CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Howard County Medical Center

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$168

about 0.7× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $111–$399

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$168

About the fair price

0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $168 This hospital $168 Cash price $1,498 Hospital's list price $1,498

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How this hospital compares to other NE hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 NE hospitals compared.

Cheapest $119 Priciest $258

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NE 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 $168 (about 0.7× the $244 Medicare rate). Howard County Medical Center charges insurers about $168, or about $1,498 in cash — about the fair price. Located in St Paul, 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	$126 - $1,438	52%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$164 - $1,423	67%
Aetnamajor	$31 - $1,423	13%
Humanamajor	$140	57%
Ambetter (Centene)	$329	135%
Medica	$30 - $1,438	12%
Molina	$173 - $749	71%
Oscar Health	$288	118%
WellCare	$169	69%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$61 - $854

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 1,498), 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 Howard County 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 Howard County Medical Center

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

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