Leg vein ultrasound (both legs) cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for duplex ultrasound of the leg veins, both legs: from $296.72 to $449.61, with a median of $373.17. The lowest listed price is at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center — $76.45 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $480.66 at 26 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 25, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center lowest Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 ULTRASOUND STUDY OF ARM OR LEG VEINS WITH COMPRESSION AND MANEUVERS | $296.72 | $423.89 | $167.34–$305.27 | 30% | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 EXTREMITY STUDY | $449.61 | — | $128.29–$1,818.26 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo both sides Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Dup-Scan Xtr Veins Complete Bilateral Study | $409.00 | $409.00 | $21.77–$1,434.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital both sides Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Dup-Scan Xtr Veins Complete Bilateral Study | $409.00 | $409.00 | $21.77–$1,434.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo both sides Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Dup-Scan Xtr Veins Complete Bilateral Study | $409.00 | $409.00 | $21.77–$1,434.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital both sides Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Dup-Scan Xtr Veins Complete Bilateral Study | $409.00 | $409.00 | $21.77–$1,434.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital both sides Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Dup-Scan Xtr Veins Complete Bilateral Study | $409.00 | $409.00 | $21.77–$1,434.00 | — | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute both sides Buffalo, NY Us Doppler Bilat Extremity | $1,289.62 | $1,289.62 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital both sides Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Ultrasound of Upper Extremity Veins - Bilateral | $1,434.00 | $1,434.00 | $21.77–$1,434.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo both sides Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Ultasound Upper Extremity Vein Study - Bilateral - Dialysis | $1,434.00 | $1,434.00 | $21.77–$1,434.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo both sides Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Ultrasound of Upper Extremity Veins - Bilateral | $1,434.00 | $1,434.00 | $21.77–$1,434.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital both sides Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Ultasound Upper Extremity Vein Study - Bilateral - Dialysis | $1,434.00 | $1,434.00 | $21.77–$1,434.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital both sides Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Ultasound Upper Extremity Vein Study - Bilateral - Dialysis | $1,434.00 | $1,434.00 | $21.77–$1,434.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital both sides Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Ultrasound of Upper Extremity Veins - Bilateral | $1,434.00 | $1,434.00 | $21.77–$1,434.00 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $296.72, median $373.17, highest $449.61 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $409.00, median $409.00, highest $1,289.62 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $409.00. 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 2 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 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 93970 ($845.00). 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.
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NYUltrasound of Lower Extremity Veins - Bilateral | $64.80 | file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NYUltrasound of Lower Extremity Veins - Bilateral | $64.80 | file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NYUltrasound of Lower Extremity Veins - Bilateral | $64.80 | file |