Carotid ultrasound cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 15 hospitals list a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck: from $235.10 to $6,125.11, with a median of $809.26. The lowest listed price is at Virtua Willingboro Hospital and 4 other hospitals — $574.16 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $810.00 at 45 hospitals.
- The median here, $809.26, is 8% below the US median of $878.40.
- That is 3.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- 6 of 15 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 25 facilities across 21 cities for code 93880, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 21, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital lowest Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC US Carotid File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $235.10 | $2,351.00 | $0.01–$1,236.00 | 90% |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes lowest Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC US Carotid File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $235.10 | $2,351.00 | $0.01–$1,236.00 | 90% |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital lowest Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC US Carotid File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $235.10 | $2,351.00 | $0.01–$1,236.00 | 90% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC US Carotid+1 more line at this price File of Jun 1, 2026 · source file | $235.10 | $2,351.00 | $0.01–$1,236.00 | 90% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC US Carotid File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $235.10 | $2,351.00 | $0.01–$1,236.00 | 90% |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 US CAROTID ART. COMP.+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $809.26 | $809.26 | $147.27–$2,654.00 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 US CAROTID ART. COMP.+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $809.26 | $809.26 | $147.27–$2,654.00 | — |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ US CAROTID ART. COMP.+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $809.26 | $809.26 | $139.32–$2,654.00 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ US CAROTID ART. COMP.+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $809.26 | $809.26 | $136.36–$2,654.00 | — |
| Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton, MD · (410) 392-7009 DUPLEX SCAN,EXRACRANIAL,COMP,BIL GLB+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,396.37 | $1,396.37 | — | — |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Carotid Ultrasound Doppler File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,481.20 | $3,703.00 | — | 60% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Carotid Ultrasound Doppler File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,481.20 | $3,703.00 | — | 60% |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Carotid Ultrasound Doppler File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,481.20 | $3,703.00 | — | 60% |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Carotid Ultrasound Doppler File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,481.20 | $3,703.00 | — | 60% |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Duplex Scan, Extracranial Art, Bil File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $6,125.11 | $6,125.11 | $161.11–$5,512.60 | — |
| Lower Bucks Hospital both sides Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Duplex Scan Extracranial,Bilat File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $234.00 | $1,652.00 | $119.34–$1,321.60 | 86% |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital both sides Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Duplex Scan Extracranial,Bilat File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $243.00 | $2,076.63 | $119.34–$2,014.33 | 88% |
| St. Francis Hospital both sides Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Scan Duplex Extracranial Arteries Complete Bilateral File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $937.30 | $1,442.00 | $248.89–$1,465.07 | 35% |
| St Mary Medical Center both sides Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Scan Duplex Extracranial Arteries Complete Bilateral File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $940.55 | $1,447.00 | $170.04–$1,374.65 | 35% |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital both sides Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Scan Duplex Extracranial Arteries Complete Bilateral+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,108.90 | $1,706.00 | $161.11–$1,706.00 | 35% |
| Nazareth Hospital both sides Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Scan Duplex Extracranial Arteries Complete Bilateral File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,170.00 | $1,800.00 | $205.78–$1,764.00 | 35% |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center both sides Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Duplex Extracranial Arteries, Bilat Complete - 821+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $1,178.21 | $1,963.67 | $218.98–$1,512.03 | 40% |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware both sides Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Duplex US Cartoid/Extracranial Art Bilat+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $1,714.00 | $1,714.00 | — | — |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus both sides Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB EXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $5,985.90 | $6,651.00 | $147.86–$5,508.36 | 10% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus both sides Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB EXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $5,985.90 | $6,651.00 | $177.43–$17,003.90 | 10% |
Outpatient: lowest $235.10, median $809.26, highest $6,125.11 — a 26.1× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $234.00, median $1,139.45, highest $5,985.90 — a 25.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $1,396.37. 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 9 of 10 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.