Scans and imaging CPT 93970 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Leg vein ultrasound (both legs) cost in Union, MS — inpatient

In Union, MS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for duplex ultrasound of the leg veins, both legs (both sides) as an inpatient: from $498.98 to $498.98, with a median of $498.98. Across Mississippi, the median is $441.83 at 29 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 93970, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$498.98Ochsner Laird Hospital

Median$498.98half of hospitals charge less

Highest$498.98in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Ochsner Laird Hospital both sides Union, MS · (601) 774-8214 HC US DUPLEX, UPPER OR LOWER EXT VENOUS,COMPLETE BILAT source file	$498.98	$818.00	—	39%

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.

Both sides : lowest $498.98, median $498.98, highest $498.98.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $498.98 — 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.