Carotid ultrasound cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck: from $351.54 to $2,775.03, with a median of $789.00. The lowest price is at Duke University Hospital (Durham) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 7.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $789.00, is 11% below the US median of $884.70.
- That is 3.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- North Carolina ranks 16th of 45 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 17 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 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$351.54Duke University Hospital + 2 more
Median$789.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,775.03in North Carolina
Lowest saves$437.46vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Hospital lowest Durham · Durham, NC Duplex Scan Extracranial Arty Bil | $351.54 | $1,302.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital lowest Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC Duplex Scan Extracranial Arty Bil | $351.54 | $1,302.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Regional Hospital lowest Durham · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Duplex Scan Extracranial Arty Bil | $351.54 | $1,302.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sampson Regional Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, NC Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $386.40 | $552.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy · Mount Airy, NC Carotid Duplex Scan | $543.32 | $799.00 | Nov 12, 2025 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Duplex Scan Extracranial Arty Bil | $602.37 | $2,231.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City · Elizabeth City, NC Chgr-Pv Carotid Artery | $659.50 | $1,319.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Betsy Johnson Hospital Dunn · Anderson Creek, NC ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW | $789.00 | $1,315.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NC ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW | $789.00 | $1,315.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital Raeford · Fayetteville, NC ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW | $789.00 | $1,315.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW | $789.00 | $1,315.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW | $789.00 | $1,315.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Spruce Pine · Spruce Pine, NC DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $1,966.57 | $1,966.57 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital McDowell Marion · Marion, NC DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $1,966.57 | $1,966.57 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Angel Medical Center Franklin · Franklin, NC DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $2,091.18 | $2,091.18 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands-Cashiers Hospital Highlands · Highlands, NC DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $2,091.18 | $2,091.18 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Asheville · Asheville, NC DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $2,775.03 | $2,775.03 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville, NC | 3 | $789.00 | $789.00 |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $789.00 | $789.00 |
| Asheville, NC | 1 | $2,775.03 | $2,775.03 |
| Clinton, NC | 1 | $386.40 | $386.40 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 1 | $602.37 | $602.37 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $351.54 | $351.54 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 1 | $351.54 | $351.54 |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 1 | $789.00 | $789.00 |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $659.50 | $659.50 |
| Franklin, NC | 1 | $2,091.18 | $2,091.18 |
| Highlands, NC | 1 | $2,091.18 | $2,091.18 |
| Marion, NC | 1 | $1,966.57 | $1,966.57 |
| Mount Airy, NC | 1 | $543.32 | $543.32 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 1 | $351.54 | $351.54 |
| Spruce Pine, NC | 1 | $1,966.57 | $1,966.57 |
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
- 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 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.