Leg vein ultrasound (both legs) cost in Minneapolis, MN — inpatient
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 13 hospitals list a cash price for duplex ultrasound of the leg veins, both legs as an inpatient: from $320.58 to $1,244.00, with a median of $887.81. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Hospital — $567.23 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $887.56 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 18 cities for code 93970, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 29, 2026 and Jun 17, 2026.
Lowest$320.58Methodist Hospital
Median$887.81half pay less
Highest$1,244.00in this market
Difference3.9×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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
median
Lowest $320.58Highest $1,522.00
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Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital lowest St. Louis Park, MN Extremity study | $320.58 | $1,233.00 | $138.47–$924.75 | 74% | — source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 Extremity study | $395.20 | $1,520.00 | $91.74–$1,216.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN · (763) 581-1000 Ultrasound scan of veins of both arms or legs including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers | $434.77 | $825.00 | $164.77–$660.00 | 47% | — source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 Ultrasound scan of veins of both arms or legs including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers | $434.77 | $825.00 | $179.36–$660.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI · (715) 531-6000 Extremity study | $529.14 | $1,173.00 | $248.91–$1,173.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN · (651) 430-4509 Extremity study | $668.22 | $1,806.00 | $143.22–$1,625.40 | 63% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG RAD US VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY LOWER EXTREMITY B | $887.81 | $1,849.60 | $1,237.75–$1,553.66 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG RAD US VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY LOWER EXTREMITY B | $887.81 | $1,849.60 | $1,237.75–$1,553.66 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Extremity study | $948.90 | $1,804.00 | $599.87–$1,804.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG RAD US VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY LOWER EXTREMITY B | $954.58 | $1,704.60 | $1,044.41–$1,704.60 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG RAD US VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY LOWER EXTREMITY B | $954.58 | $1,704.60 | $757.35–$1,704.60 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG RAD US VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY LOWER EXTREMITY B | $954.58 | $1,704.60 | $757.35–$1,704.60 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 US DUP VENOUS EXT BIL COMP PO | $1,244.00 | $1,244.00 | $420.47–$1,119.60 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 US DUP VENOUS EXT BIL P | $1,522.00 | $1,522.00 | $514.44–$1,369.80 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital both sides Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC DUPLEX EXTREMITY VENOUS, COMPLETE BILATERAL | $428.27 | $1,068.00 | $556.43–$961.20 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital both sides Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC DUPLEX EXTREMITY VENOUS, COMPLETE BILATERAL | $428.27 | $1,068.00 | $556.43–$961.20 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital both sides Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC DUPLEX EXTREMITY VENOUS, COMPLETE BILATERAL | $428.27 | $1,068.00 | $556.43–$961.20 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services both sides Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC DUPLEX EXTREMITY VENOUS, COMPLETE BILATERAL | $491.62 | $1,225.97 | $638.73–$1,103.37 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital both sides Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC DUPLEX EXTREMITY VENOUS, COMPLETE BILATERAL | $494.84 | $1,234.00 | $642.91–$1,110.60 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center both sides Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC DUPLEX EXTREMITY VENOUS, COMPLETE BILATERAL | $494.84 | $1,234.00 | $642.91–$1,110.60 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital both sides St. Paul, MN HC DUPLEX EXTREMITY VENOUS, COMPLETE BILATERAL | $494.84 | $1,234.00 | $329.97–$1,110.60 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital both sides Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC DUPLEX EXTREMITY VENOUS, COMPLETE BILATERAL | $521.04 | $1,225.97 | $638.73–$1,103.37 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital both sides Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG RAD US DUPLEX SCAN EXTREMITY BILAT COMPLETE P | $591.94 | $1,233.20 | $825.26–$1,035.89 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital both sides Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG RAD US DUPLEX SCAN EXTREMITY BILAT COMPLETE P | $591.94 | $1,233.20 | $825.26–$1,035.89 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital both sides Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG RAD US VEIN MAPPING EXTREMITY BILATERAL | $887.81 | $1,849.60 | $1,237.75–$1,553.66 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital both sides Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG VENOUS DOPPLER EXTREMITY BILATERAL | $887.81 | $1,849.60 | $1,237.75–$1,553.66 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital both sides Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG RAD US DUPLEX SCAN EXTREMITY BILATERAL COMPLE | $887.81 | $1,849.60 | $1,237.75–$1,553.66 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital both sides Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG VENOUS DOPPLER EXTREMITY BILATERAL | $887.81 | $1,849.60 | $1,237.75–$1,553.66 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital both sides Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG RAD US DUPLEX SCAN EXTREMITY BILATERAL COMPLE | $887.81 | $1,849.60 | $1,237.75–$1,553.66 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital both sides Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG RAD US VEIN MAPPING EXTREMITY BILATERAL | $887.81 | $1,849.60 | $1,237.75–$1,553.66 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems both sides River Falls, WI HCHG RAD US VEIN MAPPING EXTREMITY BILATERAL | $954.58 | $1,704.60 | $1,044.41–$1,704.60 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center both sides Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG RAD US VEIN MAPPING EXTREMITY BILATERAL | $954.58 | $1,704.60 | $757.35–$1,704.60 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital both sides Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG RAD US VEIN MAPPING EXTREMITY BILATERAL | $954.58 | $1,704.60 | $757.35–$1,704.60 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems both sides River Falls, WI HCHG RAD US DUPLEX SCAN EXTREMITY BILATERAL COMPLE | $954.58 | $1,704.60 | $1,044.41–$1,704.60 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems both sides River Falls, WI HCHG VENOUS DOPPLER EXTREMITY BILATERAL | $954.58 | $1,704.60 | $1,044.41–$1,704.60 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital both sides Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG RAD US DUPLEX SCAN EXTREMITY BILATERAL COMPLE | $954.58 | $1,704.60 | $757.35–$1,704.60 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital both sides Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG VENOUS DOPPLER EXTREMITY BILATERAL | $954.58 | $1,704.60 | $757.35–$1,704.60 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center both sides Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG RAD US DUPLEX SCAN EXTREMITY BILATERAL COMPLE | $954.58 | $1,704.60 | $757.35–$1,704.60 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center both sides Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG VENOUS DOPPLER EXTREMITY BILATERAL | $954.58 | $1,704.60 | $757.35–$1,704.60 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital both sides Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG RAD US DUPLEX SCAN EXTREMITY BILAT COMPLETE P | $1,272.66 | $2,272.60 | $1,009.72–$2,272.60 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems both sides River Falls, WI HCHG RAD US DUPLEX SCAN EXTREMITY BILAT COMPLETE P | $1,272.66 | $2,272.60 | $1,392.42–$2,272.60 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center both sides Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG RAD US DUPLEX SCAN EXTREMITY BILAT COMPLETE P | $1,272.66 | $2,272.60 | $1,009.72–$2,272.60 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $320.58, median $887.81, highest $1,244.00 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $428.27, median $494.84, highest $954.58 — a 2.2× 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 14 facilities here, median $598.68 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 12 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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.