Scans and imaging CPT 93970 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Leg vein ultrasound (both legs) cost in Myrtle Beach, SC — inpatient

In Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for duplex ultrasound of the leg veins, both legs as an inpatient: from $381.94 to $381.94, with a median of $381.94. Across South Carolina, the median is $2,463.80 at 8 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 93970, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$381.94Conway Medical Center
Median$381.94half pay less
Highest$381.94in 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 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC.

median
Lowest $381.94Highest $1,561.29
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Conway Medical Center lowest Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 Report $381.94 $381.94 $76.39–$275.00 — —
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Conway Medical Center both sides Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 US Upper Ext Venous Duplex Bilateral $609.00 $609.00 $121.80–$438.48 — —
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McLeod Health both sides Myrtle Beach, SC HC DUPLEX LOWER EXTREM VENOUS,BILAT $1,561.29 $2,199.00 $209.05–$1,759.20 29% —
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McLeod Health both sides Loris, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC DUPLEX LOWER EXTREM VENOUS,BILAT $1,561.29 $2,199.00 $209.05–$1,759.20 29% —
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McLeod Health both sides E Little River, SC HC DUPLEX LOWER EXTREM VENOUS,BILAT $1,561.29 $2,199.00 $209.05–$1,759.20 29% —
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Inpatient: lowest $381.94, median $381.94, highest $381.94.

Both sides : lowest $609.00, median $1,561.29, highest $1,561.29 — a 2.6× 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 2 facilities here, median $2,964.47 — 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 not 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.