CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$442

about 1.8× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $345–$568

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$453

About the fair price

about $11 over the fair price · 1.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $442 This hospital $453 Cash price $567 Hospital's list price $1,417

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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 $453

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 $442 (about 1.8× the $244 Medicare rate). Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital charges insurers about $453, or about $567 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Tacoma, 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	$129 - $1,255	53%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$129 - $1,125	53%
Aetnamajor	$277 - $1,128	114%
Cignamajor	$638	262%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$1,138	467%
Ambetter (Centene)	$537	220%
Molina	$119 - $497	49%
PacificSource	$496 - $716	203%
WellCare	$282	116%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$129 - $1,482

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 567), 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 Tacoma General Allenmore 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 Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital

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

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