CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex)

Facility: Memorial Hospital of Converse County

Billing Code: 93970 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$171

about 0.7× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $67–$347

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$157

About the fair price

about $14 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $171 This hospital $157 Cash price $978 Hospital's list price $1,715

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How this hospital compares to other WY hospitals

One of the lower prices — 3 of 4 other WY hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $80 Priciest $247

Black dot = this hospital, among the 5 WY 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 $171 (about 0.7× the $244 Medicare rate). Memorial Hospital of Converse County charges insurers about $157, or about $978 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Douglas, WY.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield UnitedHealthcareAetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$46 - $268	19%

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 978), 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 Memorial Hospital of Converse County 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 Memorial Hospital of Converse County

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

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