Scans and imaging CPT 93970 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Leg vein ultrasound (both legs) cost in Indianapolis, IN — inpatient

In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 9 hospitals list a cash price for duplex ultrasound of the leg veins, both legs as an inpatient: from $1,510.20 to $1,894.80, with a median of $1,751.40. The lowest listed price is at Ascension St Vincent Mercy — $241.20 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $1,067.18 at 50 hospitals.

Cash prices at 11 facilities across 6 cities for code 93970, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$1,510.20Ascension St Vincent Mercy
Median$1,751.40half pay less
Highest$1,894.80in this market
Difference1.3×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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.

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Lowest $1,510.20Highest $2,404.80
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Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ascension St Vincent Mercy lowest Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 DUPLEX SCAN VEINS EXT;COMP BIL $1,510.20 $2,517.00 $24.89–$739.52 40% —
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Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN DUPLEX SCAN VEINS EXT;COMP BIL $1,751.40 $2,919.00 $24.89–$739.52 40% —
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Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN DUPLEX SCAN VEINS EXT;COMP BIL $1,751.40 $2,919.00 $24.89–$739.52 40% —
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St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 DUPLEX SCAN VEINS EXT;COMP BIL $1,751.40 $2,919.00 $24.89–$739.52 40% —
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St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital Indianapolis, IN DUPLEX SCAN VEINS EXT;COMP BIL $1,751.40 $2,919.00 $24.89–$739.52 40% —
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Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN DUPLEX SCAN VEINS EXT;COMP BIL $1,751.40 $2,919.00 $24.89–$739.52 40% —
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St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 DUPLEX SCAN VEINS EXT;COMP BIL $1,751.40 $2,919.00 $24.89–$739.52 40% —
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St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 DUPLEX SCAN VEINS EXT;COMP BIL $1,751.40 $2,919.00 $24.89–$739.52 40% —
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St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 DUPLEX SCAN VEINS EXT;COMP BIL $1,894.80 $3,158.00 $24.89–$739.52 40% —
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Riverview Health both sides Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 VENOUS DUPLEX UPPER EXT COMP BI $1,691.40 $2,819.00 — 40% —
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Riverview Health both sides Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 VENOUS DUPLEX LOWER EXT COMP BI $1,691.40 $2,819.00 — 40% —
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Endo Surgery Center both sides Carmel, IN TCG-DUPLEX VEINS EXT CMPL BI $1,751.40 $2,919.00 $24.89–$739.52 40% —
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Naab Road Surgery Center both sides Indianapolis, IN TCG-DUPLEX VEINS EXT CMPL BI $1,751.40 $2,919.00 $24.89–$739.52 40% —
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Carmel AmbSurg both sides Carmel, IN TCG-DUPLEX VEINS EXT CMPL BI $1,751.40 $2,919.00 $24.89–$739.52 40% —
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Eskenazi Health both sides Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Duplex Scan Ext Veins Comp Bilat $2,404.80 $2,672.00 $252.00–$2,672.00 10% —
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Inpatient: lowest $1,510.20, median $1,751.40, highest $1,894.80 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

Both sides : lowest $1,691.40, median $1,751.40, highest $2,404.80 — 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 12 facilities here, median $1,751.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 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 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.