Carotid ultrasound cost in Oklahoma City, OK
In Oklahoma City, OK, 5 hospitals list a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck (both sides): from $169.30 to $1,142.05, with a median of $315.00. The lowest listed price is at Oklahoma Heart Hospital and 1 other hospital — $145.70 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $347.52 at 8 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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 Mar 27, 2026 and Jun 12, 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 Oklahoma City, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital both sides lowest Oklahoma City, OK HC Duplex Scan Extracranial,Bilat - Carotid Duplex | $169.30 | $483.71 | $120.93–$573.70 | 65% | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital South both sides lowest Oklahoma City, OK HC Duplex Scan Extracranial,Bilat - Carotid Duplex | $169.30 | $483.71 | $120.93–$573.70 | 65% | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County both sides Crescent, OK Duplex Scan Extracranial Art Compl Bi Study | $315.00 | $420.00 | $231.00 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County both sides Crescent, OK Duplex Scan Extracranial Art Compl Bi Study | $315.00 | $420.00 | $231.00 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City both sides Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 755-1515 Carotid Duplex Scan Bilat | $997.10 | $1,534.00 | $291.00–$436.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County both sides Guthrie, OK · (405) 282-6700 Carotid Duplex Scan Bilat | $1,142.05 | $1,757.00 | $215.26–$865.00 | 35% | — source file |
Both sides : lowest $169.30, median $315.00, highest $1,142.05 — a 6.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $315.00. 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 2 of 5 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 93880 ($811.54). 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.
| OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center Oklahoma City, OKEXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY | $29.18 | file |