CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: University Health System, Inc

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$221

about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $186–$262

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$151

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $70 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $221 This hospital $151 Cash price $226 Hospital's list price $904

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 TN hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $151 Priciest $223

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $221 (about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate). University Health System, Inc charges insurers about $151, or about $226 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Knoxville, TN.

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 - $632	12%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$31 - $578	13%
Aetnamajor	$30 - $632	12%
Cignamajor	$30 - $686	12%
Humanamajor	$31 - $221	13%
Devoted Health	$230	94%
WellCare	$30 - $232	12%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$31 - $723

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 8 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 226), 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 University Health System, Inc 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 University Health System, Inc

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