Carotid ultrasound cost in Portland, OR
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck: from $877.50 to $1,118.65, with a median of $877.50. The lowest listed price is at Hillsboro Medical Center and 1 other hospital. Across Oregon, the median is $1,039.98 at 24 hospitals.
- The median here, $877.50, is about the same as the US median of $884.70.
- That is 3.6× 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 15 facilities across 9 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 20, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro Medical Center lowest Hillsboro, OR · (503) 681-1111 HB Extracrani Art Duplex Comp File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file | $877.50 | $1,350.00 | $206.87–$1,350.00 | 35% |
| Oregon Health & Science University lowest Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 HB Extracrani Art Duplex Comp File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file | $877.50 | $1,350.00 | $214.35–$1,350.00 | 35% |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $1,118.65 | $1,721.00 | $105.83–$858.43 | 35% |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center both sides Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC PR 93880 DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL STUDY BILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $539.25 | $719.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Portland Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC PR 93880 DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL STUDY BILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $539.25 | $719.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC PR 93880 DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL STUDY BILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $539.25 | $719.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital both sides Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC PR 93880 DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL STUDY BILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $539.25 | $719.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center both sides Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC PR 93880 DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL STUDY BILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $539.25 | $719.00 | — | 25% |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC CAROTID BILATERAL ULTRASOUND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $856.05 | $1,317.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC CAROTID BILATERAL ULTRASOUND+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $856.05 | $1,317.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center both sides Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC CAROTID BILATERAL ULTRASOUND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $856.05 | $1,317.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center both sides Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC CAROTID BILATERAL ULTRASOUND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $856.05 | $1,317.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center both sides Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC CAROTID BILATERAL ULTRASOUND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $945.10 | $1,454.00 | — | 35% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside both sides Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $985.15 | $1,159.00 | — | 15% |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center both sides Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $985.15 | $1,159.00 | — | 15% |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center both sides Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 EXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $1,140.75 | $1,755.00 | $105.83–$858.43 | 35% |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center both sides Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,388.25 | $1,851.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center both sides Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,388.25 | $1,851.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital both sides Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,388.25 | $1,851.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Portland Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,388.25 | $1,851.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,388.25 | $1,851.00 | — | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $877.50, median $877.50, highest $1,118.65 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $539.25, median $856.05, highest $1,140.75 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $856.05. 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 3 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.