CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Grimes St Joseph Health Center

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$354

about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $75–$859

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$823

Well above the fair price

about $469 over the fair price · 3.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $354 This hospital $823 Cash price $386 Hospital's list price $2,203

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

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

Cheapest $61 Priciest $823

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $354 (about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate). Grimes St Joseph Health Center charges insurers about $823, or about $386 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Navasota, TX.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $354. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$263 - $831	108%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$309 - $2,203	127%
Aetnamajor	$815 - $1,234	334%
Cignamajor	$447 - $612	183%
Humanamajor	$1,344	551%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,182	485%
Bright Health	$1,686	692%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$294 - $2,445

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 386), 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 Grimes St Joseph Health 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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Other Procedures at Grimes St Joseph Health Center

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

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