CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$228

about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $178–$240

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$223

About the fair price

about $5 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $228 This hospital $223 Cash price $1,319 Hospital's list price $1,319

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

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

Cheapest $151 Priciest $223

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $228 (about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate). West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital charges insurers about $223, or about $1,319 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Paris, TN.

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$176 - $223	72%
Aetnamajor	$223 - $882	91%
Cignamajor	$223 - $245	91%
Humanamajor	$221	91%
Ambetter (Centene)	$433	178%
Amerigroup	$184 - $216	75%
Oscar Health	$375	154%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$216 - $543

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 1,319), 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 West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County 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 West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital

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

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