CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Forbes Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$178
about 0.7× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $135–$190
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$191
About the fair price
about $13 over the fair price · 0.8× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $178 This hospital $191 Cash price $849 Hospital's list price $1,088

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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 $191

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA 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 $178 (about 0.7× the $244 Medicare rate). Forbes Hospital charges insurers about $191, or about $849 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Monroeville, 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 $47 - $735 19%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $38 - $454 16%
Aetnamajor $137 - $663 56%
Cignamajor $52 - $542 21%
Humanamajor $246 101%
AmeriHealth $34 - $244 14%
Geisinger $47 - $235 19%
Medical Mutual $679 279%
Molina $253 104%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans $27 - $1,613
Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 2570 Haymaker Road, Monroeville, PA 15146
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals