CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Multicare Valley Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$330

about 1.4× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $318–$443

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$339

About the fair price

about $9 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $330 This hospital $339 Cash price $886 Hospital's list price $2,215

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

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

Cheapest $57 Priciest $339

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) is about $330 (about 1.4× the $244 Medicare rate). Multicare Valley Hospital charges insurers about $339, or about $886 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Spokane Valley, WA.

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✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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	$117 - $734	48%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$115 - $648	47%
Aetnamajor	$260 - $904	107%
Cignamajor	$567	233%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$1,138	467%
Ambetter (Centene)	$468	192%
Molina	$114 - $497	47%
PacificSource	$593 - $703	243%
WellCare	$265	109%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$115 - $1,544

Excludes 2 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 886), 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 Multicare Valley 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 Multicare Valley Hospital

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

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