Scans and imaging CPT 93970 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Leg vein ultrasound (both legs) cost in Manhattan, KS — inpatient

In Manhattan, KS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for duplex ultrasound of the leg veins, both legs (both sides) as an inpatient: from $274.00 to $485.20, with a median of $379.60. The lowest listed price is at Wamego Health Center — $105.60 less than the median here.

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 — and —.

Lowest$274.00Wamego Health Center
Median$379.60half pay less
Highest$485.20in this market
Difference1.8×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 Manhattan, KS.

median
Lowest $274.00Highest $485.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Wamego Health Center both sides lowest Wamego, KS · (785) 456-2295 BILAT LOW VENOUS DUPLEX 93970 $274.00 $685.00 $37.87–$664.65 60% —
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Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan both sides Manhattan, KS · (785) 776-3322 BILAT VENOUS LOWER 93970 $485.20 $1,213.00 $37.87–$548.07 60% —
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Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan both sides Manhattan, KS · (785) 776-3322 BILAT VENOUS UPPER 93970 $485.20 $1,213.00 $37.87–$548.07 60% —
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Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan both sides Manhattan, KS · (785) 776-3322 BILAT VENOUS UPPER 93970 $485.20 $1,213.00 $37.87–$548.07 60% —
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Both sides : lowest $274.00, median $379.60, highest $485.20 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $379.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.