Scans and imaging CPT 93970 Outpatient

Leg vein ultrasound (both legs) cost in Portland, OR

In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for duplex ultrasound of the leg veins, both legs: from $970.90 to $1,348.10, with a median of $1,087.45. The lowest listed price is at Shriners Childrens - Portland — $116.55 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $1,087.45 at 19 hospitals.

  • The median here, $1,087.45, is 16% above the US median of $936.24.
  • That is 4.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
  • 1 of 4 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

Cash prices at 16 facilities across 9 cities for code 93970, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 18, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$970.90Shriners Childrens - Portland
Median$1,087.45half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,348.10in this market
Difference1.4×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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.

median
Lowest $531.00Highest $1,507.50
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Shriners Childrens - Portland lowest Portland, OR · (541) 241-5090 EXTREMITY STUDY File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file $970.90 $970.90 $211.13–$923.69 —
Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 HB Ext Vein Compre Dop Bil Com File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file $1,087.45 $1,673.00 $214.35–$1,673.00 35%
Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro, OR · (503) 681-1111 HB Ext Vein Compre Dop Bil Com File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file $1,087.45 $1,673.00 $206.87–$1,673.00 35%
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 ULTRASOUND STUDY OF ARM OR LEG VEINS WITH COMPRESSION AND MANEUVERS File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file $1,348.10 $2,074.00 $105.83–$858.43 35%
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 EXTREMITY STUDY File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file $1,374.75 $2,115.00 $105.83–$858.43 35%
Providence Newberg Medical Center both sides Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC PR 93970 EXTREMITY STUDY VENOUS DUPLEX BILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $531.00 $708.00 — 25%
Providence Milwaukie Hospital both sides Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC PR 93970 EXTREMITY STUDY VENOUS DUPLEX BILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $531.00 $708.00 — 25%
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center both sides Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC PR 93970 EXTREMITY STUDY VENOUS DUPLEX BILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $531.00 $708.00 — 25%
Providence Portland Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC PR 93970 EXTREMITY STUDY VENOUS DUPLEX BILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $531.00 $708.00 — 25%
Providence St Vincent Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC PR 93970 EXTREMITY STUDY VENOUS DUPLEX BILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $531.00 $708.00 — 25%
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC VASCULAR VENOUS BILATERAL/MAPPING ULTRASOUND+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $956.15 $1,471.00 — 35%
Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center both sides Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC VASCULAR VENOUS BILATERAL/MAPPING ULTRASOUND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $956.15 $1,471.00 — 35%
Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center both sides Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC VASCULAR VENOUS BILATERAL/MAPPING ULTRASOUND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $956.15 $1,471.00 — 35%
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC VASCULAR VENOUS BILATERAL/MAPPING ULTRASOUND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $956.15 $1,471.00 — 35%
Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center both sides Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $986.00 $1,160.00 — 15%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside both sides Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $986.00 $1,160.00 — 15%
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center both sides Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC VASCULAR VENOUS BILATERAL/MAPPING ULTRASOUND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $1,049.75 $1,615.00 — 35%
Providence Portland Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $1,507.50 $2,010.00 — 25%
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center both sides Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $1,507.50 $2,010.00 — 25%
Providence St Vincent Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $1,507.50 $2,010.00 — 25%
Providence Milwaukie Hospital both sides Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $1,507.50 $2,010.00 — 25%
Providence Newberg Medical Center both sides Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $1,507.50 $2,010.00 — 25%
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.
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 $970.90, median $1,087.45, highest $1,348.10 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

Both sides : lowest $531.00, median $956.15, highest $1,049.75 — a 2.0× 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 12 facilities here, median $956.15. 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 2 of 4 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.