CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Penn State Health St. Joseph

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$223
about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $81–$272
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$243
About the fair price
about $20 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $223 This hospital $243 Cash price $409 Hospital's list price $1,571

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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 $243

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 $223 (about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate). Penn State Health St. Joseph charges insurers about $243, or about $409 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Reading, 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 $243 - $1,064 100%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $206 - $1,319 85%
Aetnamajor $245 - $802 101%
Cignamajor $741 304%
Humanamajor $245 101%
AmeriHealth $206 - $243 85%
Cigna HealthSpring $245 101%
Geisinger $218 - $1,133 89%
HealthPartners $226 - $248 93%
UPMC Health Plan $248 - $1,161 102%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $227 - $781
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 2500 Bernville Road, Reading, PA 19605
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals