Scans and imaging CPT 93970 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

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

In Michigan City-La Porte, IN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for duplex ultrasound of the leg veins, both legs as an inpatient: from $224.64 to $224.64, with a median of $224.64. Across Indiana, the median is $1,067.18 at 50 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 93970, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$224.64La Porte Hospital
Median$224.64half pay less
Highest$224.64in 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 Michigan City-La Porte, IN.

median
Lowest $224.64Highest $1,265.10
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
La Porte Hospital lowest La Porte, IN · (219) 326-1234 93970,TC EXTREMITY STUDY 93970,TC $224.64 $416.00 $173.89–$374.40 46% Apr 1, 2026
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La Porte Hospital La Porte, IN · (219) 326-1234 93970 EXTREMITY STUDY $274.86 $509.00 $212.76–$458.10 46% Apr 1, 2026
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La Porte Hospital one side La Porte, IN · (219) 326-1234 NI Duplex Venous Leg Left $1,265.10 $2,342.77 $979.28–$2,108.49 46% Apr 1, 2026
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La Porte Hospital one side La Porte, IN · (219) 326-1234 NI Duplex Venous Leg Right $1,265.10 $2,342.77 $979.28–$2,108.49 46% Apr 1, 2026
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La Porte Hospital both sides La Porte, IN · (219) 326-1234 US LE Venous Duplex Bilateral $1,265.10 $2,342.77 $979.28–$2,108.49 46% Apr 1, 2026
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La Porte Hospital both sides La Porte, IN · (219) 326-1234 NI Duplex Venous Leg Comp Bilat $1,265.10 $2,342.77 $979.28–$2,108.49 46% Apr 1, 2026
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La Porte Hospital both sides La Porte, IN · (219) 326-1234 US UE Venous Duplex Bilateral $1,265.10 $2,342.77 $979.28–$2,108.49 46% Apr 1, 2026
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La Porte Hospital both sides La Porte, IN · (219) 326-1234 NI Duplex Venous Extremities Comp Bilat $1,265.10 $2,342.77 $979.28–$2,108.49 46% Apr 1, 2026
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La Porte Hospital both sides La Porte, IN · (219) 326-1234 NI Duplex Venous Arm Comp Bilat $1,265.10 $2,342.77 $979.28–$2,108.49 46% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $224.64, median $224.64, highest $224.64.

Both sides : lowest $1,265.10, median $1,265.10, highest $1,265.10.

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 $137.28 — 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.

5 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 93970 ($846.60). 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.

La Porte Hospital La Porte, INUS LE Venous Mapping Duplex Bilateral $0.01 file
La Porte Hospital La Porte, INUS UE Venous Mapping Duplex Bilateral $0.01 file
La Porte Hospital La Porte, INUS LE Venous Insufficiency Duplex Bilat $0.01 file
La Porte Hospital La Porte, INUS UE Venous Insufficiency Duplex Bilat $0.01 file
La Porte Hospital La Porte, IN93970,26 EXTREMITY STUDY $50.22 file