CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$299

about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $257–$626

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$245

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $54 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $299 This hospital $245 Hospital's list price $1,586

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How this hospital compares to other NE hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other NE hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $119 Priciest $258

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $299 (about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate). Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital charges insurers about $245 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Omaha, NE.

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	$236 - $1,507	97%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$236 - $1,063	97%
Aetnamajor	$182	75%
Humanamajor	$236 - $1,348	97%
Ambetter (Centene)	$353 - $525	145%
Amerigroup	$56	23%
WellCare	$238	98%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$240 - $888

Excludes 2 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, 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 Nebraska Orthopaedic 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 Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital

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

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