CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Northeastern Health System

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$405

about 1.7× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $275–$564

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$359

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $46 under the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $405 This hospital $359 Cash price $739 Hospital's list price $1,183

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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 $359

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $405 (about 1.7× the $244 Medicare rate). Northeastern Health System charges insurers about $359, or about $739 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Tahlequah, 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	$226 - $946	93%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$209 - $574	86%
Aetnamajor	$246 - $1,669	101%
Cignamajor	$946	388%
Humanamajor	$123 - $2,735	50%
Ambetter (Centene)	$332	136%
Devoted Health	$246	101%
GEHA	$946	388%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$483

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

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 739), 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 Northeastern Health System 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 Northeastern Health System

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