Carotid ultrasound cost in Memphis, TN
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 13 hospitals list a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck (both sides): from $276.75 to $560.52, with a median of $302.94. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden — $26.19 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $1,087.11 at 27 hospitals.
- The median here, $302.94, is 66% below the US median of $884.70.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 7 cities for code 93880, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Mar 25, 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden both sides lowest West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 HC US CAROTID ARTERY DOPPLER BILATERAL File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $276.75 | $1,845.00 | $70.00–$1,476.00 | 85% |
| Methodist North Hospital both sides Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Vasc Duplex Scan Extracranial,Bilat+1 more line at this price File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $288.42 | $1,311.00 | $50.00–$483.31 | 78% |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital both sides Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Duplex Scan Extracranial,Bilat - Carotid Ultrasound Neurology+1 more line at this price File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $288.42 | $1,311.00 | $50.00–$961.96 | 78% |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital both sides Germantown, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Vasc Duplex Scan Extracranial,Bilat+1 more line at this price File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $288.42 | $1,311.00 | $50.00–$483.31 | 78% |
| Methodist University Hospital both sides Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Vasc Duplex Scan Extracranial,Bilat+1 more line at this price File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $288.42 | $1,311.00 | $50.00–$483.31 | 78% |
| Methodist South Hospital both sides Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Duplex Scan Extracranial,Bilat - Carotid Ultrasound Neurology+1 more line at this price File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $288.42 | $1,311.00 | $50.00–$483.31 | 78% |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp both sides Memphis, TN HC Duplex Scan Extracranial,Bilat - Carotid Ultrasound Neurology+1 more line at this price File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $302.94 | $1,377.00 | — | 78% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto both sides Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 HC US CAROTID ARTERY DOPPLER BILATERAL File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $369.00 | $1,845.00 | $210.27–$1,660.50 | 80% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis both sides Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 HC US CAROTID ARTERY DOPPLER BILATERAL File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $387.45 | $1,845.00 | $108.35–$1,660.50 | 79% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville both sides Collierville, TN · (901) 226-5000 HC US CAROTID ARTERY DOPPLER BILATERAL File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $387.45 | $1,845.00 | $210.27–$1,660.50 | 79% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's both sides Memphis, TN HC US CAROTID ARTERY DOPPLER BILATERAL File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $387.45 | $1,845.00 | $210.27–$1,660.50 | 79% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton both sides Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 HC US CAROTID ARTERY DOPPLER BILATERAL File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $468.72 | $1,953.00 | $164.40–$1,757.70 | 76% |
| Regional One Health both sides Memphis, TN · (901) 545-7928 4540950000 - Doppler Carotid Bilat+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $560.52 | $871.73 | $70.00–$697.38 | 36% |
Both sides : lowest $276.75, median $302.94, highest $560.52 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $302.94. 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 12 of 12 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.