Scans and imaging CPT 93880 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Carotid ultrasound cost in Russellville, AR — inpatient

In Russellville, AR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck as an inpatient: from $1,358.65 to $1,358.65, with a median of $1,358.65. Across Arkansas, the median is $489.77 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 93880, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026.

Lowest$1,358.65Dardanelle Regional Medical Center
Median$1,358.65half pay less
Highest$1,358.65in this market
Difference1.0×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 Russellville, AR.

median
Lowest $1,358.65Highest $1,430.16
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Dardanelle Regional Medical Center lowest Dardanelle, AR · (479) 229-4677 US CAROTID DUP BL $1,358.65 $1,358.65 $339.66–$1,358.65 — Aug 17, 2026
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Dardanelle Regional Medical Center both sides Dardanelle, AR · (479) 229-4677 CVC EXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY $1,430.16 $1,430.16 $357.54–$1,430.16 — Aug 17, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,358.65, median $1,358.65, highest $1,358.65.

Both sides : lowest $1,430.16, median $1,430.16, highest $1,430.16.

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 2 facilities here, median $351.28 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.

2 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 93880 ($890.72). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Dardanelle Regional Medical Center Dardanelle, ARDRMC CORP HHW CAROTID DUP $16.54 file
Dardanelle Regional Medical Center Dardanelle, ARDRMC HEART HEALTHLY CAROTID DP $17.85 file