CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: North Memorial Health Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$184

about 0.8× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $179–$304

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$130

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $54 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $184 This hospital $130 Cash price $264 Hospital's list price $485

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How this hospital compares to other MN hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other MN hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $92 Priciest $185

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $184 (about 0.8× the $244 Medicare rate). North Memorial Health Hospital charges insurers about $130, or about $264 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Robbinsdale, MN.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 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	$32 - $596	13%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$23 - $473	9%
Aetnamajor	$35 - $619	14%
Cignamajor	$137 - $602	56%
Humanamajor	$35 - $245	14%
HealthPartners	$23 - $613	9%
Medica	$23 - $622	9%
UCare	$28 - $447	11%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$25 - $26

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 264), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 93970.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm North Memorial Health Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 93970.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at North Memorial Health Hospital

Compare: Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) at other MN hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.