Leg vein ultrasound (both legs) cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 7 hospitals list a cash price for duplex ultrasound of the leg veins, both legs: from $965.30 to $6,339.16, with a median of $1,332.80. The lowest listed price is at Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia — $367.50 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $869.60 at 51 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,332.80, is 42% above the US median of $935.36.
- That is 5.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- 3 of 7 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 21 cities for code 93970, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 21, 2026.
Lowest$965.30Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia
Median$1,332.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,339.16in this market
Difference6.6×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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
median
Lowest $234.00Highest $6,339.16
one sideboth sides
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 430-4000 EXTREMITY STUDY File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $965.30 | $965.30 | $42.00–$541.20 | — |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Doppler Study File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,332.80 | $3,332.00 | — | 60% |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Doppler Study File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,332.80 | $3,332.00 | — | 60% |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Doppler Study File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,332.80 | $3,332.00 | — | 60% |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Doppler Study File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,332.80 | $3,332.00 | — | 60% |
| Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton, MD · (410) 392-7009 DUPLEX,EXTREM VEINS,W COMPRE,COM,BIL GLB+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,553.62 | $1,553.62 | — | — |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Duplex Scan, Extrem Veins, Comp/Bil+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $6,339.16 | $6,339.16 | $154.17–$5,705.24 | — |
| Lower Bucks Hospital both sides Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Duplex Extrem Venous,Bilat File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $234.00 | $1,650.00 | $114.20–$1,320.00 | 86% |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital both sides Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Duplex Extrem Venous,Bilat File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $243.00 | $3,067.50 | $114.20–$2,975.48 | 92% |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes both sides Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC US Extremity Veins Bilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $430.30 | $4,303.00 | $0.01–$1,044.00 | 90% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton both sides Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC US Extremity Veins Bilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $430.30 | $4,303.00 | $0.01–$1,044.00 | 90% |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital both sides Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC US Extremity Veins Bilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $430.30 | $4,303.00 | $0.01–$1,044.00 | 90% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees both sides Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC US Extremity Veins Bilateral+1 more line at this price File of Jun 1, 2026 · source file | $430.30 | $4,303.00 | $0.01–$1,044.00 | 90% |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital both sides Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC US Extremity Veins Bilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $430.30 | $4,303.00 | $0.01–$1,044.00 | 90% |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital both sides Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Scan Duplex Extremity Veins Complete Bilateral File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $611.65 | $941.00 | $154.17–$941.00 | 35% |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer both sides Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 US VENOUS EXT BILAT US File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $809.26 | $809.26 | $147.27–$2,654.00 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill both sides Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 US VENOUS EXT BILAT US File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $809.26 | $809.26 | $147.27–$2,654.00 | — |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury both sides Woodbury, NJ US VENOUS EXT BILAT US File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $809.26 | $809.26 | $139.32–$2,654.00 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington both sides Salem, NJ US VENOUS EXT BILAT US File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $809.26 | $809.26 | $136.36–$2,654.00 | — |
| St Mary Medical Center both sides Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Scan Duplex Extremity Veins Complete Bilateral File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,069.90 | $1,646.00 | $131.33–$1,563.70 | 35% |
| St. Francis Hospital both sides Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Scan Duplex Extremity Veins Complete Bilateral File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,100.45 | $1,693.00 | $248.89–$1,720.09 | 35% |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware both sides Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Duplex US Vasc Extrem Veins Bilat+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $1,124.00 | $1,124.00 | — | — |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center both sides Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Duplx Reflx Extr Veins Low BI - BEN+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $1,159.17 | $1,931.94 | $163.55–$1,487.59 | 40% |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center both sides Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Duplex Extremity Veins, Bilat File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $1,174.81 | $1,958.01 | $163.55–$1,507.67 | 40% |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center both sides Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Duplex Extremity Veins, Bilat Upper - HRHMC+9 more lines at this price File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $1,178.21 | $1,963.67 | $163.55–$1,512.03 | 40% |
| Nazareth Hospital both sides Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Scan Duplex Extremity Veins Complete Bilateral File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,212.90 | $1,866.00 | $205.78–$1,828.68 | 35% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus both sides Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB EXTREMITY STUDY (COMPLETE BILATERAL) File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $5,985.90 | $6,651.00 | $146.66–$5,508.36 | 10% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus both sides Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB EXTREMITY STUDY (COMPLETE BILATERAL) File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $5,985.90 | $6,651.00 | $175.99–$16,865.90 | 10% |
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
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $965.30, median $1,332.80, highest $6,339.16 — a 6.6× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $234.00, median $809.26, highest $5,985.90 — a 25.6× 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 inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,332.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 leg vein ultrasound (both legs) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Leg vein ultrasound (both legs) explained.