Scans and imaging CPT 93970 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Leg vein ultrasound (both legs) cost in Salem, OR — inpatient

In Salem, OR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for duplex ultrasound of the leg veins, both legs (both sides) as an inpatient: from $336.05 to $743.06, with a median of $743.06. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Silverton Medical Center — $407.01 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $1,087.45 at 15 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$336.05Legacy Silverton Medical Center
Median$743.06half pay less
Highest$743.06in this market
Difference2.2×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 Salem, OR.

median
Lowest $336.05Highest $1,034.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Legacy Silverton Medical Center both sides lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 PR DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY $336.05 $517.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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West Valley Hospital both sides Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG EXT VENOUS DUPLEX BILATERAL UE/LE $743.06 $1,402.00 — 47% Apr 1, 2026
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Salem Hospital both sides Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG EXT VENOUS DUPLEX BILATERAL UE/LE $743.06 $1,402.00 — 47% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Silverton Medical Center both sides Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC VASCULAR VENOUS BILATERAL/MAPPING ULTRASOUND $1,034.80 $1,592.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Both sides : lowest $336.05, median $743.06, highest $743.06 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,103.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.

4 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 93970 ($845.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

West Valley Hospital Dallas, ORHCHRG US EXTREMITY VEINS BILAT PRO F $44.52 file
Salem Hospital Salem, ORHCHRG US EXTREMITY VEINS BILAT PRO F $44.52 file
West Valley Hospital Dallas, ORHCHRG EXT VENOUS DUPLEX BILATERAL UE/LE-INT $66.78 file
Salem Hospital Salem, ORHCHRG EXT VENOUS DUPLEX BILATERAL UE/LE-INT $66.78 file