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 Oregon Health & Science University and 1 other hospital. Across Oregon, the median is $1,039.98 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 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 23, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Health & Science University lowest Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 HB Extracrani Art Duplex Comp | $877.50 | $1,350.00 | $214.35–$1,350.00 | 35% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Tuality Healthcare lowest Hillsboro, OR · (503) 681-1111 HB Extracrani Art Duplex Comp | $877.50 | $1,350.00 | $206.87–$1,350.00 | 35% | — source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW | $1,118.65 | $1,721.00 | $105.83–$858.43 | 35% | — source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center both sides Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 PR DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY | $341.25 | $525.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 PR DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY | $341.25 | $525.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY | $341.25 | $525.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center both sides Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 PR DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY | $341.25 | $525.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY | $341.25 | $525.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY | $341.25 | $525.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center both sides Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 PR DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY | $341.25 | $525.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 PR DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY | $341.25 | $525.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center both sides Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC PR 93880 DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL STUDY BILAT | $539.25 | $719.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC PR 93880 DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL STUDY BILAT | $539.25 | $719.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center both sides Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC PR 93880 DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL STUDY BILAT | $539.25 | $719.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC PR 93880 DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL STUDY BILAT | $539.25 | $719.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital both sides Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC PR 93880 DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL STUDY BILAT | $539.25 | $719.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC CAROTID BILATERAL ULTRASOUND | $856.05 | $1,317.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center both sides Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC CAROTID BILATERAL ULTRASOUND | $856.05 | $1,317.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC CAROTID BILATERAL ULTRASOUND | $856.05 | $1,317.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC CAROTID BILATERAL ULTRASOUND | $856.05 | $1,317.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC CAROTID BILATERAL ULTRASOUND | $856.05 | $1,317.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center both sides Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC CAROTID BILATERAL ULTRASOUND | $856.05 | $1,317.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC CAROTID BILATERAL ULTRASOUND | $856.05 | $1,317.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center both sides Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC CAROTID BILATERAL ULTRASOUND | $945.10 | $1,454.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside both sides Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY | $985.15 | $1,159.00 | — | 15% | — source file |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center both sides Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY | $985.15 | $1,159.00 | — | 15% | — source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center both sides Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 EXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY | $1,140.75 | $1,755.00 | $105.83–$858.43 | 35% | — source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital both sides Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY | $1,388.25 | $1,851.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center both sides Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY | $1,388.25 | $1,851.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY | $1,388.25 | $1,851.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY | $1,388.25 | $1,851.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center both sides Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY | $1,388.25 | $1,851.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $877.50, median $877.50, highest $1,118.65 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $341.25, median $539.25, highest $1,140.75 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $539.25. 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 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.