Leg vein ultrasound (both legs) cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 19 hospitals list a cash price for duplex ultrasound of the leg veins, both legs: from $575.00 to $4,826.25, with a median of $1,491.00. The lowest listed price is at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth — $916.00 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $933.00 at 17 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,491.00, is 59% above the US median of $935.36.
- That is 6.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- 17 of 19 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 27 facilities across 20 cities for code 93970, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 3, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 15, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth lowest Plymouth, MA · (508) 746-2000 HC DUP SCAN EXT VEIN COMP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $575.00 | $575.00 | — | — |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 DPLX SCAN; EXT VEINS File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file | $689.50 | $985.00 | $198.74–$893.00 | 30% |
| Emerson Hospital Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 DUP SCAN EXT VENOUS MAP CMP BL File of May 18, 2026 · source file | $760.50 | $1,014.00 | $282.81–$1,014.00 | 25% |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton, MA · (617) 696-4600 HC DUP SCAN EXT VEIN COMP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $930.00 | $930.00 | — | — |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 HC DUP SCAN EXT VEIN COMP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $933.00 | $933.00 | — | — |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester, MA · (781) 729-9000 HC DUP SCAN EXT VEIN COMP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $974.00 | $974.00 | — | — |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston, MA · (617) 722-3000 EXTREMITY STUDY File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $1,059.20 | $1,059.20 | $131.39–$817.41 | — |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge, MA · (617) 492-3500 HC DUP SCAN EXT VEIN COMP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,251.00 | $1,251.00 | — | — |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport, MA · (978) 463-1000 HC DUP SCAN EXT VEIN COMP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,254.00 | $1,254.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham, MA · (781) 453-3002 HC DUP SCAN EXT VEIN COMP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,491.00 | $1,491.00 | — | — |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA · (617) 754-5800 HC DUP SCAN EXT VEIN COMP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,518.00 | $1,518.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 667-7000 HC DUP SCAN EXT VEIN COMP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,600.00 | $1,600.00 | — | — |
| Exeter Hospital Exeter, NH · (603) 778-7311 HC DUP SCAN EXT VEIN COMP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,162.00 | $2,162.00 | — | — |
| Dover Emergency Room Dover, NH · (603) 436-5110 DUP VEIN BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,282.00 | $4,282.00 | $176.42–$4,067.90 | — |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth, NH · (603) 436-5110 DUP VEIN BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,282.00 | $4,282.00 | $176.42–$4,067.90 | — |
| Seabrook Emergency Seabrook, NH · (603) 436-5110 DUP VEIN BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,282.00 | $4,282.00 | $176.42–$4,067.90 | — |
| Frisbie Memorial Hospital Rochester, NH · (603) 332-5211 DUP VEIN BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,547.00 | $4,547.00 | $374.67–$3,637.60 | — |
| Parkland Medical Center Derry, NH · (603) 421-2100 DUP VEIN BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,826.25 | $4,826.25 | $149.13–$4,584.94 | — |
| Plaistow Fser Plaistow, NH · (603) 421-2100 DUP VEIN BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,826.25 | $4,826.25 | $149.13–$4,584.94 | — |
| Boston Medical Center South both sides Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Dup-Scan Xtr Veins Complete Bilateral Study File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $283.77 | $630.60 | $261.47–$740.54 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton both sides Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Dup-Scan Xtr Veins Complete Bilateral Study File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $348.40 | $774.23 | $261.47–$853.39 | 55% |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus both sides Wareham, MA · (508) 679-3131 HC Duplex Extrem Venous-Bilat File of Dec 15, 2025 · source file | $413.50 | $827.00 | $176.81–$772.00 | 50% |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare both sides Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Vasc Duplex Extrem Venous Bilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $501.90 | $717.00 | $125.48–$800.04 | 30% |
| Cambridge Health Alliance both sides Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Venous Doppler Extre - Bilat File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $661.00 | $661.00 | $300.69–$1,409.70 | — |
| Boston Medical Center both sides Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Dup-Scan Xtr Veins Complete Bilateral Study File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $753.30 | $1,674.00 | $261.47–$1,422.90 | 55% |
| Emerson Hospital both sides Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 DUP SCAN EXT VEN REF BILATERAL+1 more line at this price File of May 18, 2026 · source file | $760.50 | $1,014.00 | $282.81–$1,014.00 | 25% |
| Lowell General Hospital both sides Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Vasc Duplex Extrem Venous Bilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $901.60 | $1,288.00 | $385.73–$1,932.00 | 30% |
| Tufts Medical Center both sides Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Vasc Duplex Extrem Venous Bilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,073.80 | $1,534.00 | $402.83–$2,301.00 | 30% |
Outpatient: lowest $575.00, median $1,491.00, highest $4,826.25 — a 8.4× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $283.77, median $661.00, highest $1,073.80 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $1,112.50. 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 2 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 leg vein ultrasound (both legs) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Leg vein ultrasound (both legs) explained.