Carotid ultrasound cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck: from $436.24 to $2,764.20, with a median of $640.20. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Washington — $203.96 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $810.00 at 45 hospitals.
- The median here, $640.20, is 28% below the US median of $884.70.
- That is 2.6× 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 22 facilities across 15 cities for code 93880, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 17, 2025 and Oct 28, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Washington lowest Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 CAROTID DOPPLER File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $436.24 | $623.20 | $170.04–$531.46 | 30% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL ART BIL File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $507.60 | $846.00 | $162.09–$993.72 | 40% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $553.00 | $1,106.00 | $28.31–$538.86 | 50% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL ART BIL File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $598.20 | $997.00 | $137.24–$877.36 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL ART BIL File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $640.20 | $1,067.00 | $201.32–$960.30 | 40% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA DOP Carotid Duplex CV+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $703.50 | $1,005.00 | $187.94–$1,055.25 | 30% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 SONO/CAROTID DOPPLER COMPLETE+1 more line at this price File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $1,755.60 | $2,926.00 | $986.06–$2,282.28 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 US CAROTID ART DUPLEX File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $1,755.60 | $2,926.00 | $787.09–$3,585.81 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL ART BIL File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $2,764.20 | $4,607.00 | $162.09–$3,915.95 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital both sides Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 US CAROTID DUPLEX COMP/BILAT File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $346.80 | $578.00 | $90.06–$621.32 | 40% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital both sides Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 US CAROTID DUPLEX COMP/BILAT File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $346.80 | $578.00 | $90.06–$621.32 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital both sides Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 US CAROTID DUPLEX COMP/BILAT File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $346.80 | $578.00 | $4.52–$28.51 | 40% |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital both sides Kittanning, PA CAROTID SCANS BILATERAL File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $398.70 | $1,329.00 | $90.06–$1,329.00 | 70% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital both sides Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC DUP CAROTID BILAT COMP File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $507.60 | $846.00 | $162.09–$993.72 | 40% |
| Uniontown Hospital both sides Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 EXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $594.50 | $1,189.00 | $28.31–$538.86 | 50% |
| UPMC Washington both sides Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 CAROTID DOPPLER COMP BILAT File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $630.70 | $901.00 | $170.04–$648.72 | 30% |
| UPMC East both sides Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 DUP CAROTID BILAT COMP File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $831.00 | $1,385.00 | $162.09–$1,134.10 | 40% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital both sides Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC DUP SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ARTY BI File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $837.76 | $1,088.00 | $147.86–$734.63 | 23% |
| UPMC McKeesport both sides McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 DUP CAROTID BILAT COMP File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $880.20 | $1,467.00 | $162.09–$1,246.95 | 40% |
| West Penn Hospital both sides Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC DUP SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ARTY BI File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $882.57 | $1,209.00 | $162.65–$815.95 | 27% |
| Allegheny General Hospital both sides Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC DUP SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ARTY BI File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $918.84 | $1,209.00 | $153.59–$810.53 | 24% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center both sides Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC DUP SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ARTY BI File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $930.69 | $1,149.00 | $108.55–$761.74 | 19% |
| UPMC St Margaret both sides Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 DUP CAROTID BILAT COMP File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $1,033.80 | $1,723.00 | $162.09–$1,464.55 | 40% |
| UPMC Mercy both sides Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 DUP CAROTID BILAT COMP File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $1,441.80 | $2,403.00 | $160.56–$2,162.70 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian both sides Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 DUP CAROTID BILAT COMP File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $2,251.20 | $3,752.00 | $143.21–$3,189.20 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $436.24, median $640.20, highest $2,764.20 — a 6.3× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $346.80, median $834.38, highest $2,251.20 — a 6.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $671.85. 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 9 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.