Scans and imaging CPT 93880 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Carotid ultrasound cost in Elizabeth City, NC — inpatient

In Elizabeth City, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck as an inpatient: from $659.50 to $659.50, with a median of $659.50. Across North Carolina, the median is $351.54 at 5 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 93880, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$659.50Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center
Median$659.50half pay less
Highest$659.50in 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 Elizabeth City, NC.

median
Lowest $659.50Highest $820.50
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center lowest Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Chgr-Pv Carotid Artery $659.50 $1,319.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center both sides Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Chgr-Duplex Scan Extracranial Art Compl Bi Study $659.50 $1,319.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center both sides Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Chg - Carotid Duplex Bilat $820.50 $1,641.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $659.50, median $659.50, highest $659.50.

Both sides : lowest $659.50, median $659.50, highest $659.50.

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 outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $659.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.