Carotid ultrasound cost in Cleveland, OH
In Cleveland, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck: from $1,199.25 to $1,199.25, with a median of $1,199.25. Across Ohio, the median is $724.80 at 31 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,199.25, is 36% above the US median of $884.70.
- That is 4.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 24 facilities across 19 cities for code 93880, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 8, 2026.
Lowest$1,199.25Southwest General Health Center
Median$1,199.25half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,199.25in 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 Cleveland, OH.
median
Lowest $504.00Highest $2,294.25
one sideboth sides
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest General Health Center lowest Middleburg Heights, OH · (440) 816-8000 CAROTID DUPLEX File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,199.25 | $1,599.00 | $96.36–$380.94 | 25% |
| Ashtabula County Medical Center both sides Ashtabula, OH · (440) 997-2262 DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY File of Sep 8, 2026 · source file | $504.00 | $720.00 | $46.04–$676.80 | 30% |
| Metrohealth System both sides Cleveland, OH · (216) 778-7089 Hc Extracranial Bilat Study File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $857.50 | $2,450.00 | — | 65% |
| Hillcrest Hospital both sides Mayfield Heights, OH · (440) 312-4500 DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $903.50 | $1,390.00 | $128.28–$654.86 | 35% |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation both sides Cleveland, OH · (216) 952-9829 DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $903.50 | $1,390.00 | $386.42–$1,390.00 | 35% |
| Lodi Community Hospital both sides Lodi, OH · (330) 948-1222 DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $903.50 | $1,390.00 | $393.09–$1,390.00 | 35% |
| Marymount Hospital both sides Garfield Heights, OH · (216) 587-8210 DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $903.50 | $1,390.00 | $393.09–$1,390.00 | 35% |
| Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital both sides Avon, OH · (440) 695-5000 DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $903.50 | $1,390.00 | $393.09–$1,390.00 | 35% |
| Fairview Hospital both sides Cleveland, OH · (216) 476-7000 DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $903.50 | $1,390.00 | $393.09–$1,390.00 | 35% |
| Medina Hospital both sides Medina, OH · (330) 725-1000 DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $903.50 | $1,390.00 | $393.09–$1,390.00 | 35% |
| South Pointe Hospital both sides Warrensville Heights, OH · (216) 491-6523 DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $903.50 | $1,390.00 | $393.09–$1,390.00 | 35% |
| Lutheran Hospital both sides Cleveland, OH · (216) 696-4300 DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $903.50 | $1,390.00 | $393.09–$1,390.00 | 35% |
| Euclid Hospital both sides Euclid, OH · (216) 531-9000 DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $903.50 | $1,390.00 | $393.09–$1,390.00 | 35% |
| Uhhs Memorial Hospital of Geneva both sides Geneva, OH · (440) 415-0151 HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL,BILAT - CAROTID ULTRASOUND NEUROLOGY File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $1,278.75 | $1,705.00 | $341.00–$1,616.34 | 25% |
| University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center both sides Conneaut, OH · (440) 593-1131 HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL,BILAT - CAROTID ULTRASOUND NEUROLOGY File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $1,278.75 | $1,705.00 | $528.55–$1,705.00 | 25% |
| University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center both sides Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL,BILAT - CAROTID ULTRASOUND NEUROLOGY File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $1,306.50 | $1,742.00 | $225.74–$1,567.80 | 25% |
| UH St John Medical Center both sides Westlake, OH · (440) 835-8000 HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL,BILAT - CAROTID ULTRASOUND NEUROLOGY File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $1,306.50 | $1,742.00 | $243.77–$1,567.80 | 25% |
| University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center both sides Beachwood, OH · (216) 593-5511 HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL,BILAT - CAROTID ULTRASOUND NEUROLOGY File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $1,306.50 | $1,742.00 | $225.74–$1,567.80 | 25% |
| UH Regional Hospitals both sides Chardon, OH · (440) 285-6246 HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL,BILAT - CAROTID ULTRASOUND NEUROLOGY File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $1,306.50 | $1,742.00 | $225.74–$1,567.80 | 25% |
| University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center both sides Elyria, OH · (440) 329-7500 HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL,BILAT - CAROTID ULTRASOUND NEUROLOGY File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $1,306.50 | $1,742.00 | $225.74–$1,567.80 | 25% |
| Lake West Hospital both sides Willoughby, OH · (440) 953-9600 HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL,BILAT - CAROTID ULTRASOUND NEUROLOGY File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $1,306.50 | $1,742.00 | $225.74–$1,567.80 | 25% |
| Parma Community General Hospital both sides Parma, OH · (440) 743-3000 HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL,BILAT - CAROTID ULTRASOUND NEUROLOGY File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $1,306.50 | $1,742.00 | $205.00–$1,567.80 | 25% |
| Mercy Health Allen Hospital both sides Oberlin, OH · (440) 334-7039 HC Extracranial Bilat Study File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,578.00 | $2,630.00 | — | 40% |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center both sides Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL,BILAT - CAROTID ULTRASOUND NEUROLOGY+1 more line at this price File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $2,294.25 | $3,059.00 | $225.74–$2,753.10 | 25% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
Outpatient: lowest $1,199.25, median $1,199.25, highest $1,199.25.
Both sides : lowest $504.00, median $903.50, highest $2,294.25 — a 4.6× 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.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 24 facilities here, median $903.50. 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 not 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 carotid ultrasound is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Carotid ultrasound explained.