Scans and imaging CPT 93970 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Leg vein ultrasound (both legs) cost in Russellville, AL — inpatient

In Russellville, AL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for duplex ultrasound of the leg veins, both legs as an inpatient: from $231.00 to $231.14, with a median of $231.07. The lowest listed price is at Red Bay Hospital — $0.07 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $691.20 at 26 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 93970, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

Lowest$231.00Red Bay Hospital
Median$231.07half pay less
Highest$231.14in 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 Russellville, AL.

median
Lowest $231.00Highest $2,720.00
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Red Bay Hospital lowest Red Bay, AL · (256) 356-9532 LAB-DSDNAA,DS-DNA BY CRITHIDIA $231.00 $231.00 $45.05–$485.63 — —
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Russellville Hospital Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 DUP LOWER EXT VEIN B $231.14 $889.00 $94.92–$533.40 74% Jul 31, 2026
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Russellville Hospital Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 DUP UPPER EXT VEIN B $231.14 $889.00 $94.92–$533.40 74% Jul 31, 2026
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Red Bay Hospital Red Bay, AL · (256) 356-9532 DRILL BIT 2.0 X 100 DENTAL SHA $962.28 $962.28 $240.57–$750.58 — —
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Red Bay Hospital Red Bay, AL · (256) 356-9532 DRILL BIT 1.9 X 108 STRYKER $969.41 $969.41 $242.35–$756.14 — —
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Red Bay Hospital Red Bay, AL · (256) 356-9532 EXTREMITY STUDY $1,782.00 $1,782.00 $463.32–$31,724.93 — —
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Red Bay Hospital Red Bay, AL · (256) 356-9532 PVL-IMAGE PERIPH VEIN ARM&LEGS $2,720.00 $2,720.00 $707.20–$31,724.93 — —
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Russellville Hospital both sides Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 US DUP LOWER EXT VEIN BILAT $231.14 $889.00 $94.92–$533.40 74% Jul 31, 2026
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Russellville Hospital both sides Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 US DUP UPPER EXT VEIN BILAT $231.14 $889.00 $94.92–$533.40 74% Jul 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $231.00, median $231.07, highest $231.14.

Both sides : lowest $231.14, median $231.14, highest $231.14.

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 $231.07 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 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 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.