Carotid ultrasound cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 5 hospitals list a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck: from $234.00 to $1,841.00, with a median of $247.60. The lowest listed price is at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and 1 other hospital — $13.60 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $367.12 at 22 hospitals.
- The median here, $247.60, is 72% below the US median of $884.70.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- 1 of 5 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 5 cities for code 93880, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 7, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Oct 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences lowest Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $234.00 | $390.00 | $70.00–$887.00 | 40% |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant lowest Bryant, AR ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $234.00 | $390.00 | $70.00–$887.00 | 40% |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 CAROTID DOPPLER File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $247.60 | $1,011.00 | $158.90–$707.70 | 76% |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 VL CAROTID DOPPLER BIL STUDY File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file | $298.90 | $1,358.65 | $219.64–$1,358.65 | 78% |
| Cornerstone Hospital Little Rock Little Rock, AR US EXTRACRANIAL STUDY COMP BIL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,841.00 | $1,841.00 | — | — |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center both sides Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 US VL CAROTID DUPLEX BILAT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $252.05 | $1,011.00 | $158.90–$707.70 | 75% |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant both sides Bryant, AR EXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $255.00 | $425.00 | $70.00–$887.00 | 40% |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences both sides Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 EXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $255.00 | $425.00 | $70.00–$887.00 | 40% |
| Conway Regional Medical Center both sides Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 CVC EXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file | $271.11 | $1,232.34 | $219.64–$1,232.34 | 78% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock both sides Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-2000 93880 - DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $291.20 | $1,164.80 | $86.73–$482.27 | 75% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock both sides North Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-3000 93880 - DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $291.20 | $1,164.80 | $99.96–$482.27 | 75% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway both sides Conway, AR · (501) 585-2000 93880 - DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $291.20 | $1,164.80 | $100.70–$482.27 | 75% |
| Conway Regional Medical Center both sides Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 IC-VL CAROTID DOP BILATERAL File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file | $298.90 | $1,358.65 | $219.64–$1,358.65 | 78% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital both sides Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 US Carotid Duplex Bilateral File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $360.00 | $450.00 | $159.00–$418.69 | 20% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore both sides Bryant, AR · (501) 213-4500 US Carotid Duplex Bilateral File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $360.00 | $450.00 | $159.00–$418.69 | 20% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital both sides Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 US Carotid Duplex Bilateral - Report File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $367.20 | $459.00 | $159.00–$418.69 | 20% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore both sides Bryant, AR · (501) 213-4500 US Carotid Duplex Bilateral - Report File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $367.20 | $459.00 | $159.00–$418.69 | 20% |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital both sides Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 EXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $586.54 | $651.71 | $223.09–$413.70 | 10% |
| Cornerstone Hospital Little Rock both sides Little Rock, AR US CAROTID BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,053.00 | $2,053.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $234.00, median $247.60, highest $1,841.00 — a 7.9× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $252.05, median $291.20, highest $2,053.00 — a 8.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $298.90. 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 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 93880 ($889.84). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, ARCORP HEART HEALTHY CAROTID DUP | $3.30 | file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, ARHEART HEALTHY CAROTID DUPLEX | $4.09 | file |