Scans and imaging CPT 93970 Outpatient

Leg vein ultrasound (both legs) cost in Decatur, AL

In Decatur, AL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for duplex ultrasound of the leg veins, both legs: from $854.00 to $854.00, with a median of $854.00. The lowest listed price is at Decatur Morgan Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Alabama, the median is $691.20 at 26 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 93970, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$854.00Decatur Morgan Hospital + 1 more
Median$854.00half pay less
Highest$854.00in 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 Decatur, AL.

median
Lowest $413.82Highest $854.00
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Decatur Morgan Hospital lowest Decatur, AL EXTREMITY STUDY $854.00 $854.00 $217.55–$854.00 — —
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Decatur Morgan Hospital lowest Decatur, AL EXTREMITY STUDY $854.00 $854.00 $217.55–$854.00 — —
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Decatur Morgan Hospital West lowest Decatur, AL · (256) 341-2000 EXTREMITY STUDY $854.00 $854.00 $217.55–$854.00 — —
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Decatur Morgan Hospital both sides Decatur, AL DUP SCAN EXT VEINS, COM BI STD $413.82 $413.82 $217.55–$413.82 — —
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Decatur Morgan Hospital both sides Decatur, AL DUP SCAN EXT VEINS, COM BI STD $413.82 $413.82 $217.55–$413.82 — —
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Decatur Morgan Hospital West both sides Decatur, AL · (256) 341-2000 DUP SCAN EXT VEINS, COM BI STD $413.82 $413.82 $217.55–$413.82 — —
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Outpatient: lowest $854.00, median $854.00, highest $854.00.

Both sides : lowest $413.82, median $413.82, highest $413.82.

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 $854.00. 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 0 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 ($875.82). 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.

Decatur Morgan Hospital Decatur, ALBODY POS D/C STATUS $0.01 file
Decatur Morgan Hospital Decatur, ALBODY POS D/C STATUS $0.01 file
Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur, ALBODY POS D/C STATUS $0.01 file