Scans and imaging CPT 93970 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Leg vein ultrasound (both legs) cost in Milwaukee, WI — inpatient

In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 11 hospitals list a cash price for duplex ultrasound of the leg veins, both legs (both sides) as an inpatient: from $1,015.00 to $1,892.10, with a median of $1,015.00. The lowest listed price is at Aurora West Allis Medical Center and 7 other hospitals. Across Wisconsin, the median is $997.62 at 14 hospitals.

Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities for code 93970, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Mar 23, 2026.

Lowest$1,015.00Aurora West Allis Medical Center + 7 more
Median$1,015.00half pay less
Highest$1,892.10in this market
Difference1.9×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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.

median
Lowest $1,015.00Highest $1,892.10

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aurora West Allis Medical Center both sides lowest West Allis, WI · (414) 328-6000 DUPLEX SCAN EXT VEIN BILATERAL $1,015.00 $2,030.00 $1,218.00–$40,765.01 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro both sides lowest Milwaukee, WI DUPLEX SCAN EXT VEIN BILATERAL $1,015.00 $2,030.00 $1,218.00–$1,725.50 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro both sides lowest Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 DUPLEX SCAN EXT VEIN BILATERAL $1,015.00 $2,030.00 $1,218.00–$1,725.50 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro both sides lowest Cudahy, WI DUPLEX SCAN EXT VEIN BILATERAL $1,015.00 $2,030.00 $1,218.00–$1,725.50 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Summit both sides lowest Summit, WI · (262) 434-1600 DUPLEX SCAN EXT VEIN BILATERAL $1,015.00 $2,030.00 $1,218.00–$1,725.50 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Grafton both sides lowest Grafton, WI · (262) 329-1000 DUPLEX SCAN EXT VEIN BILATERAL $1,015.00 $2,030.00 $1,218.00–$1,725.50 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Washington County both sides lowest Hartford, WI · (262) 673-2300 DUPLEX SCAN EXT VEIN BILATERAL $1,015.00 $2,030.00 $1,218.00–$1,725.50 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Kenosha both sides lowest Kenosha, WI · (262) 948-5600 DUPLEX SCAN EXT VEIN BILATERAL $1,015.00 $2,030.00 $1,218.00–$1,725.50 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin both sides Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC DOPPLER EXTREMITY VEIN COMPLETE BILATERAL $1,345.44 $2,446.25 $1,712.38–$2,323.94 45% Mar 23, 2026
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin both sides Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC DOPPLER EXTREMITY VEIN COMPLETE BILATERAL $1,345.44 $2,446.25 $1,712.38–$2,323.94 45% Mar 23, 2026
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Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee both sides Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC VEN DUPL SCAN BILAT UP/LW $1,892.10 $3,570.00 $53.45–$696.30 47% —
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Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee both sides Mequon, WI HC VEN DUPL SCAN BILAT UP/LW $1,892.10 $3,570.00 $53.45–$696.30 47% —
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Both sides : lowest $1,015.00, median $1,015.00, highest $1,892.10 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $1,015.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 9 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 9 it is 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.