CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Wood County Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$224

about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $219–$267

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$220

About the fair price

about $4 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $224 This hospital $220 Cash price $505 Hospital's list price $505

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

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

Cheapest $80 Priciest $220

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $224 (about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate). Wood County Hospital charges insurers about $220, or about $505 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bowling Green, OH.

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	$212 - $487	87%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$204 - $433	84%
Aetnamajor	$212 - $449	87%
Cignamajor	$380 - $449	156%
Humanamajor	$212 - $503	87%
CareSource	$212 - $255	87%
Paramount	$212 - $438	87%
UniCare	$436 - $514	179%
+ 18 smaller / regional plans	$212 - $531

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Excludes 6 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 505), 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 Wood County 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 Wood County Hospital

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

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