Scans and imaging CPT 93880 California Outpatient

Carotid ultrasound cost in California

In California, 89 hospitals publish a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck: from $124.00 to $10,574.58, with a median of $1,226.01. The lowest price is at County of Monterey (Salinas). The highest price is 85.3× the lowest.

  • The median here, $1,226.01, is 39% above the US median of $884.70.
  • That is 5.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
  • California ranks 35th of 45 states by median, cheapest first.
  • 26 of 89 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

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 7, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$124.00County of Monterey
Median$1,226.01half of hospitals charge less
Highest$10,574.58in California
Lowest saves$1,102.01vs the median

Hospitals in California, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
County of Monterey lowest Salinas · Salinas, CA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow $124.00 $124.00 Aug 14, 2026
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Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CAROTID SCAN $305.00 $1,959.00 Sep 1, 2026
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Paradise Valley Hospital National City · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA DPLX XCRAN ART BIL $305.00 $1,570.04 Sep 1, 2026
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Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas · San Andreas, CA US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL $306.21 $453.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital Hollister · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow $405.00 $2,392.00 May 11, 2026
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Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA US CAROTIDS $490.80 $1,227.00 Jan 14, 2026
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Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC DUP SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPLEX $513.45 $1,141.00 Sep 2, 2026
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Mercy General Hospital Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL $549.58 $2,977.00 Sep 30, 2026
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San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW $556.72 $2,783.58 May 20, 2026
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El Camino Hospital Mountain View · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HC US VASCULAR STUDY HEAD $585.25 $2,341.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Carotid duplex comp $627.99 $1,046.65 Apr 1, 2026
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Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Carotid duplex comp $627.99 $1,046.65 Apr 1, 2026
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Kern Valley Healthcare District Mountain Mesa · Bakersfield-Delano, CA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow $635.16 $3,024.57 Jun 11, 2026
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UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Ultrasound Scanning Of Head And Neck Vessel Blood Flow (Outside The Brain) $650.10 $1,182.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL $670.54 $2,977.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center Merced · Merced, CA US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL $672.81 $1,298.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL $720.55 $2,977.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL $753.23 $2,977.00 Sep 30, 2026
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USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA VL-CAROTID DUPLEX:COMPLETE $796.25 $2,275.00 Jul 27, 2026
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Sierra View Medical Center Porterville · Visalia, CA ECHO CAROTID ART (DUP SCAN) $796.81 $1,138.30 Apr 1, 2026
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Orchard Hospital Gridley · Chico, CA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow $804.02 $1,340.04 Oct 23, 2026
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Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC DUP SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPLEX $883.80 $1,964.00 Sep 2, 2026
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Redlands Community Hospital Redlands · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow $892.80 $3,720.00 Jun 19, 2026
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Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center Glendale · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL $896.05 $2,848.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare Pomona · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow $910.73 $700.56 Oct 5, 2026
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Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL $947.20 $2,436.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield · Bakersfield-Delano, CA US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL $959.17 $2,640.00 Sep 30, 2026
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French Hospital Medical Center San Luis Obispo · San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL $1,007.95 $2,664.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Plumas District Hospital Quincy · Quincy, CA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow $1,010.40 $1,263.00 Nov 6, 2026
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California Hospital Medical Center LA Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL $1,012.34 $2,117.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC DUP SCAN EXTRACRANIAL ART COMPLEX $1,019.70 $2,266.00 Sep 2, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Bakersfield · Bakersfield-Delano, CA US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL $1,020.51 $2,640.00 Sep 30, 2026
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San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow $1,026.00 $4,036.00 Apr 2, 2026
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Sequoia Hospital Redwood City · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL $1,031.26 $3,023.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Oroville Hospital Oroville · Chico, CA Us Carotid Duplex Scan $1,077.00 $2,154.00 —
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St Elizabeth Community Hospital Red Bluff · Red Bluff, CA US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL $1,083.57 $1,824.00 Sep 30, 2026
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St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL $1,100.06 $3,342.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL $1,110.73 $2,977.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia · Visalia, CA Dup Scan Extracrn Art Bil $1,140.00 $1,140.00 Jul 14, 2026
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Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL $1,141.13 $2,580.00 Sep 30, 2026
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St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital Camarillo · Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL $1,154.63 $2,770.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Rch Us-Doppler Neck $1,156.50 $1,542.00 Apr 1, 2026
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St Johns Regional Medical Center Oxnard · Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL $1,162.61 $2,770.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Modoc Medical Center Alturas · Alturas, CA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow $1,175.69 $1,175.69 Sep 28, 2026
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St Mary Medical Center Long Beach · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL $1,226.01 $2,834.00 Sep 30, 2026
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St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton Stockton · Stockton-Lodi, CA US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL $1,239.47 $4,559.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Grossmont Hospital La Mesa · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIALBILAT - CAROTID DUPLEX $1,240.50 $1,654.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIALBILAT - CAROTID DUPLEX $1,240.50 $1,654.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIALBILAT - CAROTID DUPLEX $1,240.50 $1,654.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIALBILAT - CAROTID DUPLEX $1,240.50 $1,654.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Seneca Healthcare District Chester · Chester, CA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow $1,275.20 $1,594.00 Jun 9, 2026
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Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge · Northridge, CA US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL $1,290.30 $4,802.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding · Redding, CA US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL $1,333.02 $2,653.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center of Mt Shasta Mt Shasta · Mt Shasta, CA US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL $1,367.07 $1,797.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Southern California Hospital at Hollywood Hollywood · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CAROTID FLOW $1,394.11 $1,394.11 Mar 18, 2026
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Madera Community Hospital Madera · Fresno, CA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow $1,495.20 $2,492.00 Jul 30, 2026
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Sierra Nevada Memorial-Miners Hospital Grass Valley · Truckee-Grass Valley, CA US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL $1,500.54 $2,701.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Fairchild Medical Center Yreka · Yreka, CA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow $1,546.00 $1,546.00 Sep 24, 2026
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Pacifica Hospital of the Valley Sun Valley · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Carotid Duplex Scan $1,640.00 $1,640.00 —
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Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CAROTID DUPLEX $1,652.00 $1,652.00 Jul 9, 2026
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Marian Regional Medical Center Santa Maria · Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA US DPLX EXTRACRAN CMP BIL $1,694.40 $3,861.00 Sep 30, 2026
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NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield · Vallejo, CA Carotid Doppler $1,760.00 $1,760.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Tahoe Forest Hospital Truckee · Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow $1,761.00 $1,761.00 Sep 28, 2026
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El Centro Regional Medical Center El Centro · El Centro, CA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow $1,794.10 $2,563.00 Jun 17, 2026
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Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville · Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA US-CAROTID DPLX SCAN $1,802.04 $3,003.40 Oct 8, 2026
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Foothill Regional Medical Center Tustin · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CAROTID FLOW $1,868.40 $1,868.40 Mar 18, 2026
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Los Angeles Community Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CAROTID FLOW $1,868.40 $1,868.40 Mar 18, 2026
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Southern California Hospital at Culver City Culver City · Culver City, CA CAROTID FLOW $1,868.40 $1,868.40 Mar 18, 2026
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Oak Valley Hospital District Oakdale · Modesto, CA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow $1,889.25 $2,519.00 Jul 17, 2026
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Barstow Community Hospital Barstow · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow $1,949.22 $3,248.70 Sep 17, 2026
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MarinHealth Medical Center Greenbrae · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW $2,043.00 $3,405.00 Mar 26, 2026
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Chapman Global Medical Center Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA DUPLEX SCAN XTRACRANIAL ARTERIES COMPLETE BIL $2,047.00 $2,047.00 May 6, 2026
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Orange County Global Medical Center Santa Ana · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA DUPLEX SCAN XTRACRANIAL ARTERIES COMPLETE BIL $2,047.00 $2,047.00 Jun 15, 2026
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Sonoma Valley Hospital Sonoma · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow $2,109.10 $3,013.00 May 22, 2026
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Dameron Hospital Stockton · Stockton-Lodi, CA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow $2,116.09 $4,702.43 Oct 13, 2026
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Chinese Hospital San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow $2,152.00 $2,152.00 Jul 22, 2026
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Catalina Island Medical Center Avalon · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow $2,306.00 $3,294.28 Jul 20, 2026
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Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital King City · Salinas, CA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow $2,342.25 $3,123.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Mad River Community Hospital Arcata · Eureka-Arcata, CA US CAROTIDS $2,642.71 $2,642.71 Jul 22, 2025
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Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA EXTRACRANIAL STUDY $2,704.80 $2,704.80 Feb 4, 2026
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Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA EXTRACRANIAL STUDY $2,704.80 $2,704.80 Feb 4, 2026
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East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA EXTRACRANIAL STUDY $2,704.80 $2,704.80 Feb 4, 2026
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Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA EXTRACRANIAL STUDY,PHYS,BIL $2,704.80 $2,704.80 Feb 4, 2026
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Riverside Community Hospital Riverside · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL $3,249.00 $3,249.00 Sep 1, 2026
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Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HC US Arteries Extracranial Bil Compl $3,467.50 $6,935.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC Dup Scan Extracranial Art Complex $3,621.82 $3,621.82 Mar 30, 2026
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Childrens Hospital at Mission - Cerner Mission Viejo · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA US DPLX EXTRACRANL COMPL BIL $5,071.00 $5,071.00 Mar 18, 2026
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Good Samaritan Hospital San Jose · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL $8,517.25 $8,517.25 Sep 1, 2026
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Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center Thousand Oaks · Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL $10,574.58 $10,574.58 Sep 1, 2026
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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 areaHospitalsLowestMedian
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 19 $305.00 $1,868.40
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 12 $490.80 $983.45
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 9 $305.00 $1,156.50
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA 5 $549.58 $720.55
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 4 $405.00 $2,026.38
Bakersfield-Delano, CA 3 $635.16 $959.17
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 3 $1,154.63 $1,162.61
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 3 $1,031.26 $2,043.00
Chico, CA 2 $804.02 $940.51
Salinas, CA 2 $124.00 $1,233.12
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 2 $1,141.13 $1,471.58
Stockton-Lodi, CA 2 $1,239.47 $1,677.78
Truckee-Grass Valley, CA 2 $1,500.54 $1,630.77
Visalia, CA 2 $796.81 $968.40
Alturas, CA 1 $1,175.69 $1,175.69
Chester, CA 1 $1,275.20 $1,275.20
Culver City, CA 1 $1,868.40 $1,868.40
El Centro, CA 1 $1,794.10 $1,794.10
Eureka-Arcata, CA 1 $2,642.71 $2,642.71
Fresno, CA 1 $1,495.20 $1,495.20
Mt Shasta, CA 1 $1,367.07 $1,367.07
Merced, CA 1 $672.81 $672.81
Modesto, CA 1 $1,889.25 $1,889.25
Northridge, CA 1 $1,290.30 $1,290.30
Quincy, CA 1 $1,010.40 $1,010.40
Red Bluff, CA 1 $1,083.57 $1,083.57
Redding, CA 1 $1,333.02 $1,333.02
San Andreas, CA 1 $306.21 $306.21
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 1 $1,007.95 $1,007.95
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 1 $1,694.40 $1,694.40
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 1 $2,109.10 $2,109.10
Vallejo, CA 1 $1,760.00 $1,760.00
Yreka, CA 1 $1,546.00 $1,546.00
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

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.