health $374 - $415 153%
Tufts Health Plan $1,112 456%
UniCare $1,151 472%
+ 135 smaller / regional plans $233 - $1,813
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 11 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 36475 Five Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48154
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals