Scans and imaging CPT 93971 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Leg or arm vein ultrasound cost in Boise City, ID — inpatient

In Boise City, ID, 4 hospitals list a cash price for vein ultrasound (duplex) of one arm or leg, or a limited study as an inpatient: from $609.70 to $957.00, with a median of $783.35. The lowest listed price is at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise and 1 other hospital — $173.65 less than the median here. Across Idaho, the median is $574.00 at 9 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 93971, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$609.70Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise + 1 more
Median$783.35half pay less
Highest$957.00in this market
Difference1.6×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 Boise City, ID.

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Lowest $609.70Highest $957.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise one side lowest Boise, ID · (208) 367-2121 HC Scan Duplex Extremity Veins Unilateral/Limited Study Rt $609.70 $938.00 $93.07–$938.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise one side lowest Boise, ID · (208) 367-2121 HC Scan Duplex Extremity Veins Unilateral/Limited Study Lt $609.70 $938.00 $93.07–$938.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa one side lowest Nampa, ID · (208) 463-5000 HC Scan Duplex Extremity Veins Unilateral/Limited Study Rt $609.70 $938.00 $76.06–$844.20 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa one side lowest Nampa, ID · (208) 463-5000 HC Scan Duplex Extremity Veins Unilateral/Limited Study Lt $609.70 $938.00 $76.06–$844.20 35% Mar 31, 2026
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St Luke's Regional Medical Center Boise, ID · (208) 381-2222 $957.00 $957.00 — — —
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St Luke's Nampa Medical Center Nampa, ID · (208) 505-2000 $957.00 $957.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $609.70, median $783.35, highest $957.00 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $591.85 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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

A venous duplex ultrasound checks the veins of one arm or leg for blood clots (deep vein thrombosis) and blood flow problems. It is ordered for leg swelling or pain, and to check veins before vein treatment.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the study of one limb or a limited study. The interpretation by a radiologist or vascular specialist is often billed separately.