Scans and imaging CPT 93970 Outpatient

Leg vein ultrasound (both legs) cost in Akron, OH

In Akron, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for duplex ultrasound of the leg veins, both legs: from $1,651.50 to $1,651.50, with a median of $1,651.50. Across Ohio, the median is $895.10 at 23 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 93970, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jul 14, 2026.

Lowest$1,651.50Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
Median$1,651.50half pay less
Highest$1,651.50in 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 Akron, OH.

median
Lowest $98.40Highest $1,651.50
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center lowest Fairlawn, OH Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers $1,651.50 $2,202.00 $226.16–$5,219.80 25% Jun 19, 2026
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Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron both sides Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 PR DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY $98.40 $164.00 $30.83–$430.79 40% Nov 11, 2025
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Akron General Medical Center both sides Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 DUP SCAN EXT VEIN BILAT $903.50 $1,390.00 $393.09–$1,390.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Akron General Medical Center both sides Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY $1,085.50 $1,670.00 $424.35–$1,670.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron both sides Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB DUPLEX EXTREM VENOUS,BILAT $1,204.50 $1,606.00 $546.04–$1,588.33 25% Nov 11, 2025
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University Hospitals Health System both sides Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC DUPLEX EXTREM VENOUS,BILAT - CV US DOPPLER VENOUS LEGS BILATERAL $1,209.00 $1,612.00 $243.77–$1,450.80 25% Jul 14, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $1,651.50, median $1,651.50, highest $1,651.50.

Both sides : lowest $98.40, median $903.50, highest $1,209.00 — a 12.3× 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.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,056.25. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is 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

This ultrasound looks at the veins of both legs and the blood flow in them. It is the main test for a blood clot (deep vein thrombosis) and for varicose vein problems.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the scan of both legs. The reading may be billed separately.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 93970 ($846.60). 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.

Akron General Medical Center Akron, OHEXTREMITY STUDY $37.05 file