CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Mercy Hospital Lincoln

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$300

about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $185–$666

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$317

About the fair price

about $17 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $300 This hospital $317 Cash price $596 Hospital's list price $918

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How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

Highest price of the 9 MO hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $64 Priciest $317

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $300 (about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Lincoln charges insurers about $317, or about $596 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Troy, MO.

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	$40 - $1,091	16%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$43 - $1,273	18%
Aetnamajor	$27 - $1,083	11%
Cignamajor	$46 - $780	19%
Humanamajor	$43 - $1,488	18%
Ambetter (Centene)	$84 - $759	34%
HealthLink	$147 - $1,471	60%
Medica	$76 - $694	31%
+ 38 smaller / regional plans	$43 - $1,405

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 6 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 596), 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 Mercy Hospital Lincoln 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 Mercy Hospital Lincoln

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

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