Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)
Facility: Chelsea Hospital
Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $161 (about 0.7× the $244 Medicare rate). Chelsea Hospital charges insurers about $479, or about $1,178 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Chelsea, 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 $161. 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 | $246 - $1,218 | 101% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $133 - $522 | 55% |
| Aetnamajor | $234 - $1,239 | 96% |
| Cignamajor | $1,279 | 525% |
| Humanamajor | $1,206 | 495% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $522 | 214% |
| AmeriHealth | $1,206 | 495% |
| CareSource | $591 | 242% |
| Dean Health Plan | $1,360 | 558% |
| GEHA | $997 - $1,218 | 409% |
| Health Net | $1,813 | 744% |
| HealthPartners | $1,409 | 578% |
| MagnaCare | $1,206 | 495% |
| Medical Mutual | $1,206 | 495% |
| Molina | $310 | 127% |
| MVP Health Care | $1,360 | 558% |
| Paramount | $1,360 | 558% |
| Priority Health | $392 - $436 | 161% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $1,409 | 578% |
| UniCare | $1,206 | 495% |
| + 124 smaller / regional plans | $239 - $1,813 |
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 Chelsea Hospital
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
- Mercy Health Saint Mary's · Grand Rapids $136
- Charlevoix Area Hospital · Charlevoix $139
- Covenant Medical Center · Saginaw $142
- Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital · Grayling $166
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.