Price reports for 35701 Exploration carotid artery

Community member

Price charged

$2,900.00

Insurance paid

$1,150.00

You paid

$288.00

I was seen for an ultrasound of my neck. It took a technician about 10 minutes to take the scans. This scan was the similar to the ultrasound done on a pregnant woman. A technician and an ultrasound machine. 10 minutes. She told me to wait for the radiologist to make sure the scans looked OK. Another two minutes. That was 4:37 pm. Less than 15 minutes later, I received an email with the results. That meant the doctor read the scans, prepared his report, and emailed the results. That does not include any lag time between steps. $2,900+ for less than 10 minutes work, looking at a scan. I didn't meet the radiologist. There was a separate charge, about $90, for the technician's work. $2,900 for less than 10 minutes work. That is obscene. That is criminal.
Insurer: UnitedHealthcare
Provider: Peennsylvania Hospital
Address: Philadelphia, 800, Spruce Street, PA

What Medicare pays here?

Exploration carotid artery
Region Price
Alabama $539.51
Alaska $763.46
Arizona $575.61
Arkansas $540.71
Anaheim/Santa Ana, CA $631.01
Los Angeles, CA $613.46
Marin/Napa/Solano, CA $626.70
Oakland/Berkeley, CA $633.70
Rest of California $590.05
San Francisco, CA $659.76
San Mateo, CA $658.55
Santa Clara, CA $656.77
Ventura, CA $618.55
Colorado $597.10
Connecticut $635.34
DC + MD/VA Suburbs $662.44
Delaware $604.06
Fort Lauderdale, FL $639.42
Miami, FL $687.20
Rest of Florida $601.98
Atlanta, GA $595.51
Rest of Georgia $574.83
Hawaii/Guam $604.88
Idaho $543.09
Chicago, IL $653.90
East St. Louis, IL $623.37
Rest of Illinois $586.66
Suburban Chicago, IL $637.32
Indiana $538.86
Iowa $538.97
Kansas $550.85
Kentucky $556.34
New Orleans, LA $599.91
Rest of Louisiana $579.67
Rest of Maine $556.24
Southern Maine $573.43
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys, MD $634.88
Rest of Maryland $605.42
Metropolitan Boston $613.69
Rest of Massachusetts $614.73
Detroit, MI $628.66
Rest of Michigan $575.70
Minnesota $556.48
Mississippi $528.43
Metropolitan Kansas City, MO $587.77
Metropolitan St Louis, MO $585.81
Rest of Missouri $562.94
Montana $627.43
Nebraska $533.52
Nevada $589.89
New Hampshire $603.02
Northern NJ $637.44
Rest of New Jersey $620.28
New Mexico $589.31
Manhattan, NY $680.12
NYC Suburbs/Long I., NY $712.32
Poughkpsie/N NYC Suburbs, NY $628.54
Queens, NY $713.34
Rest of New York $557.58
North Carolina $559.50
North Dakota $564.52
Ohio $574.55
Oklahoma $566.35
Portland, OR $592.76
Rest of Oregon $571.86
Metropolitan Philadelphia, PA $635.14
Rest of Pennsylvania $580.00
Puerto Rico $591.88
Rhode Island $610.03
South Carolina $547.47
South Dakota $555.81
Tennessee $543.69
Austin, TX $580.70
Beaumont, TX $566.39
Brazoria, TX $587.78
Dallas, TX $584.47
Fort Worth, TX $575.94
Galveston, TX $590.61
Houston, TX $596.40
Rest of Texas $566.74
Utah $585.80
Vermont $570.72
Virgin Islands $591.88
Virginia $582.91
Rest of Washington $587.61
Seattle (King Cnty), WA $625.52
West Virginia $579.20
Wisconsin $544.69
Wyoming $584.12
Bakersfield, CA $590.60
Chico, CA $587.37
El Centro, CA $587.83
Fresno, CA $587.37
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $587.70
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles Cnty), CA $624.42
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Orange Cnty), CA $624.42
Madera, CA $587.37
Merced, CA $587.37
Modesto, CA $587.37
Napa, CA $629.76
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $615.72
Redding, CA $587.37
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $598.72
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $593.33
Salinas, CA $594.82
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $597.32
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward (Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty), CA $648.20
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward (Marin Cnty), CA $640.15
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward (San Francisco Cnty), CA $648.20
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward (San Mateo Cnty), CA $648.20
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty), CA $626.27
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty), CA $654.81
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $589.39
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $608.27
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $601.86
Santa Rosa, CA $600.02
Stockton-Lodi, CA $587.37
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $629.76
Visalia-Porterville, CA $587.37
Yuba City, CA $587.37
Rest Of California, CA $587.37
Hawaii, GUam $598.63
Metropolitan Boston, MA $641.68