Carotid ultrasound cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck: from $215.71 to $1,011.71, with a median of $613.71. The lowest listed price is at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center — $398.00 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $875.65 at 25 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 25, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center lowest Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW | $215.71 | $308.15 | $167.34–$305.27 | 30% | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Noncdm Charge Record | $1,011.71 | $1,011.71 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Us Doppler Neck Complete | $1,062.30 | $1,062.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo both sides Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Duplex Scan Extracranial Art Compl Bi Study | $416.00 | $416.00 | $25.38–$1,445.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital both sides Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Duplex Scan Extracranial Art Compl Bi Study | $416.00 | $416.00 | $25.38–$1,445.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital both sides Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Duplex Scan Extracranial Art Compl Bi Study | $416.00 | $416.00 | $25.38–$1,445.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital both sides Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Duplex Scan Extracranial Art Compl Bi Study | $416.00 | $416.00 | $25.38–$1,445.00 | — | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center both sides Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 EXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY | $474.90 | — | $128.29–$1,818.26 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital both sides Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Duplex Scan Extracranial,Bilat - Carotid Duplex | $1,445.00 | $1,445.00 | $25.38–$1,445.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital both sides Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Duplex Scan Extracranial,Bilat - Carotid Duplex | $1,445.00 | $1,445.00 | $25.38–$1,445.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo both sides Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Duplex Scan Extracranial,Bilat - Carotid Duplex | $1,445.00 | $1,445.00 | $25.38–$1,445.00 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $215.71, median $613.71, highest $1,011.71 — a 4.7× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $416.00, median $416.00, highest $474.90 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,011.71. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 93880 ($811.54). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NYHC Duplex Scan Extracranial,Bilat - Carotid Ultrasound Neurology | $64.80 | file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NYHC Duplex Scan Extracranial,Bilat - Carotid Ultrasound Neurology | $64.80 | file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NYHC Duplex Scan Extracranial,Bilat - Carotid Ultrasound Neurology | $64.80 | file |