Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)
Facility: St Christopher's Hospital for Children
Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $234 (about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate). St Christopher's Hospital for Children charges insurers about $203, or about $3,065 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Philadelphia, PA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $171 | 70% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,079 - $3,424 | 443% |
| Aetnamajor | $200 - $4,598 | 82% |
| Cignamajor | $1,716 | 704% |
| AmeriHealth | $143 | 59% |
| Geisinger | $139 - $2,758 | 57% |
| HealthPartners | $108 - $1,376 | 44% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $206 | 85% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $154 - $2,452 |
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Other Procedures at St Christopher's Hospital for Children
Compare: Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) at other PA hospitals
- Heritage Valley Beaver · Beaver $137
- Heritage Valley Sewickley · Sewickley $137
- Penn Highlands Connellsville · Connellsville $144
- Shriners Hospitals for Children - Philadelphia · Philadelphia $147
- Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital · Jersey Shore $161
- UPMC Wellsboro · Wellsboro $161
- UPMC Muncy · Muncy $164
- UPMC Altoona · Altoona $171
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.