Scans and imaging CPT 93970 Outpatient

Leg vein ultrasound (both legs) cost in Seattle, WA

In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for duplex ultrasound of the leg veins, both legs: from $541.00 to $1,256.80, with a median of $858.33. The lowest listed price is at Overlake Medical Center & Clinics — $317.33 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $1,046.50 at 12 hospitals.

Cash prices at 13 facilities across 11 cities for code 93970, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$541.00Overlake Medical Center & Clinics
Median$858.33half pay less
Highest$1,256.80in this market
Difference2.3×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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.

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Lowest $136.00Highest $1,952.10
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Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Overlake Medical Center & Clinics lowest Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Duplex Extremity Veins Bil $541.00 $1,082.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 EXTREMITY STUDY $858.33 $1,683.00 $1,009.80–$1,346.40 49% —
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Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC US VEINS EXTREMITY DUPLEX,BILA $1,256.80 $1,571.00 $133.54–$1,413.90 20% —
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Seattle Children's Hospital both sides Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Dup-Scan Xtr Veins Complete Bilateral Study $136.00 $136.00 $18.32–$108.80 — —
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Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill both sides Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY $630.24 $1,313.00 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill both sides Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY $630.24 $1,313.00 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Issaquah both sides Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY $630.24 $1,313.00 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Regional Medical Center Everett both sides Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY $679.12 $1,306.00 — 48% Apr 1, 2026
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Saint Clare Hospital both sides Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC VEIN UE DUPLEX BILAT COMP $701.14 $2,432.47 $273.98–$1,824.36 71% Feb 28, 2026
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St Anthony Hospital both sides Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC VEIN UE DUPLEX BILAT COMP $739.84 $2,432.47 $273.98–$1,824.36 70% Feb 28, 2026
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Highline Medical Center both sides Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC VEIN UE DUPLEX BILAT COMP $742.77 $2,432.47 $269.04–$2,189.23 69% Feb 28, 2026
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St Francis Community Hospital both sides Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC VEIN UE DUPLEX BILAT COMP $763.37 $2,432.47 $269.04–$1,824.36 69% Feb 28, 2026
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St Joseph Medical Center both sides Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC VEIN UE DUPLEX BILAT COMP $805.63 $2,432.47 $273.98–$1,824.36 67% Feb 28, 2026
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Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association both sides Enumclaw, WA HC VEIN UE DUPLEX BILAT COMP $859.55 $2,432.47 $397.00–$2,189.23 65% Feb 28, 2026
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Swedish Issaquah both sides Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY $1,147.20 $2,390.00 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill both sides Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY $1,147.20 $2,390.00 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill both sides Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY $1,147.20 $2,390.00 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Seattle Children's Hospital both sides Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 US Lwr Ext Venos Dpplr Bi/Cmp $1,952.10 $1,952.10 $491.93–$1,874.02 — —
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Seattle Children's Hospital both sides Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Dup-Scan Xtr Veins Complete Bilateral Study $1,952.10 $1,952.10 $491.93–$1,874.02 — —
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Outpatient: lowest $541.00, median $858.33, highest $1,256.80 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.

Both sides : lowest $136.00, median $720.49, highest $859.55 — a 6.3× 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 3 facilities here, median $858.33. 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 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 1 it is 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.