Scans and imaging CPT 93880 Outpatient

Carotid ultrasound cost in Clinton, IA

In Clinton, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck: from $606.60 to $606.60, with a median of $606.60. Across Iowa, the median is $606.60 at 8 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 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 Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$606.60MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center
Median$606.60half pay less
Highest$606.60in 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 Clinton, IA.

median
Lowest $606.60Highest $1,216.15
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center lowest Dewitt, IA · (563) 659-4200 US Carotid Doppler Scan $606.60 $1,011.00 $343.74–$738.03 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center lowest Dewitt, IA · (563) 659-4200 VL Dup Carotid Artery $606.60 $1,011.00 $343.74–$738.03 40% Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center-Clinton both sides Clinton, IA HC Scan Duplex Extracranial Arteries Complete Bilateral $1,216.15 $1,871.00 $219.72–$1,871.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center-Clinton both sides Clinton, IA HC Scan Duplex Extracranial Arteries Complete Bilateral $1,216.15 — $219.72–$595.00 — Mar 31, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $606.60, median $606.60, highest $606.60.

Both sides : lowest $1,216.15, median $1,216.15, highest $1,216.15.

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 1 facility here, median $606.60. 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.