Leg or arm vein ultrasound cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 25 hospitals list a cash price for vein ultrasound (duplex) of one arm or leg, or a limited study: from $116.36 to $2,046.00, with a median of $1,153.60. The lowest listed price is at St. Rose Hospital — $1,037.24 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $900.45 at 199 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,153.60, is 85% above the US median of $624.39.
- That is 10.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- San Francisco, CA ranks 4th of 4 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 12 of 25 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 25 facilities across 18 cities for code 93971, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 12, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 23, 2026 and Jul 22, 2026.
Lowest$116.36St. Rose Hospital
Median$1,153.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,046.00in this market
Difference17.6×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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
median
Lowest $116.36Highest $2,046.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Rose Hospital one side lowest Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 VL SAPHENOUS VEIN LT+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 23, 2026 · source file | $116.36 | $387.87 | $122.08–$329.69 | 70% |
| St. Rose Hospital one side Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 VLPREOPVIEWMAPPINGUP/LOWUNIRT+1 more line at this price File of Feb 23, 2026 · source file | $285.30 | $951.00 | $122.08–$808.35 | 70% |
| St. Rose Hospital one side Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 VL VENOUS DUPLEX LE RT+5 more lines at this price File of Feb 23, 2026 · source file | $377.69 | $1,258.95 | $122.08–$1,070.11 | 70% |
| Chinese Hospital San Francisco, CA · (415) 677-2480 Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers File of Jul 22, 2026 · source file | $687.00 | $687.00 | $121.29–$1,236.60 | — |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 Venous Dplx Up&Lw Limited File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $732.00 | $1,830.00 | — | 60% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro one side San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS UNILATERAL/LIMITED STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,153.60 | $2,060.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont one side Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS UNILATERAL/LIMITED STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,153.60 | $2,060.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael one side San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS UNILATERAL/LIMITED STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,153.60 | $2,060.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch one side Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS UNILATERAL/LIMITED STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,153.60 | $2,060.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco one side San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS UNILATERAL/LIMITED STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,153.60 | $2,060.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond one side Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS UNILATERAL/LIMITED STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,153.60 | $2,060.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek one side Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS UNILATERAL/LIMITED STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,153.60 | $2,060.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus one side Richmond, CA · (510) 752-1000 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS UNILATERAL/LIMITED STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,153.60 | $2,060.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco one side South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS UNILATERAL/LIMITED STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,153.60 | $2,060.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City one side Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 DUP-SCAN XTR VEINS UNILATERAL/LIMITED STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,153.60 | $2,060.00 | — | 44% |
| MarinHealth Medical Center one side Greenbrae, CA · (415) 925-7900 ULTRASOUND STUDY OF ONE ARM OR LEG VEINS WITH COMPRESSION AND MANEUVERS+1 more line at this price File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $1,377.60 | $2,296.00 | $147.56–$2,330.00 | 40% |
| MarinHealth Medical Center Greenbrae, CA · (415) 925-7900 ULTRASOUND STUDY OF ONE ARM OR LEG VEINS WITH COMPRESSION AND MANEUVERS File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $1,377.60 | $2,296.00 | $147.56–$2,330.00 | 40% |
| St. Rose Hospital one side Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 VL DUPLEX LE LT+1 more line at this price File of Feb 23, 2026 · source file | $1,441.13 | $4,803.75 | $122.08–$4,083.19 | 70% |
| MarinHealth Medical Center Greenbrae, CA · (415) 925-7900 EXTREMITY STUDY File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $1,460.26 | $2,433.76 | $147.56–$2,330.00 | 40% |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp one side Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG NI DUPLX EXT VEINS UNI LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,046.00 | $2,046.00 | — | — |
| Mills Health Center one side San Mateo, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG NI DUPLX EXT VEINS UNI LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,046.00 | $2,046.00 | — | — |
| Mills-Peninsula Medical Center one side Burlingame, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG NI DUPLX EXT VEINS UNI LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,046.00 | $2,046.00 | — | — |
| Eden Medical Center one side Castro Valley, CA · (510) 537-1234 HCHG NI DUPLX EXT VEINS UNI LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,046.00 | $2,046.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center one side Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG NI DUPLX EXT VEINS UNI LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,046.00 | $2,046.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hospital one side San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG NI DUPLX EXT VEINS UNI LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,046.00 | $2,046.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus one side San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG NI DUPLX EXT VEINS UNI LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,046.00 | $2,046.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Delta Medical Center one side Antioch, CA · (925) 779-7200 HCHG NI DUPLX EXT VEINS UNI LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,046.00 | $2,046.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Summit Campus-Hawthorne one side Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG NI DUPLX EXT VEINS UNI LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,046.00 | $2,046.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Herrick Campus one side Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG NI DUPLX EXT VEINS UNI LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,046.00 | $2,046.00 | — | — |
| Novato Community Hospital one side Novato, CA · (415) 209-1300 HCHG NI DUPLX EXT VEINS UNI LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,046.00 | $2,046.00 | — | — |
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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $116.36, median $1,153.60, highest $2,046.00 — a 17.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 23 facilities here, median $1,153.60. 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 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.