CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Newport Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$421
about 1.7× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $250–$523
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$499
Above the fair price
about $78 over the fair price · 2.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $421 This hospital $499 Cash price $1,115 Hospital's list price $1,115

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other RI hospitals

A typical price — 2 charge more and 2 charge less, among the 5 RI hospitals compared.

Cheapest $191 Priciest $510

Black dot = this hospital, among the 5 RI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $421 (about 1.7× the $244 Medicare rate). Newport Hospital charges insurers about $499, or about $1,115 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Newport, RI.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $421. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $601 247%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $257 - $554 105%
Aetnamajor $274 112%
Cignamajor $1,168 479%
Harvard Pilgrim $538 221%
Tufts Health Plan $421 173%

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 11 Friendship Street, Newport, RI 02840
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals