Carotid ultrasound cost in Denver, CO
In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 14 hospitals list a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck: from $931.45 to $7,045.50, with a median of $5,657.15. The lowest listed price is at Childrens Hospital Colorado — $4,725.70 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $1,698.62 at 26 hospitals.
- The median here, $5,657.15, is 539% above the US median of $884.70.
- That is 23.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- 13 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 9 cities for code 93880, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childrens Hospital Colorado lowest Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL COMP BIL File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $931.45 | $1,433.00 | $143.30–$1,318.36 | 35% |
| Spalding at Psl Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,870.23 | $1,870.23 | $503.09–$826.64 | — |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,424.25 | $2,424.25 | $1,551.52 | — |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,008.06 | $4,008.06 | $350.00–$3,607.25 | — |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,008.06 | $4,008.06 | $350.00–$3,607.25 | — |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora, CO · (303) 873-5511 DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $5,406.07 | $5,406.07 | $821.72–$4,865.46 | — |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood, CO · (303) 873-5511 DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $5,406.07 | $5,406.07 | $821.72–$4,865.46 | — |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton, CO · (303) 788-5000 DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $5,908.22 | $5,908.22 | $898.05–$5,317.40 | — |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $5,908.22 | $5,908.22 | $898.05–$5,317.40 | — |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $5,908.22 | $5,908.22 | $898.05–$5,317.40 | — |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6,715.00 | $6,715.00 | $1,020.68–$6,043.50 | — |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6,715.00 | $6,715.00 | $1,020.68–$6,043.50 | — |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker, CO DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $7,045.50 | $7,045.50 | $1,070.92–$6,340.95 | — |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree, CO · (720) 225-1000 DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $7,045.50 | $7,045.50 | $1,070.92–$6,340.95 | — |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority both sides Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC US DUPX EXCRANIAL ART BILAT File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $267.51 | $764.29 | $251.70–$10,944.40 | 65% |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock both sides Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL,BILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $348.58 | $348.58 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Littleton both sides Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL,BILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $348.58 | $348.58 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Parker both sides Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL,BILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $348.58 | $348.58 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Porter both sides Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL,BILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $348.58 | $348.58 | — | — |
| National Jewish Health both sides Denver, CO · (303) 388-4461 HC US DUPLEX SCAN CAROTID BILATERAL S&I File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $936.60 | $1,338.00 | $140.35–$1,137.30 | 30% |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes both sides Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 Duplex scan of extracranial arteries; complete bilateral study File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,424.25 | $2,424.25 | $377.05–$976.50 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $931.45, median $5,657.15, highest $7,045.50 — a 7.6× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $267.51, median $348.58, highest $2,424.25 — a 9.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $931.45. 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 1 of 14 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 carotid ultrasound is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Carotid ultrasound explained.