Carotid ultrasound cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 26 hospitals publish a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck: from $217.60 to $7,045.50, with a median of $1,698.62. The lowest price is at Gunnison Valley Hospital (Gunnison). The highest price is 32.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,698.62, is 92% above the US median of $884.70.
- That is 7.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Colorado ranks 41st of 45 states by median, cheapest first.
- 14 of 26 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$217.60Gunnison Valley Hospital
Median$1,698.62half of hospitals charge less
Highest$7,045.50in Colorado
Lowest saves$1,481.02vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnison Valley Hospital lowest Gunnison · Gunnison, CO Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $217.60 | $256.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Pagosa Springs Medical Center Pagosa Springs · Pagosa Springs, CO US Carotid Doppler Bil | $530.16 | $662.70 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta · Delta, CO US CAROTID DUPLEX | $595.24 | $1,488.10 | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Grand River Medical Center Rifle · Rifle, CO ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW | $752.50 | $1,505.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Delta Health Hospital Delta · Delta, CO US HEAD DUP EXTRACRANIAL ARTER | $809.85 | $1,349.75 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Haxtun Hospital District Haxtun · Haxtun, CO Carotid Duplex Complete | $839.00 | $1,119.00 | — source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW | $854.00 | $1,525.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL COMP BIL | $931.45 | $1,433.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital Luther Eads · Luther Eads, CO Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $939.60 | $1,566.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $940.00 | $1,175.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| Rangely Hospital District Rangely · Rangely, CO Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $1,047.72 | $1,611.87 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Salida Hospital District Salida · Salida, CO Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $1,250.35 | $1,471.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Animas Surgical Hospital Durango · Durango, CO ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW | $1,527.00 | $1,527.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Spalding at Psl Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $1,870.23 | $1,870.23 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $2,424.25 | $2,424.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $4,008.06 | $4,008.06 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $4,008.06 | $4,008.06 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $5,406.07 | $5,406.07 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $5,406.07 | $5,406.07 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $5,908.22 | $5,908.22 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $5,908.22 | $5,908.22 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $5,908.22 | $5,908.22 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $6,715.00 | $6,715.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $6,715.00 | $6,715.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $7,045.50 | $7,045.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $7,045.50 | $7,045.50 | Sep 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 14 | $931.45 | $5,657.14 |
| Delta, CO | 2 | $595.24 | $702.54 |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $1,527.00 | $1,527.00 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $217.60 | $217.60 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $854.00 | $854.00 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $839.00 | $839.00 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $940.00 | $940.00 |
| Luther Eads, CO | 1 | $939.60 | $939.60 |
| Pagosa Springs, CO | 1 | $530.16 | $530.16 |
| Rangely, CO | 1 | $1,047.72 | $1,047.72 |
| Rifle, CO | 1 | $752.50 | $752.50 |
| Salida, CO | 1 | $1,250.35 | $1,250.35 |
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
- Arizona$914.37
- Arkansas$367.12
- California$1,226.01
- 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.