CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Altus Houston Hospital, LP

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$284

about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $212–$432

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$143

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $141 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $284 This hospital $143 Cash price $3,308 Hospital's list price $3,308

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 TX hospitals compared.

Cheapest $61 Priciest $151

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TX 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 $284 (about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate). Altus Houston Hospital, LP charges insurers about $143, or about $3,308 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Houston, TX.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$1,060	435%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,646	1085%
Aetnamajor	$143	59%

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 3,308), 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 Altus Houston Hospital, LP 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 Altus Houston Hospital, LP

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

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