CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Lincoln Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$170

about 0.7× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $64–$546

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$57

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $113 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $170 This hospital $57 Cash price $1,061 Hospital's list price $1,179

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 WA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $57 Priciest $254

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA 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 $170 (about 0.7× the $244 Medicare rate). Lincoln Hospital charges insurers about $57, or about $1,061 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Davenport, WA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$552 - $1,038	226%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,038	426%
Aetnamajor	$660 - $1,120	271%
Cignamajor	$900	369%
Ambetter (Centene)	$552	226%
Amerigroup	$585	240%
Molina	$552 - $938	226%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$57 - $1,144

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 3 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 1,061), 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln Hospital

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

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