Carotid ultrasound cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 29 hospitals publish a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck: from $208.00 to $1,450.00, with a median of $429.52. The lowest price is at Lakeland Community Hospital (Haleyville). The highest price is 7.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $429.52, is 51% below the US median of $877.00.
- That is 1.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Alabama ranks 4th of 45 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 29 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 93880. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 12, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$208.00Lakeland Community Hospital
Median$429.52half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,450.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$221.52vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Community Hospital lowest Haleyville · Haleyville, AL DUP EXTRACRANIAL ART BIL | $208.00 | $604.30 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL 93880 US Carotid (Pinnacle) | $251.90 | $458.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL LAB-CELL COUNT & DIFF LAVAGE | $259.50 | $259.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL CAROTID EXTRA CRANIAL ARTERIES | $264.00 | $330.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL US CAROTID DOPPLER BIL | $270.00 | $750.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC PBB DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIALBILAT | $309.60 | $720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIALBILAT | $309.60 | $720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW | $328.30 | $469.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL US Extracranial Comp/Bila | $330.00 | $550.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW | $349.60 | $874.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW | $362.20 | $905.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL ESTRACE 0.1MG VAGINAL CREAM | $366.95 | $366.95 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL CAROTID DUPLEX DOPPLER | $396.60 | $991.50 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL US-CAROTID DPLX SCAN | $419.28 | $2,795.21 | Nov 22, 2024 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL US DUP EXTRACRANIAL ART BIL | $429.52 | $1,652.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA DPLX SC XCRN ART CMP | $430.00 | $860.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL CAROTID | $456.78 | $456.78 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL US-CRAN DPLX SCN BIL | $472.05 | $3,147.00 | Nov 22, 2024 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL US-CAROTID DPLX SCAN | $507.27 | $2,818.17 | Nov 23, 2024 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL US-CAROTID DPLX SCAN | $519.13 | $5,768.11 | Nov 23, 2024 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL CAROTID DUPLEX SCAN | $677.97 | $797.61 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL US-COLOR CAROTID DOPPLER | $792.24 | $1,320.40 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL US-CAROTID DPLX SCAN | $878.38 | $4,879.90 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL US-CRAN DPLX SCN BIL | $940.55 | $7,837.92 | Nov 23, 2024 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL ..US CAROTID | $944.00 | $944.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL ..US CAROTID | $944.00 | $944.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL CAROTID ULTRA | $1,450.00 | $1,450.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL CAROTID ULTRA | $1,450.00 | $1,450.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL CAROTID ULTRA | $1,450.00 | $1,450.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $1,450.00 | $1,450.00 |
| Birmingham, AL | 2 | $456.78 | $464.42 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $362.20 | $390.74 |
| Huntsville, AL | 2 | $878.38 | $911.19 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $259.50 | $344.51 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $251.90 | $251.90 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $330.00 | $330.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $507.27 | $507.27 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $519.13 | $519.13 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $430.00 | $430.00 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $366.95 | $366.95 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $944.00 | $944.00 |
| Gadsden, AL | 1 | $940.55 | $940.55 |
| Haleyville, AL | 1 | $208.00 | $208.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $309.60 | $309.60 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $396.60 | $396.60 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $677.97 | $677.97 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1 | $792.24 | $792.24 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $328.30 | $328.30 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $270.00 | $270.00 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 1 | $264.00 | $264.00 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $349.60 | $349.60 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $309.60 | $309.60 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What carotid ultrasound is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Carotid ultrasound explained.
Carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck in other states
- Alaska$1,611.73
- Arizona$914.37
- Arkansas$367.12
- California$1,226.01
- Colorado$1,698.62
- Connecticut$1,002.40, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$1,010.65, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$1,279.86, 2 hospitals
- Florida$2,322.93
- Georgia$519.60
- Hawaii$710.50, 4 hospitals
- Idaho$903.90
- Illinois$866.07
- Indiana$746.15
- Iowa$874.40
- Kansas$708.57
- Kentucky$869.84
- Louisiana$467.04
- Maine$665.40
- Maryland$1,468.82
- Massachusetts$922.00
- Michigan$865.45
- Minnesota$828.08
- Mississippi$406.00
- Missouri$846.00
- Montana$946.88
- Nebraska$1,579.02
- Nevada$1,777.50
- New Hampshire$3,543.00
- New Jersey$322.54
- New Mexico$460.50
- New York$649.03
- North Carolina$789.00
- North Dakota$698.65
- Ohio$724.80
- Oklahoma$481.91
- Oregon$1,039.98
- Pennsylvania$810.00
- South Carolina$888.00
- South Dakota$1,251.20
- Tennessee$1,087.11
- Texas$1,095.95
- Utah$1,473.25
- Vermont$676.15, 3 hospitals
- Virginia$2,151.84
- Washington$887.00
- West Virginia$574.50
- Wisconsin$986.70
- Wyoming$700.99
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.