CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Coastal Carolina Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$230

about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $229–$234

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$233

About the fair price

about $3 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $230 This hospital $233 Cash price $274

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How this hospital compares to other SC hospitals

Highest price of the 9 SC hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

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 $230 (about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate). Coastal Carolina Hospital charges insurers about $233, or about $274 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hardeeville, 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	$222 - $2,631	91%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$274 - $772	112%
Aetnamajor	$222	91%
Cignamajor	$229	94%
Humanamajor	$222	91%
Clover Health	$231	95%
Devoted Health	$222	91%
Molina	$226 - $366	93%
SelectHealth	$233 - $424	96%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$222 - $366

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 274), 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 Coastal Carolina 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 Coastal Carolina Hospital

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

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