Scans and imaging CPT 93970 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Leg vein ultrasound (both legs) cost in Clinton, IA — inpatient

In Clinton, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for duplex ultrasound of the leg veins, both legs as an inpatient: from $619.20 to $619.20, with a median of $619.20. Across Iowa, the median is $619.20 at 8 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 Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$619.20MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center
Median$619.20half pay less
Highest$619.20in 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 Clinton, IA.

median
Lowest $396.00Highest $862.55
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center lowest Dewitt, IA · (563) 659-4200 US Ven Mapping Upper Ext Bil $619.20 $1,032.00 $350.88–$753.36 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center lowest Dewitt, IA · (563) 659-4200 US Ven Mapping Lower Ext Bil $619.20 $1,032.00 $350.88–$753.36 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center lowest Dewitt, IA · (563) 659-4200 VL No Inv Ext Vein Bil $619.20 $1,032.00 $350.88–$753.36 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center lowest Dewitt, IA · (563) 659-4200 US Venous Mapping Extremity Bil $619.20 $1,032.00 $350.88–$753.36 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center lowest Dewitt, IA · (563) 659-4200 US Venous Doppler Low Ext Bil $619.20 $1,032.00 $350.88–$753.36 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center lowest Dewitt, IA · (563) 659-4200 US Venous Doppler Lower Ext Bil $619.20 $1,032.00 $350.88–$753.36 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center both sides Dewitt, IA · (563) 659-4200 Dup scan/extremity vein/bilat/comp 93970 $396.00 $660.00 $928.00–$2,679.00 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center both sides Dewitt, IA · (563) 659-4200 US Venous Doppler Bilateral $619.20 $1,032.00 $350.88–$753.36 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Clinton Medical Center both sides Clinton, IA · (563) 244-5555 HC Scan Duplex Extremity Veins Complete Bilateral $862.55 $1,327.00 $219.72–$1,327.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $619.20, median $619.20, highest $619.20.

Both sides : lowest $396.00, median $629.28, highest $862.55 — a 2.2× 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 1 facility here, median $619.20 — 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.