CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Nationwide Children's Hospital Toledo, LLC

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$224

about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $164–$247

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$172

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $52 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $224 This hospital $172 Cash price $2,167 Hospital's list price $3,611

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

On the higher side — 7 of 8 other OH hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $80 Priciest $182

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OH 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 $224 (about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate). Nationwide Children's Hospital Toledo, LLC charges insurers about $172, or about $2,167 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Toledo, 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	$170 - $1,824	70%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$33 - $1,842	14%
Aetnamajor	$58 - $1,390	24%
Cignamajor	$105 - $558	43%
Humanamajor	$172	71%
AmeriHealth	$172	71%
CareSource	$31 - $256	13%
Molina	$170 - $290	70%
Paramount	$31	13%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$41 - $1,806

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 2 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 2,167), 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 Nationwide Children's Hospital Toledo, LLC 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 Nationwide Children's Hospital Toledo, LLC

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

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