Carotid ultrasound cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck: from $237.76 to $534.60, with a median of $414.00. The lowest listed price is at New Orleans East Hospital — $176.24 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $467.04 at 32 hospitals.
- The median here, $414.00, is 53% below the US median of $884.70.
- That is 1.7× 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 6 cities for code 93880, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 16, 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans East Hospital lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Ultrasound Scanning of Blood Flow on Both Sides of Head and Neck File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $237.76 | $1,486.00 | $207.47–$891.60 | 84% |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Ultrasound Scanning of Blood Flow on Both Sides of Head and Neck File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $241.34 | $1,097.00 | $1,097.00–$620.90 | 78% |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Ultrasound Scanning of Blood Flow on Both Sides of Head and Neck File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $258.58 | $1,847.00 | $1,311.37–$940.12 | 86% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Ultrasound Scanning of Blood Flow on Both Sides of Head and Neck File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $360.96 | $2,256.00 | $1,068.00–$734.00 | 84% |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ultrasound Scanning of Blood Flow on Both Sides of Head and Neck File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $467.04 | $3,336.00 | $1,000.80–$934.08 | 86% |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ultrasound Scanning of Blood Flow on Both Sides of Head and Neck File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $467.04 | $3,336.00 | $1,000.80–$934.08 | 86% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ultrasound Scanning of Blood Flow on Both Sides of Head and Neck File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $467.04 | $3,336.00 | $1,000.80–$934.08 | 86% |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Ultrasound Scanning of Blood Flow on Both Sides of Head and Neck File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $534.60 | $1,980.00 | $1,263.24–$968.02 | 73% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation both sides New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 PR DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL,BILAT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $174.68 | $794.00 | $87.02–$886.00 | 78% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner both sides Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC CAROTID DUPLEX SCAN, BILAT File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $224.84 | $803.00 | $134.90–$1,066.44 | 72% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital both sides Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC CAROTID DUPLEX SCAN, BILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $266.49 | $987.00 | $87.02–$867.00 | 73% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital both sides Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC CAROTID DUPLEX SCAN, BILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $293.12 | $916.00 | $181.55–$687.00 | 68% |
| Omega Hospital both sides Metairie, LA · (504) 616-3897 DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY File of May 26, 2026 · source file | $368.50 | $631.71 | $631.71–$1,052.85 | 42% |
Outpatient: lowest $237.76, median $414.00, highest $534.60 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $174.68, median $266.49, highest $368.50 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $245.67. 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 8 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 7 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 carotid ultrasound is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Carotid ultrasound explained.