CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$251
about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $216–$314
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$249
About the fair price
about $2 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $251 This hospital $249 Cash price $450 Hospital's list price $751

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $137 Priciest $249

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $251 (about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate). UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals charges insurers about $249, or about $450 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Harrisburg, PA.

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 $150 - $254 62%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $27 - $988 11%
Aetnamajor $66 - $837 27%
Cignamajor $250 103%
Humanamajor $245 101%
AmeriHealth $186 76%
Geisinger $214 88%
HealthPartners $200 82%
UPMC Health Plan $442 - $479 181%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans $27 - $1,161

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 409 South Second Street, Harrisburg, PA 17104
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals