Carotid ultrasound cost in Fort Wayne, IN
In Fort Wayne, IN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck (both sides): from $142.08 to $902.50, with a median of $177.60. The lowest listed price is at Bluffton Regional Medical Center — $35.52 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $957.27 at 14 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center both sides lowest Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 93880 EXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY | $142.08 | $592.00 | $142.08–$532.80 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital both sides Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 93880 EXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY | $159.84 | $592.00 | $223.56–$1,037.41 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center both sides Fort Wayne, IN 93880 EXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY | $159.84 | $592.00 | $223.56–$1,037.41 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana both sides Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 93880 EXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY | $177.60 | $592.00 | $146.22–$532.80 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital both sides Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 NI Duplex Scan Extracran Art Comp Bilat | $349.65 | $1,295.00 | $222.07–$1,165.50 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana both sides Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 US Carotid Duplex Bilateral | $388.50 | $1,295.00 | $175.68–$1,165.50 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center both sides Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 US Carotid Duplex Bilateral | $592.08 | $2,467.00 | $222.07–$2,220.30 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital both sides Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 US Carotid Duplex Bilateral | $628.56 | $2,328.00 | $222.07–$2,095.20 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center both sides Fort Wayne, IN US Carotid Duplex Bilateral | $630.72 | $2,336.00 | $180.66–$2,336.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana both sides Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 OPVL US Carotid Duplex Bilateral | $773.40 | $2,578.00 | $175.68–$2,320.20 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital both sides Columbia City, IN · (260) 248-9301 HC U/S CAROTID DOPPLER BILATERAL | $859.00 | $1,718.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center both sides Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC U/S CAROTID DOPPLER BILATERAL | $902.50 | $1,805.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital both sides Fort Wayne, IN HC U/S CAROTID DOPPLER BILATERAL | $902.50 | $1,805.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
Both sides : lowest $142.08, median $177.60, highest $902.50 — a 6.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $325.60. 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 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 93880 ($811.54). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN93880 26 EXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY | $24.72 | file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN93880,26 EXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY | $24.72 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN93880,26 EXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY | $27.81 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN93880 26 EXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY | $27.81 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN93880,26 EXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY | $27.81 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN93880 26 EXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY | $27.81 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN93880 26 EXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY | $30.90 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN93880,26 EXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY | $30.90 | file |