Scans and imaging CPT 93970 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Leg vein ultrasound (both legs) cost in Riverside, CA — inpatient

In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for duplex ultrasound of the leg veins, both legs (both sides) as an inpatient: from $836.10 to $3,647.61, with a median of $1,381.12. The lowest listed price is at Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta — $545.02 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $1,259.05 at 24 hospitals.

Cash prices at 9 facilities across 7 cities for code 93970, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 2, 2026.

Lowest$836.10Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta
Median$1,381.12half pay less
Highest$3,647.61in this market
Difference4.4×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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.

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Lowest $836.10Highest $3,647.61

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta both sides lowest Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC DUPLX EXT VEIN BILAT $836.10 $1,858.00 $336.30–$1,393.50 55% Sep 2, 2026
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Palo Verde Hospital both sides Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 US Lower Ext Venous Duplex Bilateral $937.50 $1,250.00 — 25% Jul 1, 2026
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Palo Verde Hospital both sides Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 93970 BILATERAL DOPPLER EXAMINATION \\ ProFee $937.50 $1,250.00 — 25% Jul 1, 2026
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Palo Verde Hospital both sides Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 US Upper Ext Venous Duplex Bilateral $937.50 $1,250.00 — 25% Jul 1, 2026
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St Mary Medical Center both sides Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY $1,048.80 $2,185.00 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana both sides Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY $1,381.12 $2,656.00 — 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley both sides Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY $1,381.12 $2,656.00 — 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside both sides Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY $1,381.12 $2,656.00 — 48% —
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Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital both sides Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC DUPLX EXT VEIN BILAT $1,402.20 $3,116.00 $623.20–$2,648.60 55% Sep 2, 2026
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Loma Linda University Medical Center both sides Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC DUPLX EXT VEIN BILAT $1,443.60 $3,208.00 $641.60–$2,887.20 55% Sep 2, 2026
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Riverside University Medical Center both sides Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Duplx Ext Vein Bilat $3,647.61 $3,647.61 $121.13–$3,647.61 — —
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Riverside University Medical Center both sides Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Duplx Ext Vein Bilat $3,647.61 $3,647.61 $121.13–$3,647.61 — —
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Both sides : lowest $836.10, median $1,381.12, highest $3,647.61 — a 4.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,103.26 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 3 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 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.