Scans and imaging CPT 93970 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Leg vein ultrasound (both legs) cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient

In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for duplex ultrasound of the leg veins, both legs (both sides) as an inpatient: from $174.68 to $681.96, with a median of $280.14. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $105.46 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $417.76 at 28 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 93970, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$174.68Ochsner Clinic Foundation

Median$280.14half of hospitals charge less

Highest$681.96in 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.

median

Lowest $174.68Highest $681.96

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Ochsner Clinic Foundation both sides lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC US DUPLEX, UPPER OR LOWER EXT VENOUS,COMPLETE BILAT source file	$174.68	$794.00	—	78%
Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner both sides Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC US DUPLEX, UPPER OR LOWER EXT VENOUS,COMPLETE BILAT source file	$224.84	$803.00	—	72%
St Charles Parish Hospital both sides Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC US DUPLEX, UPPER OR LOWER EXT VENOUS,COMPLETE BILAT source file	$266.49	$987.00	—	73%
The Ochsner West Campus Extended Care Hospital both sides Jefferson, LA HC US DUPLEX, UPPER OR LOWER EXT VENOUS,COMPLETE BILAT source file	$293.78	$794.00	—	63%
St Bernard Parish Hospital both sides Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC US DUPLEX, UPPER OR LOWER EXT VENOUS,COMPLETE BILAT source file	$417.28	$1,304.00	—	68%
St Charles Surgical Hospital both sides New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 US LOWER EXTREMITY BILATERAL source file	$681.96	$1,933.76	$218.41–$885.66	65%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More

Both sides : lowest $174.68, median $280.14, highest $681.96 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $384.16 — 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.