CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$448

about 1.8× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $112–$1,291

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$642

Above the fair price

about $194 over the fair price · 2.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $448 This hospital $642 Cash price $939 Hospital's list price $1,743

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other NH hospitals

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

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 $448 (about 1.8× the $244 Medicare rate). Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $642, or about $939 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Lebanon, NH.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $448. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$1,255	515%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$862 - $1,551	354%
Aetnamajor	$1,569 - $1,656	644%
Cignamajor	$1,335 - $1,426	548%
Humanamajor	$1,813	744%
Ambetter (Centene)	$24	10%
Harvard Pilgrim	$1,084 - $1,511	445%
MVP Health Care	$1,586	651%
Tufts Health Plan	$1,278	524%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$25 - $1,347

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 939), 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 Alice Peck Day 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital

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

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