CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$236
about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $197–$257
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$239
About the fair price
about $3 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $236 This hospital $239 Cash price $3,054 Hospital's list price $4,926

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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 $239

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 $236 (about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate). Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center charges insurers about $239, or about $3,054 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Wilkes Barre, 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 $2,517 1033%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $241 - $1,143 99%
Aetnamajor $2,294 - $3,291 941%
Cignamajor $2,133 - $2,231 875%
Humanamajor $239 98%
Ambetter (Centene) $788 323%
AmeriHealth $169 69%
Geisinger $151 - $732 62%
HealthPartners $176 72%
UPMC Health Plan $172 - $183 71%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans $239 - $4,187
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1000 East Mountain Boulevard, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals