Scans and imaging CPT 93970 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Leg vein ultrasound (both legs) cost in Anchorage, AK — inpatient

In Anchorage, AK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for duplex ultrasound of the leg veins, both legs as an inpatient: from $1,525.00 to $1,525.00, with a median of $1,525.00. Across Alaska, the median is $935.25 at 4 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 93970, 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$1,525.00Mat-Su Valley Medical Center
Median$1,525.00half pay less
Highest$1,525.00in 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 Anchorage, AK.

median
Lowest $1,525.00Highest $2,113.80
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Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mat-Su Valley Medical Center lowest Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 US Upper Extremity Veins Limited Bilater - US Uppe $1,525.00 $3,050.00 $1,525.00–$2,928.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Mat-Su Valley Medical Center lowest Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 US Lower Extremity Veins Limited Bilater - US Lowe $1,525.00 $3,050.00 $1,525.00–$2,928.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Mat-Su Valley Medical Center both sides Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 US UE Venous Duplex Bilateral $1,525.00 $3,050.00 $1,525.00–$2,928.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Mat-Su Valley Medical Center both sides Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 US LE Venous Insufficiency Duplex Bilat $1,525.00 $3,050.00 $1,525.00–$2,928.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Mat-Su Valley Medical Center both sides Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 US LE Venous Duplex Bilateral $1,525.00 $3,050.00 $1,525.00–$2,928.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Mat-Su Valley Medical Center both sides Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 US LE Venous Mapping Duplex Bilateral $1,525.00 $3,050.00 $1,525.00–$2,928.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Mat-Su Valley Medical Center both sides Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 US UE Venous Mapping Duplex Bilateral $1,525.00 $3,050.00 $1,525.00–$2,928.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Mat-Su Valley Medical Center both sides Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 NI Duplex Venous Leg Comp Bilat $1,548.50 $3,097.00 $1,548.50–$2,973.12 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Mat-Su Valley Medical Center both sides Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 NI Duplex Venous Arm Comp Bilat $1,548.50 $3,097.00 $1,548.50–$2,973.12 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Alaska Medical Center both sides Anchorage, AK · (907) 562-2211 HC DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY $2,113.80 $2,710.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,525.00, median $1,525.00, highest $1,525.00.

Both sides : lowest $1,525.00, median $1,819.40, highest $2,113.80 — a 1.4× 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 outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $590.50 — 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 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.