Scans and imaging CPT 93880 Outpatient

Carotid ultrasound cost in Wheeling, WV

In Wheeling, WV-OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck: from $488.50 to $714.50, with a median of $521.50. The lowest listed price is at Reynolds Memorial Hospital — $33.00 less than the median here. Across West Virginia, the median is $512.00 at 12 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Jul 9, 2026 and Jul 9, 2026.

Lowest$488.50Reynolds Memorial Hospital
Median$521.50half pay less
Highest$714.50in this market
Difference1.5×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 Wheeling, WV-OH.

median
Lowest $488.50Highest $772.00
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Reynolds Memorial Hospital lowest Glen Dale, WV · (304) 843-3230 ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW $488.50 $977.00 $28.31–$398.58 50% —
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Wheeling Hospital Wheeling, WV · (304) 243-3000 ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW $521.50 $1,043.00 $28.31–$973.00 50% Jul 9, 2026
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Barnesville Hospital Association Barnesville, OH · (740) 425-3941 ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW $714.50 $1,429.00 $4,748.00 50% —
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Reynolds Memorial Hospital both sides Glen Dale, WV · (304) 843-3230 EXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY $513.00 $1,026.00 $28.31–$398.58 50% —
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Wheeling Hospital both sides Wheeling, WV · (304) 243-3000 EXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY $548.00 $1,096.00 $28.31–$973.00 50% Jul 9, 2026
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Barnesville Hospital Association both sides Barnesville, OH · (740) 425-3941 EXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY $772.00 $1,544.00 $4,748.00 50% —
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Outpatient: lowest $488.50, median $521.50, highest $714.50 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

Both sides : lowest $513.00, median $548.00, highest $772.00 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

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.

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 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 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.