Scans and imaging CPT 93880 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Carotid ultrasound cost in Two Harbors, MN — inpatient

In Two Harbors, MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck as an inpatient: from $1,249.31 to $1,249.31, with a median of $1,249.31. Across Minnesota, the median is $517.56 at 12 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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$1,249.31Aspirus Lake View Hospital
Median$1,249.31half pay less
Highest$1,249.31in 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 Two Harbors, MN.

median
Lowest $367.06Highest $1,616.37
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aspirus Lake View Hospital lowest Two Harbors, MN · (218) 834-7300 Carotid Duplex Scan $1,249.31 $1,518.00 — 18% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Lake View Hospital both sides Two Harbors, MN · (218) 834-7300 Pro Dup-Scan Xtrc Art Compl Bi Std $367.06 $446.00 — 18% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Lake View Hospital both sides Two Harbors, MN · (218) 834-7300 DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPL BI STUDY $1,616.37 $1,964.00 — 18% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,249.31, median $1,249.31, highest $1,249.31.

Both sides : lowest $367.06, median $367.06, highest $367.06.

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 1 facility here, median $1,249.31 — 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.