Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)
Facility: Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus
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 $276 (about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate). Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus charges insurers about $357, or about $714 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Shelby, 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 $276. 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 | $385 - $988 | 158% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $180 - $938 | 74% |
| Aetnamajor | $274 - $874 | 112% |
| Cignamajor | $953 | 391% |
| Humanamajor | $983 | 403% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $938 | 385% |
| AmeriHealth | $983 | 403% |
| CareSource | $980 | 402% |
| Dean Health Plan | $944 | 387% |
| GEHA | $874 - $988 | 359% |
| Medical Mutual | $983 | 403% |
| Molina | $457 | 187% |
| MVP Health Care | $944 | 387% |
| Oscar Health | $337 | 138% |
| Paramount | $944 | 387% |
| Priority Health | $990 | 406% |
| UniCare | $983 | 403% |
| + 119 smaller / regional plans | $192 - $1,008 |
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 Lakeshore Campus
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.