CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Kings County Hospital Center

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$310

about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $181–$504

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$302

About the fair price

about $8 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $310 This hospital $302 Cash price $281 Hospital's list price $2,150

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $109 Priciest $302

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $310 (about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate). Kings County Hospital Center charges insurers about $302, or about $281 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Brooklyn, NY.

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	$793 - $1,794	325%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$213 - $1,794	87%
Aetnamajor	$30 - $1,570	12%
Cignamajor	$374 - $1,682	153%
Fidelis Care	$51 - $1,783	21%
MagnaCare	$1,612 - $1,682	661%
Oscar Health	$53 - $1,396	22%
WellCare	$38 - $1,346	16%
+ 15 smaller / regional plans	$28 - $1,907

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 281), 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 Kings County Hospital 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 Kings County Hospital Center

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

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