Carotid ultrasound cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck (both sides): from $97.96 to $237.96, with a median of $178.20. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center Surgical Hospital — $80.24 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $792.24 at 32 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital both sides lowest Dieter El Paso, TX SH CAROTID DOPPLER BILATERAL | $97.96 | $489.79 | $93.06–$488.09 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital both sides El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CAROTID DOPPLER BILATERAL | $178.20 | $891.00 | $155.07–$712.80 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital both sides Dieter El Paso, TX UCC ESLK US CAROTID DOPPLER BILATERAL | $237.96 | $1,189.82 | $175.31–$785.28 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital both sides Dieter El Paso, TX NE CAROTID DOPPLER BILATERAL | $237.96 | $1,189.82 | $175.31–$785.28 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital both sides Dieter El Paso, TX WS CAROTID DOPPLER BILATERAL | $237.96 | $1,189.82 | $175.31–$785.28 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital both sides Dieter El Paso, TX ES CAROTID DOPPLER BILATERAL | $237.96 | $1,189.82 | $175.31–$785.28 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso both sides El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 UCC ESLK US CAROTID DOPPLER BILATERAL | $237.96 | $1,189.82 | $175.31–$785.28 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso both sides El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 NE CAROTID DOPPLER BILATERAL | $237.96 | $1,189.82 | $175.31–$785.28 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso both sides El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 WS CAROTID DOPPLER BILATERAL | $237.96 | $1,189.82 | $175.31–$785.28 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso both sides El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ES CAROTID DOPPLER BILATERAL | $237.96 | $1,189.82 | $175.31–$785.28 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital both sides Dieter El Paso, TX REN CAROTID DOPPLER BILATERAL | $254.62 | $1,273.11 | $175.31–$840.25 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso both sides El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 REN CAROTID DOPPLER BILATERAL | $254.62 | $1,273.11 | $175.31–$840.25 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso both sides El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 DUPX EXTRACRANIAL BI | $259.86 | $1,299.28 | $175.31–$857.52 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital both sides Dieter El Paso, TX DUPX EXTRACRANIAL BI | $259.86 | $1,299.28 | $175.31–$857.52 | 80% | — source file |
Both sides : lowest $97.96, median $178.20, highest $237.96 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $178.20. 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 3 of 3 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 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.