CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Bergen New Bridge Medical Center

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$300

about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $270–$468

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$285

About the fair price

about $15 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $300 This hospital $285 Cash price $365 Hospital's list price $1,058

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

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

Cheapest $215 Priciest $285

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $300 (about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate). Bergen New Bridge Medical Center charges insurers about $285, or about $365 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Paramus, NJ.

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	$285 - $492	117%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$408 - $783	167%
Aetnamajor	$247 - $529	101%
Cignamajor	$247 - $846	101%
Amerigroup	$285 - $433	117%
AmeriHealth	$529 - $533	217%
Clover Health	$285	117%
MagnaCare	$846	347%
WellCare	$247 - $433	101%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$46 - $935

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 365), 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 Bergen New Bridge 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 Bergen New Bridge Medical Center

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