Scans and imaging CPT 93971 Outpatient

Leg or arm vein ultrasound cost in Providence, RI

In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for vein ultrasound (duplex) of one arm or leg, or a limited study: from $116.00 to $614.40, with a median of $365.20. The lowest listed price is at Landmark Medical Center — $249.20 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $365.20 at 2 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 93971, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$116.00Landmark Medical Center
Median$365.20half pay less
Highest$614.40in this market
Difference5.3×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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.

median
Lowest $116.00Highest $614.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Landmark Medical Center lowest Woonsocket, RI · (401) 769-4100 Hc Duplex Extrem Venous,Uni Or Ltd $116.00 $1,023.00 $103.98–$971.85 89% Sep 1, 2026
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South County Health one side Wakefield, RI · (401) 782-8000 Duplex scan of extremity veins including responses to compression and other maneuvers; unilateral or limited study $614.40 $1,024.00 $327.42 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $116.00, median $365.20, highest $614.40 — a 5.3× difference within the same market.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 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.