CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Landmark Medical Center

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$267

about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $255–$383

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$267

About the fair price

1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $267 This hospital $267 Cash price $266 Hospital's list price $1,151

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How this hospital compares to other RI hospitals

One of the lower prices — 3 of 4 other RI hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

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 $267 (about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate). Landmark Medical Center charges insurers about $267, or about $266 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Woonsocket, RI.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$267	110%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$195 - $283	80%
Aetnamajor	$267	110%
Humanamajor	$267	110%
Tufts Health Plan	$185 - $304	76%
WellCare	$272	112%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$237 - $374

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 266), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 93970.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Landmark Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 93970.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Landmark Medical Center

Compare: Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) at other RI hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.