Scans and imaging CPT 93880 Outpatient

Carotid ultrasound cost in Appleton, WI

In Appleton, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck: from $627.54 to $627.54, with a median of $627.54. The lowest listed price is at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton and 1 other hospital. Across Wisconsin, the median is $944.10 at 32 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 93880, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$627.54ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton + 1 more
Median$627.54half pay less
Highest$627.54in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Appleton, WI.

median
Lowest $627.54Highest $954.75
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton lowest Appleton, WI HC US Carotid Duplex $627.54 $1,120.60 $336.18–$1,218.23 44% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton lowest Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC US Carotid Duplex $627.54 $1,120.60 $336.18–$1,218.23 44% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC US CAROTID/TEMPORAL ART. DUPLEX $702.86 $1,255.10 $336.18–$1,218.23 44% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI HC US CAROTID/TEMPORAL ART. DUPLEX $702.86 $1,255.10 $336.18–$1,218.23 44% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 US CAROTID/TEMPORAL DUPLEX $710.08 $1,268.00 $75.12–$933.25 44% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI US CAROTID/TEMPORAL DUPLEX $710.08 $1,268.00 $75.12–$933.25 44% —
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Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus both sides Appleton, WI · (920) 738-2000 HC CAROTID DUPLEX BILATERAL STUDY $836.19 $1,467.00 $39.61–$1,349.64 43% —
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Ascension Calumet Hospital both sides Chilton, WI · (920) 849-2386 HC CAROTID DUPLEX BILATERAL STUDY $954.75 $1,675.00 $39.61–$1,541.00 43% —
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Outpatient: lowest $627.54, median $627.54, highest $627.54.

Both sides : lowest $836.19, median $895.47, highest $954.75 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A carotid ultrasound uses sound waves and Doppler to look at the arteries in the neck that carry blood to the brain. It checks for narrowing or plaque and is ordered after a stroke or mini-stroke, for a bruit heard in the neck, or to follow known artery disease.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the complete study of both sides. The interpretation by a radiologist or vascular specialist is often billed separately.