CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$139

about 0.6× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $71–$442

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$122

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $17 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $139 This hospital $122 Cash price $464 Hospital's list price $663

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How this hospital compares to other WV hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other WV hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $98 Priciest $208

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WV 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 $139 (about 0.6× the $244 Medicare rate). Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital charges insurers about $122, or about $464 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Philippi, WV.

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	$458 - $686	188%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$60 - $517	25%
Aetnamajor	$25 - $631	10%
Cignamajor	$542 - $618	222%
Humanamajor	$476 - $543	195%
GEHA	$588 - $671	241%
Health Net	$576 - $671	236%
UniCare	$25 - $128	10%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$24 - $692

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 464), 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 Vandalia Health Broaddus 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 Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital

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

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