CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$355

about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $227–$510

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$264

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $91 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $355 This hospital $264 Cash price $781 Hospital's list price $1,561

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How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

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

Cheapest $173 Priciest $264

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $355 (about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate). Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center charges insurers about $264, or about $781 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Supply, NC.

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	$224 - $957	92%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$210 - $971	86%
Aetnamajor	$262 - $1,327	107%
Cignamajor	$264 - $866	108%
Humanamajor	$256 - $1,342	105%
Ambetter (Centene)	$576	236%
AmeriHealth	$224	92%
CareSource	$624	256%
WellCare	$224	92%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$220 - $1,514

Excludes 4 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 781), 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 Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center 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 Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

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

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