CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Astera Health

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$138
about 0.6× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $97–$324
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$147
About the fair price
about $9 over the fair price · 0.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $138 This hospital $147 Cash price $526 Hospital's list price $749

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How this hospital compares to other MN hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 MN hospitals compared.

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 $138 (about 0.6× the $244 Medicare rate). Astera Health charges insurers about $147, or about $526 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Wadena, MN.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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 $221 - $797 91%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $34 - $5,128 14%
Aetnamajor $420 - $928 172%
HealthPartners $34 - $5,128 14%
Medica $34 - $80,315 14%
Sanford Health Plan $235 - $876 96%
UCare $34 - $5,385 14%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $23 - $5,128
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 421 11Th Street Nw, Wadena, MN 56482
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals