CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: St Lukes Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$222

about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $186–$266

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$92

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $130 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $222 This hospital $92 Cash price $494 Hospital's list price $909

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How this hospital compares to other MN hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 MN hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $92 Priciest $185

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $222 (about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate). St Lukes Hospital charges insurers about $92, or about $494 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Duluth, MN.

What each insurance company pays

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

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$30 - $103	12%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$23 - $534	9%
Aetnamajor	$30 - $254	12%
Humanamajor	$31 - $259	13%
HealthPartners	$81 - $252	33%
Medica	$23 - $29	9%
Security Health Plan	$30 - $1,473	12%
UCare	$23 - $31	9%

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 494), 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 St Lukes 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 St Lukes Hospital

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

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