CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Cannon Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

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A fair price for this

$163

about 0.7× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $132–$163

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What this hospital charges insurers

$163

About the fair price

0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $163 This hospital $163 Cash price $215 Hospital's list price $430

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How this hospital compares to other SC hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 SC hospitals compared.

Cheapest $79 Priciest $233

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 SC hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $163 (about 0.7× the $244 Medicare rate). Cannon Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $163, or about $215 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Pickens, SC.

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	$30 - $2,000	12%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$26 - $1,900	11%
Aetnamajor	$30 - $1,440	12%
Cignamajor	$30 - $2,000	12%
Humanamajor	$23 - $1,600	9%
Ambetter (Centene)	$42 - $235	17%
Bright Health	$35 - $237	14%
Devoted Health	$30 - $168	12%
GEHA	$48 - $1,066	20%
Molina	$30 - $238	12%
SelectHealth	$25 - $1,523	10%
+ 34 smaller / regional plans	$22 - $2,000

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

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 215), 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 Cannon Memorial Hospital 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 Cannon Memorial Hospital

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

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