Scans and imaging CPT 93880 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Carotid ultrasound cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient

In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck (both sides) as an inpatient: from $174.68 to $293.12, with a median of $245.67. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $70.99 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $467.04 at 29 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 93880, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 16, 2026.

Lowest$174.68Ochsner Clinic Foundation

Median$245.67half of hospitals charge less

Highest$293.12in this market

Difference1.7×highest vs lowest

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.

median

Lowest $174.68Highest $293.12

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Ochsner Clinic Foundation both sides lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC CAROTID DUPLEX SCAN, BILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$174.68	$794.00	—	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	—	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	—	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	—	68%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More

Both sides : lowest $174.68, median $245.67, highest $293.12 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $414.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.