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

$1,024.32

national median

$8,467.00

highest cash price

899

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 23 $286.04 $286.04 $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 33 $481.20 $1,007.40 $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
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $645.00 $237.46 – $244.44
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $645.00 $237.46 – $244.44
Providence Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA $652.75 $306.88 – $1,173.24
Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK $654.55 $215.26 – $542.50
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV $655.50 $28.31 – $160.76
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $655.50 not published
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $656.39 $475.81 – $1,618.59
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton, CA $657.12 $260.85 – $567.73
St. Anne Hospital Burien, WA $659.00 $475.81 – $1,942.31
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $660.24 $235.80 – $1,336.20
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $660.24 $267.24 – $1,336.20
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE $660.24 $267.24 – $1,336.20
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha, NE $660.24 $220.08 – $1,336.20
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE $660.24 $251.52 – $1,336.20
CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE $660.24 $282.96 – $1,336.20
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA $663.15 $30.95 – $1,172.35
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $666.26 $123.68 – $206.58
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $671.00 not published
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $673.00 $151.76 – $244.11
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $673.00 $221.92 – $244.11
Southeastern Medical Center Cambridge, OH $673.40 $225.74 – $234.77
St. Francis Hospital Federal Way, WA $677.27 $475.81 – $1,618.59
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ $680.46 $177.54 – $2,132.76
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $689.58 $30.95 – $289.84
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA $690.90 $306.88 – $829.25
United Hospital Center Bridgeport, WV $693.50 $28.31 – $430.46
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $693.50 $28.31 – $159.42
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $694.10 $422.33 – $1,572.48
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown, WV $697.50 $28.31 – $973.00
Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon, NV $698.89 $377.78 – $1,394.88
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston, WV $702.00 $28.31 – $1,152.67
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison, WI $703.45 $173.82 – $231.76
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $712.00 $188.14 – $244.11
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $714.77 $475.81 – $1,618.59
St Francis Downtown Greenville, SC $717.60 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville, SC $717.60 not published
CHI Health Mercy Corning Corning, IA $717.60 $642.85 – $1,465.10
Corewell Health Pennock Hastings, MI $719.00 $272.06 – $272.06
Corewell Health Big Rapids Big Rapids, MI $719.00 $237.74 – $427.94
Corewell Health Gerber Fremont, MI $719.00 $272.06 – $272.06
Corewell Health Reed City Po Box 75, MI $719.00 $272.06 – $272.06
Corewell Health Greenville Greenville, MI $719.00 $237.74 – $427.94
Corewell Health Zeeland Zeeland, MI $719.00 $237.74 – $427.94
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $719.12 $252.44 – $522.07
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton, IA $719.55 $438.26 – $1,107.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein, IA $719.55 $423.10 – $1,107.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader, IA $719.55 $569.77 – $1,157.04
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton, IA $719.55 $23.86 – $1,107.00
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $724.80 $235.10 – $742.80
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH $724.80 $236.56 – $742.80

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