Carotid ultrasound cost in Nashville, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck (both sides): from $261.58 to $487.08, with a median of $461.81. The lowest listed price is at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital — $200.23 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $571.18 at 4 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 Oct 1, 2025 and Oct 1, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital both sides lowest Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL,BILAT | $261.58 | $902.00 | $119.88–$902.00 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital both sides Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 VAS CAROTID DUPLEX BILAT | $461.81 | $1,539.35 | $108.35–$785.07 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital both sides Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 HRT CAROTID DUPLEX BILATERAL | $461.81 | $1,539.35 | $108.35–$785.07 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital both sides Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 CAROTID DUPLEX BILAT | $461.81 | $1,539.35 | $108.35–$785.07 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital both sides Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 VAS CAROTID DUPLEX BILAT | $461.81 | $1,539.35 | $108.35–$785.07 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital both sides Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 HRT CAROTID DUPLEX BILATERAL | $461.81 | $1,539.35 | $108.35–$785.07 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital both sides Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 CAROTID DUPLEX BILAT | $461.81 | $1,539.35 | $108.35–$785.07 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital both sides Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 US CAROTID DUPLEX BILATERAL | $461.81 | $1,539.35 | $108.35–$785.07 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital both sides Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 CAROTID DUPLEX BILAT | $461.81 | $1,539.35 | $108.35–$785.07 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital both sides Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 US CAROTID DUPLEX BILATERAL | $461.81 | $1,539.35 | $108.35–$785.07 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital both sides Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 CAROTID DUPLEX BILAT | $461.81 | $1,539.35 | $108.35–$785.07 | 70% | — source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center both sides Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL,BILAT | $487.08 | $902.00 | $119.88–$902.00 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital both sides Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL BILAT | $571.30 | $1,970.00 | $117.65–$1,576.00 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center both sides Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL BILAT | $1,063.80 | $1,970.00 | $224.55–$1,576.00 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
Both sides : lowest $261.58, median $461.81, highest $487.08 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $461.81. 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 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.