Leg vein ultrasound (both legs) cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 15 hospitals list a cash price for duplex ultrasound of the leg veins, both legs: from $183.75 to $2,721.75, with a median of $760.50. The lowest listed price is at Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista and 4 other hospitals — $576.75 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $1,187.66 at 89 hospitals.
- The median here, $760.50, is 19% below the US median of $935.36.
- That is 3.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- San Diego, CA has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in California with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 11 cities for code 93970, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 30, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Lowest$183.75Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista + 4 more
Median$760.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,721.75in this market
Difference14.8×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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
median
Lowest $183.75Highest $2,721.75
one sideboth sides
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Venous Mapping File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $183.75 | $735.00 | $58.80–$767.21 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas lowest Encinitas, CA · (760) 753-6501 HC Venous Mapping File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $183.75 | $735.00 | $58.80–$767.21 | 75% |
| Scripps Green Hospital lowest La Jolla, CA · (858) 554-3600 HC Venous Mapping File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $183.75 | $735.00 | $58.80–$767.21 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Venous Mapping File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $183.75 | $735.00 | $58.80–$767.21 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla lowest La Jolla, CA · (858) 626-4123 HC Venous Mapping File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $183.75 | $735.00 | $58.80–$767.21 | 75% |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 DPLX EXT VEINS BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $305.00 | $1,570.04 | $173.75–$1,570.04 | 81% |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 US Vessel Mapping for Dialysis File of May 29, 2026 · source file | $663.85 | $1,106.42 | $169.92–$872.97 | 40% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Duplex Scan Upper Extremity-Venous File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $760.50 | $1,014.00 | — | 25% |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Ultrasound Scan Of Veins Of Arms Or Legs Including Assessment Of Compression And Functional Maneuvers File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,061.95 | $3,749.00 | $193.06–$1,874.50 | 45% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido one side Escondido, CA Venous Reflux Extremity Left+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,151.44 | $3,585.74 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway one side Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 Venous Reflux Extremity Right+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,151.44 | $3,585.74 | — | 40% |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC VASC DUPLEX EXTREM VENOUSBILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,721.75 | $3,629.00 | $1.00–$3,266.10 | 25% |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC VASC DUPLEX EXTREM VENOUSBILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,721.75 | $3,629.00 | $1.00–$3,266.10 | 25% |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC VASC DUPLEX EXTREM VENOUSBILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,721.75 | $3,629.00 | $0.50–$3,556.42 | 25% |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC VASC DUPLEX EXTREM VENOUSBILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,721.75 | $3,629.00 | $1.00–$2,903.20 | 25% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego both sides San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Dplx Up&Lo Ext Ven Bilat/Complt+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $275.62 | $1,102.50 | $88.20–$882.00 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista both sides San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Duplex Scan Ext Bilat/Complt+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $275.62 | $1,102.50 | $88.20–$882.00 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas both sides Encinitas, CA · (760) 753-6501 HC Duplex Scan Ext Bilat/Complt+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $275.62 | $1,102.50 | $88.20–$882.00 | 75% |
| Scripps Green Hospital both sides La Jolla, CA · (858) 554-3600 HC Duplex Scan Ext Bilat/Complt+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $275.62 | $1,102.50 | $88.20–$882.00 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla both sides La Jolla, CA · (858) 626-4123 HC Duplex Scan Ext Bilat/Complt+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $275.62 | $1,102.50 | $88.20–$882.00 | 75% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego both sides San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Smh-Venous Duplex Extrem Bilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,090.50 | $1,454.00 | — | 25% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa both sides San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,381.12 | $2,656.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion both sides San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,381.12 | $2,656.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos both sides San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,381.12 | $2,656.00 | — | 48% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido both sides Escondido, CA CS Venous Reflux Bilateral+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,151.44 | $3,585.74 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway both sides Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 CS Venous Reflux Bilateral+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,151.44 | $3,585.74 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido both sides Escondido, CA CS Venous Lower Extremity Bilateral+6 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,151.55 | $3,585.91 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway both sides Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 CS Venous Lower Extremity Bilateral+6 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,151.55 | $3,585.91 | — | 40% |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital both sides San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC VENOUS DUP EXTRM BILAT ARMS AND LEGS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,721.75 | $3,629.00 | $1.00–$3,556.42 | 25% |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center both sides Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC VENOUS DUP EXTRM BILAT ARMS AND LEGS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,721.75 | $3,629.00 | $0.71–$2,903.20 | 25% |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center both sides Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC VENOUS DUP EXTRM BILAT ARMS AND LEGS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,721.75 | $3,629.00 | $1.00–$3,556.42 | 25% |
| Grossmont Hospital both sides La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC VENOUS DUP EXTRM BILAT ARMS AND LEGS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,721.75 | $3,629.00 | $1.00–$3,266.10 | 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.
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
Outpatient: lowest $183.75, median $760.50, highest $2,721.75 — a 14.8× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $275.62, median $1,381.12, highest $2,721.75 — a 9.9× 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 14 facilities here, median $1,411.23. 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 11 of 12 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.