CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$208

about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $90–$440

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$109

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $99 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $208 This hospital $109 Cash price $358 Hospital's list price $486

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 NY hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $109 Priciest $159

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NY 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 $208 (about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate). Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $109, or about $358 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Dansville, NY.

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	$28 - $586	11%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$21 - $520	9%
Aetnamajor	$27 - $298	11%
Cignamajor	$41 - $708	17%
Humanamajor	$298	122%
CDPHP	$81 - $460	33%
Fidelis Care	$31 - $178	13%
Independent Health	$40 - $267	16%
Molina	$109 - $245	45%
MVP Health Care	$30 - $686	12%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$479 - $635

Government programs also on file: Medicare, 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 358), 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 Nicholas H Noyes 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 Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital

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

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