Scans and imaging CPT 93880 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Carotid ultrasound cost in Rochester, NY — inpatient

In Rochester, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck as an inpatient: from $666.26 to $940.07, with a median of $875.65. The lowest listed price is at Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic — $209.39 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $875.65 at 25 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 93880, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$666.26Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic
Median$875.65half pay less
Highest$940.07in this market
Difference1.4×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Rochester, NY.

median
Lowest $115.00Highest $940.07
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic lowest Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC US DUPLEX SCAN_EXTRACRANIAL ARTERIES_BILATERAL $666.26 $1,025.02 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC US DUPLEX SCAN_EXTRACRANIAL ARTERIES_BILATERAL $875.65 $1,347.15 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC US DUPLEX SCAN_EXTRACRANIAL ARTERIES_BILATERAL $875.65 $1,347.15 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC US DUPLEX SCAN_EXTRACRANIAL ARTERIES_BILATERAL $940.07 $1,175.09 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Strong Memorial Hospital both sides Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 PR DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY $115.00 $230.00 $122.79–$892.89 50% —
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Inpatient: lowest $666.26, median $875.65, highest $940.07 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

Both sides : lowest $115.00, median $115.00, highest $115.00.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $875.65 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.