Leg or arm vein ultrasound cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for vein ultrasound (duplex) of one arm or leg, or a limited study: from $133.00 to $1,129.50, with a median of $485.25. The lowest listed price is at Paradise Valley Hospital — $352.25 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $900.45 at 199 hospitals.
- The median here, $485.25, is 22% below the US median of $624.39.
- That is 4.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- San Diego, CA has the lowest median of 4 metro areas in California with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 10 cities for code 93971, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 30, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Lowest$133.00Paradise Valley Hospital
Median$485.25half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,129.50in this market
Difference8.5×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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
median
Lowest $133.00Highest $1,501.50
one sideboth sides
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 DPLX EXT VEIN UNI/LTD File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $133.00 | $718.59 | $101.89–$718.59 | 81% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Encinitas, CA · (760) 753-6501 HC Duplex Scan Up&Lo Ext Veins Uni/Limtd File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $359.76 | $1,439.03 | $114.21–$1,151.22 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas one side Encinitas, CA · (760) 753-6501 HC Dplx Ext Vein Unilat/Ltd File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $359.76 | $1,439.03 | $114.21–$1,151.22 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego one side San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Dplx Ext Vein Unilat/Ltd File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $359.76 | $1,439.03 | $114.21–$1,151.22 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista one side San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Dplx Ext Vein Unilat/Ltd File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $359.76 | $1,439.03 | $114.21–$1,151.22 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Duplex Scan Up&Lo Ext Veins Uni/Limtd File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $359.76 | $1,439.03 | $114.21–$1,151.22 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Duplex Scan Up&Lo Ext Veins Uni/Limtd File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $359.76 | $1,439.03 | $114.21–$1,151.22 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA · (858) 626-4123 HC Duplex Scan Up&Lo Ext Veins Uni/Limtd File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $359.76 | $1,439.03 | $114.21–$1,151.22 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla one side La Jolla, CA · (858) 626-4123 HC Dplx Ext Vein Unilat/Ltd File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $359.76 | $1,439.03 | $114.21–$1,151.22 | 75% |
| Scripps Green Hospital one side La Jolla, CA · (858) 554-3600 HC Dplx Ext Vein Unilat/Ltd File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $359.76 | $1,439.03 | $114.21–$1,151.22 | 75% |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA · (858) 554-3600 HC Duplex Scan Up&Lo Ext Veins Uni/Limtd File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $359.76 | $1,439.03 | $114.21–$1,151.22 | 75% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway one side Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 US Lower Extremity Veins Right+11 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $458.10 | $763.50 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido one side Escondido, CA Venous Lower Extremity Left+11 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $458.10 | $763.50 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 Vasc/venous extremity - limited File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $458.10 | $763.50 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA Vasc/venous extremity - limited File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $458.10 | $763.50 | — | 40% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego one side San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Scripps Hc Dplx Ext Vein Unilat/Ltd File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $485.25 | $647.00 | — | 25% |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Ultrasound Scan Limited Study Of Arm Or Leg Veins Including Assessment Of Compression And Functional Maneuvers File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $746.90 | $1,358.00 | $97.03–$679.00 | 45% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Smh-Venous Duplex Extrm Uni File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $776.25 | $1,035.00 | — | 25% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion one side San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS UNILATERAL/LIMITED STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $843.96 | $1,623.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa one side San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS UNILATERAL/LIMITED STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $843.96 | $1,623.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos one side San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS UNILATERAL/LIMITED STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $843.96 | $1,623.00 | — | 48% |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC VENOUS DUP EXTRM UNI MULT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,129.50 | $1,506.00 | $1.00–$1,292.70 | 25% |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC VENOUS DUP EXTRM UNI MULT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,129.50 | $1,506.00 | $1.00–$1,475.88 | 25% |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC DUPLEX EXTREM VENOUSUNI OR LTD+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,129.50 | $1,506.00 | $1.00–$1,355.40 | 25% |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC DUPLEX EXTREM VENOUSUNI OR LTD+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,129.50 | $1,506.00 | $1.00–$1,475.88 | 25% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Smh- Venous Duplex Extrm Uni File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,501.50 | $2,002.00 | — | 25% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista both sides San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Dplx Ext Vein Bilat/Ltd File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $539.64 | $2,158.55 | $114.21–$1,726.84 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego both sides San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Dplx Ext Vein Bilat/Ltd File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $539.64 | $2,158.55 | $114.21–$1,726.84 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla both sides La Jolla, CA · (858) 626-4123 HC Dplx Ext Vein Bilat/Ltd File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $539.64 | $2,158.55 | $114.21–$1,726.84 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas both sides Encinitas, CA · (760) 753-6501 HC Dplx Ext Vein Bilat/Ltd File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $539.64 | $2,158.55 | $114.21–$1,726.84 | 75% |
| Scripps Green Hospital both sides La Jolla, CA · (858) 554-3600 HC Dplx Ext Vein Bilat/Ltd File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $539.64 | $2,158.55 | $114.21–$1,726.84 | 75% |
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.
Outpatient: lowest $133.00, median $485.25, highest $1,129.50 — a 8.5× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $539.64, median $539.64, highest $539.64.
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 16 facilities here, median $616.08. 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 10 of 11 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 leg or arm vein ultrasound is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Leg or arm vein ultrasound explained.