CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Ashtabula County Medical Center

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$221

about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $216–$331

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$226

About the fair price

about $5 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $221 This hospital $226 Cash price $496 Hospital's list price $708

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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 $226

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 $221 (about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate). Ashtabula County Medical Center charges insurers about $226, or about $496 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Ashtabula, OH.

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	$46 - $478	19%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$165 - $612	68%
Aetnamajor	$47 - $517	19%
Cignamajor	$304 - $354	125%
CareSource	$165 - $253	68%
Medical Mutual	$165 - $625	68%
Molina	$321	132%
Oscar Health	$223	91%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$174 - $283

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 496), 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 Ashtabula County 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 Ashtabula County Medical Center

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

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