Carotid ultrasound cost in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck: from $556.00 to $1,439.68, with a median of $922.00. The lowest price is at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton (Milton). The highest price is 2.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $922.00, is 4% above the US median of $884.70.
- That is 3.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Massachusetts ranks 28th of 45 states by median, cheapest first.
- 11 of 16 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 Oct 17, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$556.00Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton
Median$922.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,439.68in Massachusetts
Lowest saves$366.00vs the median
Hospitals in Massachusetts, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton lowest Milton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DUP SCAN EXTACRANIAL ART COMP | $556.00 | $556.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DUP SCAN EXTACRANIAL ART COMP | $561.00 | $561.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Carotid Duplex Doppler | $575.00 | $575.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH EXTRACRANIAL STUDY (50) | $689.50 | $985.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Emerson Hospital Concord · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH VAS TEMPORAL ARTERY COMPLETE | $760.50 | $1,014.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DUP SCAN EXTACRANIAL ART COMP | $790.00 | $790.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DUP SCAN EXTACRANIAL ART COMP | $842.00 | $842.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Milford Regional Medical Center Milford · Worcester, MA Carotid Doppler Duplex | $894.00 | $894.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DUP SCAN EXTACRANIAL ART COMP | $950.00 | $950.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DUP SCAN EXTACRANIAL ART COMP | $953.00 | $953.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DUP SCAN EXTACRANIAL ART COMP | $1,009.00 | $1,009.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DUP SCAN EXTACRANIAL ART COMP | $1,162.00 | $1,162.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DUP SCAN EXTACRANIAL ART COMP | $1,362.00 | $1,362.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield · Pittsfield, MA CV Extrcranial Study Biltrl | $1,439.68 | $1,515.45 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Great Barrington · Pittsfield, MA CV Extrcranial Study Biltrl | $1,439.68 | $1,515.45 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| North Adams Regional Hospital North Adams · Pittsfield, MA CV Extrcranial Study Biltrl | $1,439.68 | $1,515.45 | Oct 9, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 12 | $556.00 | $816.00 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 3 | $1,439.68 | $1,439.68 |
| Worcester, MA | 1 | $894.00 | $894.00 |
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
- 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
- Kentucky$869.84
- Louisiana$467.04
- Maine$665.40
- Maryland$1,468.82
- 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.