Carotid ultrasound cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 56 hospitals publish a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck: from $338.20 to $4,939.94, with a median of $869.84. The lowest price is at Norton Audubon Hospital (Louisville) and 5 other hospitals. The highest price is 14.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $869.84, is about the same as the US median of $884.70.
- That is 3.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Kentucky ranks 21st of 45 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 56 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$338.20Norton Audubon Hospital + 5 more
Median$869.84half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,939.94in Kentucky
Lowest saves$531.64vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Audubon Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville, KY HB CAROTID DUPLEX | $338.20 | $1,691.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB CAROTID DUPLEX | $338.20 | $1,691.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB CAROTID DUPLEX | $338.20 | $1,691.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB CAROTID DUPLEX | $338.20 | $1,691.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB CAROTID DUPLEX | $338.20 | $1,691.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB CAROTID DUPLEX | $338.20 | $1,691.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $433.00 | $866.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN US EXTRACRANIAL STD COMP | $472.34 | $1,243.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY US CAROTIDS DUPLEX | $480.35 | $739.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville · Burkesville, KY US DUP CAROTID BIL | $538.50 | $718.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $595.40 | $916.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $595.40 | $916.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN US EXTRACRANIAL STD COMP | $595.68 | $2,482.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN US EXTRACRANIAL STD COMP | $600.12 | $1,667.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $637.98 | $768.65 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN US EXTRACRANIAL STD COMP | $675.00 | $1,500.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN US EXTRACRANIAL STD COMP | $675.00 | $1,500.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG US CAROTID DUPLEX | $716.47 | $1,791.16 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Vascular Duplex Scan Extracranial | $716.95 | $1,792.37 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY US CAROTID ART DUPLX BIL COMPL | $754.20 | $1,257.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Carotid Doppler Bil | $761.44 | $2,016.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY US CAROTID ART DUPLX BIL COMPL | $776.40 | $1,294.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY US CAROTID ART DUPLX BIL COMPL | $819.60 | $1,366.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY US CAROTID ART DUPLX BIL COMPL | $819.60 | $1,366.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY US CAROTID ART DUPLX BIL COMPL | $819.60 | $1,366.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY US CAROTID ART DUPLX BIL COMPL | $846.60 | $1,411.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY U/S CAROTID ART | $849.80 | $1,214.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY US CAROTID ART DUPLX BIL COMPL | $868.80 | $1,448.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Carotid Doppler Bil | $870.87 | $2,074.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $874.50 | $874.50 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY US CAROTID ART DUPLX BIL COMPL | $889.20 | $1,482.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY US CAROTID ART DUPLX BIL COMPL | $889.20 | $1,482.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY US CAROTID ART DUPLX BIL COMPL | $889.20 | $1,482.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY US CAROTID ART DUPLX BIL COMPL | $889.20 | $1,482.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Carotid Doppler Bil | $924.97 | $2,636.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW | $936.95 | $1,338.50 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Carotid Doppler Bil | $984.94 | $2,074.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY US CAROTID | $1,015.17 | $1,691.95 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Carotid Doppler Bil | $1,085.28 | $2,240.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Carotid Doppler Bil | $1,112.39 | $2,636.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Carotid Doppler Bil | $1,112.49 | $2,074.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY US CAROTID ART DUPLX BIL COMPL | $1,268.40 | $2,114.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $1,273.35 | $1,959.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $1,586.12 | $2,087.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $1,614.00 | $2,152.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $1,770.42 | $2,950.70 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $2,195.81 | $2,927.75 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $2,195.81 | $2,927.75 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $2,195.81 | $2,927.75 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $2,195.81 | $2,927.75 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $2,195.81 | $2,927.75 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $2,195.81 | $2,927.75 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $2,195.81 | $2,927.75 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $3,284.96 | $5,474.94 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $4,410.72 | $4,410.72 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $4,939.94 | $4,939.94 | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 13 | $338.20 | $595.68 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 5 | $716.95 | $984.94 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $819.60 | $879.00 |
| Corbin, KY | 3 | $889.20 | $924.97 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 3 | $1,085.28 | $1,586.12 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $716.47 | $2,000.72 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $874.50 | $1,071.45 |
| Burkesville, KY | 1 | $538.50 | $538.50 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 1 | $4,939.94 | $4,939.94 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $1,015.17 | $1,015.17 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $595.40 | $595.40 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $936.95 | $936.95 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $2,195.81 | $2,195.81 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $4,410.72 | $4,410.72 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $595.40 | $595.40 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $433.00 | $433.00 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $819.60 | $819.60 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $889.20 | $889.20 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $754.20 | $754.20 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $1,770.42 | $1,770.42 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $849.80 | $849.80 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $338.20 | $338.20 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $480.35 | $480.35 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $1,614.00 | $1,614.00 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $761.44 | $761.44 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $1,273.35 | $1,273.35 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $819.60 | $819.60 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 1 | $2,195.81 | $2,195.81 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $637.98 | $637.98 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $846.60 | $846.60 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $776.40 | $776.40 |
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
- 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
- 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.