Extremity vein ultrasound (duplex) scan at Essentia Health Fargo

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VEN DUPLEX BILATERAL

3000 32nd Ave S Fargo, ND

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Essentia Health Fargo’s median price of $561 is 20% above the median hospital's median price ($467), higher than 58% of the 2,605 hospitals reporting CPT 93970. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 93970 at Essentia Health Fargo

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 31 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$241.72	$241.72	$241.72 – $241.72
2	Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$241.72	$241.72	$241.72 – $241.72
3	Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$241.72	$241.72	$241.72 – $241.72
4	Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$241.72	$241.72	$241.72 – $241.72
5	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$241.72	$241.72	$241.72 – $241.72
6	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$350.54	$350.54	$350.54 – $350.54
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$428.04	$428.04	$428.04 – $428.04
8	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$428.04	$428.04	$428.04 – $428.04
9	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$508.81	$508.81	$508.81 – $508.81
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$559.85	$559.85	$559.85 – $559.85
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$559.85	$559.85	$559.85 – $559.85
12	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$561.00	$561.00	$561.00 – $561.00
13	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$561.00	$561.00	$561.00 – $561.00
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$588.60	$588.60	$588.60 – $588.60
15	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$590.56	$590.56	$590.56 – $590.56
16	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$590.56	$590.56	$590.56 – $590.56
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$644.19	$644.19	$588.60 – $699.78
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs nd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$699.78	$699.78	$699.78 – $699.78
19	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$724.63	$724.63	$724.63 – $724.63
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$741.64	$741.64	$741.64 – $741.64
21	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$776.95	$776.95	$724.63 – $829.27
22	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$805.73	$805.73	$805.73 – $805.73
23	Medica ifb aco facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$805.73	$805.73	$805.73 – $805.73
24	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$860.66	$860.66	$860.66 – $860.66
25	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$860.66	$860.66	$860.66 – $860.66

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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