Scans and imaging CPT 93970 Outpatient

Leg vein ultrasound (both legs) cost in Waterbury, CT

In Waterbury, CT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for duplex ultrasound of the leg veins, both legs (both sides): from $1,029.71 to $1,119.80, with a median of $1,074.76. The lowest listed price is at UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital — $45.05 less than the median here. Across Connecticut, the median is $373.86 at 2 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Mar 31, 2026 and May 13, 2026.

Lowest$1,029.71UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital
Median$1,074.76half pay less
Highest$1,119.80in this market
Difference1.1×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 Waterbury, CT.

median
Lowest $1,029.71Highest $1,119.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital both sides lowest Waterbury, CT · (203) 573-6000 US LE Venous Duplex Bilateral $1,029.71 $2,059.41 $709.67–$1,329.97 50% May 13, 2026
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UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital both sides lowest Waterbury, CT · (203) 573-6000 US UE Doppler Vein Mapping Bilateral $1,029.71 $2,059.41 $709.67–$1,329.97 50% May 13, 2026
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UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital both sides lowest Waterbury, CT · (203) 573-6000 US LE Doppler Vein Mapping Bilateral $1,029.71 $2,059.41 $709.67–$1,329.97 50% May 13, 2026
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Saint Marys Hospital both sides Waterbury, CT · (203) 709-6020 HC Scan Duplex Extremity Veins Complete Bilateral $1,119.80 $2,036.00 $264.18–$2,036.00 45% Mar 31, 2026
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Both sides : lowest $1,029.71, median $1,074.76, highest $1,119.80 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,074.76. 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 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 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.