Carotid Artery Ultrasound (Duplex) cost at US hospitals

Duplex scan of extracranial arteries, complete bilateral · CPT 93880

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Carotid Artery Ultrasound (Duplex)

This ultrasound examines the two large arteries in the neck that carry blood to the brain, looking for plaque narrowing them. It is done to estimate stroke risk, usually after a warning sign. Duplex means it combines a picture of the vessel with a measurement of how fast blood is moving through it.

$125.21

lowest cash price

$1,021.94

national median

$8,467.00

highest cash price

902

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $125.21–$8,467.00 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$125.21

26-1214372 NEA Baptist — Jonesboro, AR

Most expensive published cash price

$8,467.00

HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL — NAVARRE, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,291.35) → Sep 1, 2026 ($1,487.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $1,018.68 $1,144.26 $1,418.04
Arizona 23 $256.08 $444.44 $1,210.95
Arkansas 11 $125.21 $905.45 $1,127.75
California 90 $309.47 $988.05 $6,036.63
Colorado 17 $390.62 $2,060.40 $2,424.25
Florida 80 $640.00 $2,285.86 $8,467.00
Georgia 25 $760.72 $1,387.23 $2,922.83
Hawaii 2 $464.64 $464.64 $822.75
Illinois 51 $307.23 $1,207.20 $2,336.60
Indiana 26 $719.12 $1,435.20 $2,195.81
Iowa 30 $427.20 $896.43 $2,462.00
Kansas 11 $297.60 $514.80 $1,630.10
Kentucky 21 $615.69 $1,268.40 $2,195.81
Louisiana 1 $542.62 $542.62 $542.62
Maine 7 $1,166.15 $1,333.55 $1,877.25
Maryland 2 $822.00 $822.00 $822.00
Michigan 27 $302.96 $719.00 $1,487.00
Minnesota 19 $443.95 $981.60 $1,245.60
Mississippi 11 $143.88 $328.96 $548.31
Missouri 20 $603.20 $1,204.45 $2,225.57
Montana 2 $458.40 $458.40 $936.00
Nebraska 13 $660.24 $862.04 $1,557.91
Nevada 4 $698.89 $803.40 $1,120.84
New Hampshire 1 $1,963.00 $1,963.00 $1,963.00
New Jersey 21 $264.17 $349.30 $557.77
New Mexico 2 $1,031.10 $1,031.10 $1,031.10
New York 24 $286.04 $453.88 $2,388.00
North Carolina 15 $820.50 $1,145.63 $1,538.00
North Dakota 4 $1,025.60 $1,037.60 $1,066.40
Ohio 53 $573.80 $903.50 $2,294.25
Oklahoma 17 $347.52 $732.55 $1,578.00
Oregon 13 $133.92 $985.15 $1,388.25
Pennsylvania 35 $481.20 $979.80 $3,028.80
South Carolina 11 $615.00 $717.60 $3,811.00
South Dakota 7 $1,102.40 $1,158.40 $1,440.00
Tennessee 38 $172.20 $229.50 $4,686.65
Texas 114 $338.28 $1,288.35 $8,010.00
Virginia 39 $225.17 $853.50 $3,624.48
Washington 32 $326.04 $743.60 $2,195.90
West Virginia 17 $272.50 $655.50 $781.50
Wisconsin 33 $703.45 $1,030.00 $1,877.04
Wyoming 4 $525.84 $978.08 $1,059.95

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese, IL $1,164.24 $102.28 – $1,617.00
Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon, IA $1,165.60 $415.25 – $1,311.30
Lincoln Health Damariscotta, ME $1,166.15 $37.36 – $1,058.86
Adventhealth Murray Po Box 1406, GA $1,167.11 $222.15 – $440.31
Adventhealth Gordon Calhoun, GA $1,167.11 $237.50 – $480.34
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Lake Jackson, TX $1,178.10 $191.46 – $1,683.00
OSF St Joseph Medical Center Bloomington, IL $1,182.60 $255.69 – $260.80
OSF Saint Clare Medical Center Princeton, IL $1,203.20 not published
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO $1,204.45 $288.48 – $768.42
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta, CA $1,205.13 $305.56 – $1,518.02
OSF St Mary Medical Center Galesburg, IL $1,207.20 $255.69 – $260.80
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott, AZ $1,210.95 $68.00 – $209.15
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby, MN $1,212.00 $253.81 – $1,363.50
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton, IA $1,216.15 $219.72 – $1,871.00
OSF Saint James John W Albrecht Medical Center Pontiac, IL $1,219.20 $255.69 – $260.80
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CA $1,222.20 $179.75 – $3,759.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110, TX $1,224.72 $187.79 – $1,530.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham, TX $1,224.72 $252.09 – $1,837.08
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station, TX $1,224.72 $200.94 – $1,837.08
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple, TX $1,224.72 $187.79 – $1,837.08
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco, TX $1,224.72 $187.79 – $1,530.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100, TX $1,224.72 $187.79 – $1,837.08
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park, TX $1,224.72 $187.79 – $1,837.08
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR Taylor, TX $1,224.72 $325.89 – $1,632.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple, TX $1,224.72 $187.79 – $1,837.08
HSHS St. Francis Hospital LITCHFIELD, IL $1,227.60 $208.96 – $1,705.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia, IL $1,229.25 $255.69 – $268.47
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon, IL $1,229.25 $255.69 – $268.47
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf, IA $1,236.34 $34.44 – $605.80
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island, IL $1,236.34 $34.44 – $681.53
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine Muscatine, IA $1,236.34 $34.44 – $633.62
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo, CA $1,241.30 $221.09 – $2,210.52
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne, MN $1,244.80 $253.81 – $1,400.40
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook, MN $1,245.60 $253.81 – $1,401.30
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy, MN $1,245.60 $253.81 – $1,401.30
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford, OR $1,246.50 $241.81 – $604.52
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX $1,254.12 $239.69 – $642.34
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX $1,254.12 $560.40 – $705.32
Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX $1,254.12 not published
CHI Health Plainview Plainview, NE $1,255.80 $911.95 – $2,024.53
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA $1,266.40 $149.17 – $1,139.76
WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA $1,266.40 $30.68 – $876.25
Middlesboro ARH Hospital Middlesboro, KY $1,268.40 $165.69 – $165.69
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler, NE $1,270.75 $320.23 – $1,692.64
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH $1,278.75 not published
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva, OH $1,278.75 not published
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton, CA $1,280.67 $179.75 – $3,250.48
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA $1,282.69 $170.00 – $2,983.00
Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD $1,284.00 $108.61 – $1,444.50
Emory Hospital Perry Perry, GA $1,288.00 $210.61 – $446.50

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