CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Merit Health Women's 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 $214–$321

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$217

About the fair price

about $5 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $222 This hospital $217 Cash price $628 Hospital's list price $2,974

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How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

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

Cheapest $63 Priciest $217

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $222 (about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate). Merit Health Women's Hospital charges insurers about $217, or about $628 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Flowood, MS.

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	$24 - $1,637	10%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$625	256%
Aetnamajor	$143 - $4,021	59%
Cignamajor	$45 - $1,252	18%
Humanamajor	$212	87%
CareSource	$188	77%
Devoted Health	$216	89%
Molina	$199 - $362	82%
WellCare	$220	90%
+ 21 smaller / regional plans	$61 - $5,744

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

Excludes 5 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 628), 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 Merit Health Women's 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 Merit Health Women's Hospital

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

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