CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$232

about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $159–$422

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$157

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $75 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $232 This hospital $157 Cash price $401 Hospital's list price $1,311

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How this hospital compares to other NH hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other NH hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $108 Priciest $1,119

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $232 (about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate). Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $157, or about $401 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Lebanon, NH.

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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$31 - $1,647	13%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$31 - $1,869	13%
Aetnamajor	$32 - $1,866	13%
Cignamajor	$32 - $1,471	13%
Ambetter (Centene)	$33 - $582	14%
AmeriHealth	$54 - $243	22%
Harvard Pilgrim	$39 - $1,376	16%
MVP Health Care	$31 - $1,437	13%
Tufts Health Plan	$103 - $1,251	42%
WellCare	$32 - $281	13%
WellSense	$32 - $284	13%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$31 - $2,038

Excludes 3 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 401), 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 Mary Hitchcock Memorial 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 Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital

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

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