Carotid ultrasound cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck (both sides): from $190.05 to $1,266.00, with a median of $732.37. The lowest listed price is at Kent County Memorial Hospital — $542.32 less than the median here.
- The median here, $732.37, is 17% below the US median of $884.70.
- That is 3.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- 5 of 10 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 8 cities for code 93880, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 15, 2025 and Sep 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent County Memorial Hospital both sides lowest Warwick, RI · (401) 737-7010 HC Duplex Scan Extracranial,Bilat - Carotid Duplex File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $190.05 | $543.00 | $190.68–$4,299.00 | 65% |
| Landmark Medical Center both sides Woonsocket, RI · (401) 769-4100 Hc Duplex Scan Extracranial,Bilat File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $266.00 | $1,151.00 | $185.13–$1,093.45 | 77% |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - St. Luke's Hospital both sides St. New Bedford, MA HC Duplex Scan Extracranial-Bilat File of Dec 15, 2025 · source file | $500.00 | $1,000.00 | $199.04–$772.00 | 50% |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group both sides Fall River, MA · (508) 679-3131 HC Duplex Scan Extracranial-Bilat File of Dec 15, 2025 · source file | $500.00 | $1,000.00 | $199.04–$772.00 | 50% |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital both sides Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC DUPLEX CAROTID BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $662.13 | $662.13 | — | — |
| Saint Anne's Hospital both sides Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC DUPLEX CAROTID BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $802.60 | $802.60 | — | — |
| Newport Hospital both sides Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC DUPLEX CAROTID BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,103.00 | $1,103.00 | — | — |
| Rhode Island Hospital both sides Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC DUPLEX CAROTID BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,103.00 | $1,103.00 | — | — |
| The Miriam Hospital both sides Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC DUPLEX CAROTID BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,103.00 | $1,103.00 | — | — |
| South County Health both sides Wakefield, RI · (401) 782-8000 Duplex scan of extracranial arteries; complete bilateral study File of Jul 24, 2026 · source file | $1,266.00 | $2,110.00 | $290.65 | 40% |
Both sides : lowest $190.05, median $732.37, highest $1,266.00 — a 6.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,103.00. 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 4 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 1 it is 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.