CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Mercy Hospital Ada

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$229

about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $225–$241

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$242

About the fair price

about $13 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $229 This hospital $242 Cash price $1,128 Hospital's list price $1,736

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How this hospital compares to other OK hospitals

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

Cheapest $123 Priciest $242

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OK 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 $229 (about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Ada charges insurers about $242, or about $1,128 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Ada, OK.

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	$242 - $1,215	99%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$242	99%
Aetnamajor	$158 - $1,305	65%
Cignamajor	$249	102%
Humanamajor	$158 - $246	65%
Ambetter (Centene)	$332	136%
Healthcare Highways	$677 - $1,302	278%
HealthLink	$1,042	427%
Independent Health	$242	99%
Medica	$809 - $1,736	332%
+ 34 smaller / regional plans	$242 - $1,476

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 7 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 1,128), 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 Mercy Hospital Ada 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 Mercy Hospital Ada

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

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