CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Virginia Hospital Center

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$438

about 1.8× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $257–$955

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$256

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $182 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $438 This hospital $256 Cash price $950 Hospital's list price $1,188

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How this hospital compares to other VA hospitals

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

Cheapest $216 Priciest $256

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 VA 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 $438 (about 1.8× the $244 Medicare rate). Virginia Hospital Center charges insurers about $256, or about $950 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Arlington, VA.

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	$243 - $486	100%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$109 - $920	45%
Aetnamajor	$168 - $891	69%
Cignamajor	$81 - $599	33%
Humanamajor	$243	100%

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 950), 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 Virginia Hospital 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 Virginia Hospital Center

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

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