Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)
Facility: Mercy Health Saint Mary's
Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)
A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 MI hospitals compared.
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 $97 (about 0.4× the $244 Medicare rate). Mercy Health Saint Mary's charges insurers about $136 — above the fair price. Located in Grand Rapids, 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 $97. 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
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 | $20 - $1,098 | 8% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $20 - $589 | 8% |
| Aetnamajor | $20 - $870 | 8% |
| Cignamajor | $20 - $801 | 8% |
| Humanamajor | $20 - $1,098 | 8% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $589 | 242% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $20 - $117 | 8% |
| AmeriHealth | $47 - $836 | 19% |
| CareSource | $717 | 294% |
| Clover Health | $31 - $167 | 13% |
| Dean Health Plan | $43 - $802 | 18% |
| GEHA | $42 - $834 | 17% |
| Health Net | $20 - $263 | 8% |
| HealthPartners | $20 - $266 | 8% |
| MagnaCare | $47 - $277 | 19% |
| Medical Mutual | $47 - $690 | 19% |
| Meridian | $20 - $167 | 8% |
| Molina | $20 - $309 | 8% |
| MVP Health Care | $43 - $802 | 18% |
| Oscar Health | $43 - $304 | 18% |
| Paramount | $20 - $802 | 8% |
| Presbyterian | $20 - $167 | 8% |
| Priority Health | $48 - $559 | 20% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $20 - $266 | 8% |
| UniCare | $47 - $836 | 19% |
| WellMed | $31 - $167 | 13% |
| WellSense | $20 - $117 | 8% |
| + 429 smaller / regional plans | $20 - $1,098 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Mercy Health Saint Mary's
Compare: Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) at other MI hospitals
- Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital · Commerce Township $95
- Harper University Hospital · Detroit $98
- Beacon Plainwell · Plainwell $117
- Surgeons Choice Medical Center · Southfield $121
- Charlevoix Area Hospital · Charlevoix $139
- Covenant Medical Center · Saginaw $142
- Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital · Grayling $166
- Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital · Cadillac $171
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.