Carotid ultrasound cost in Arizona
In Arizona, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck: from $599.93 to $1,670.20, with a median of $914.37. The lowest price is at Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital (Phoenix). The highest price is 2.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $914.37, is 3% above the US median of $884.70.
- That is 3.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Arizona ranks 27th of 45 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$599.93Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital
Median$914.37half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,670.20in Arizona
Lowest saves$314.44vs the median
Hospitals in Arizona, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital lowest Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ US DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL CMP BIL | $599.93 | $3,218.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Western Arizona Regional Medical Center Bullhead City · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ US-CAROTID DPLX SCAN | $646.43 | $5,386.94 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL | $681.76 | $2,641.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ US DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL CMP BIL | $727.76 | $3,218.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Sahuarita Hospital Sahuarita · Tucson, AZ US-CAROTID DPLX SCAN | $754.15 | $4,189.74 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center Houghton Tucson · Tucson, AZ US-CRAN DPLX SCN BIL | $846.54 | $4,703.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Westgate Medical Center Glendale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ US DPLX EXTRCRN CMP BL ER | $982.19 | $2,614.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL | $982.19 | $2,614.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Oro Valley Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ US-CAROTID DPLX SCAN | $1,005.54 | $4,189.74 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Northwest Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ US-CAROTID DPLX SCAN | $1,128.72 | $4,703.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Yavapai Regional Medical Center Prescott · Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ DCS - CAROTID ULTRASOUND PROC | $1,443.15 | $1,877.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Kingman Regional Medical Center Kingman · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $1,670.20 | $4,772.00 | Aug 14, 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 5 | $599.93 | $727.76 |
| Tucson, AZ | 4 | $754.15 | $926.04 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 2 | $646.43 | $1,158.32 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | 1 | $1,443.15 | $1,443.15 |
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
- Alabama$429.52
- Alaska$1,614.45
- 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$2,482.00
- Georgia$519.60
- Hawaii$710.50, 4 hospitals
- Idaho$903.90
- Illinois$866.07
- Indiana$957.27
- 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$871.77
- Montana$946.88
- Nebraska$1,579.02
- Nevada$1,777.50
- New Hampshire$3,543.00
- New Jersey$322.54
- New Mexico$509.49
- 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$1,106.39
- 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.