Leg vein ultrasound (both legs) cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for duplex ultrasound of the leg veins, both legs: from $259.35 to $2,006.40, with a median of $1,309.49. The lowest listed price is at St. Rose Hospital — $1,050.14 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $1,187.66 at 89 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,309.49, is 40% above the US median of $935.36.
- That is 5.4× 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 26 facilities across 18 cities for code 93970, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 23, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
Lowest$259.35St. Rose Hospital
Median$1,309.49half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,006.40in this market
Difference7.7×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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
median
Lowest $259.35Highest $2,871.00
one sideboth sides
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Rose Hospital lowest Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 VL SAPHENOUS VEIN BL File of Feb 23, 2026 · source file | $259.35 | $864.50 | $192.98–$734.82 | 70% |
| St. Rose Hospital Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 VLPREOPVEINMAPPINGUP/LOWBILAT File of Feb 23, 2026 · source file | $594.09 | $1,980.30 | $192.98–$1,683.25 | 70% |
| Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA · (650) 369-5811 US DUPLEX VENOUS EXT BIL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $1,237.98 | $3,629.00 | $193.06–$24,323.00 | 66% |
| Chinese Hospital San Francisco, CA · (415) 677-2480 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers File of Jul 22, 2026 · source file | $1,381.00 | $1,381.00 | $241.32–$2,485.80 | — |
| MarinHealth Medical Center Greenbrae, CA · (415) 925-7900 ULTRASOUND STUDY OF ARM OR LEG VEINS WITH COMPRESSION AND MANEUVERS File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $2,006.40 | $3,344.00 | $192.99–$2,330.00 | 40% |
| St. Rose Hospital Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 VLVENOUSDUPLEXBILATERALU.E. File of Feb 23, 2026 · source file | $2,053.83 | $6,846.10 | $192.98–$5,819.19 | 70% |
| MarinHealth Medical Center Greenbrae, CA · (415) 925-7900 EXTREMITY STUDY File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $2,126.78 | $3,544.64 | $192.99–$2,330.00 | 40% |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley both sides Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 Venous Dplx Up&Lw Bilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,453.20 | $3,633.00 | — | 60% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek both sides Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,803.20 | $3,220.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont both sides Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,803.20 | $3,220.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch both sides Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,803.20 | $3,220.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael both sides San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,803.20 | $3,220.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco both sides South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,803.20 | $3,220.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco both sides San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,803.20 | $3,220.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus both sides Richmond, CA · (510) 752-1000 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,803.20 | $3,220.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond both sides Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,803.20 | $3,220.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro both sides San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,803.20 | $3,220.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City both sides Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,803.20 | $3,220.00 | — | 44% |
| St. Rose Hospital both sides Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 VL VENOUS DUPLEX LE BI File of Feb 23, 2026 · source file | $2,053.83 | $6,846.10 | $192.98–$5,819.19 | 70% |
| Mills Health Center both sides San Mateo, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG NI DUPLEX EXTREMITY VEINS BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,871.00 | $2,871.00 | — | — |
| Mills-Peninsula Medical Center both sides Burlingame, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG NI DUPLEX EXTREMITY VEINS BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,871.00 | $2,871.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hospital both sides San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG NI DUPLEX EXTREMITY VEINS BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,871.00 | $2,871.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus both sides San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG NI DUPLEX EXTREMITY VEINS BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,871.00 | $2,871.00 | — | — |
| Eden Medical Center both sides Castro Valley, CA · (510) 537-1234 HCHG NI DUPLEX EXTREMITY VEINS BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,871.00 | $2,871.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Summit Campus-Hawthorne both sides Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG NI DUPLEX EXTREMITY VEINS BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,871.00 | $2,871.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Delta Medical Center both sides Antioch, CA · (925) 779-7200 HCHG NI DUPLEX EXTREMITY VEINS BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,871.00 | $2,871.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Herrick Campus both sides Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG NI DUPLEX EXTREMITY VEINS BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,871.00 | $2,871.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp both sides Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG NI DUPLEX EXTREMITY VEINS BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,871.00 | $2,871.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center both sides Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG NI DUPLEX EXTREMITY VEINS BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,871.00 | $2,871.00 | — | — |
| Novato Community Hospital both sides Novato, CA · (415) 209-1300 HCHG NI DUPLEX EXTREMITY VEINS BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,871.00 | $2,871.00 | — | — |
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
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 $259.35, median $1,309.49, highest $2,006.40 — a 7.7× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $1,453.20, median $2,053.83, highest $2,871.00 — 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 2 facilities here, median $748.67. 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 4 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.