Carotid ultrasound cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 45 hospitals publish a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck: from $300.72 to $6,125.11, with a median of $810.00. The lowest price is at Clarion Hospital (Clarion). The highest price is 20.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $810.00, is 8% below the US median of $884.70.
- That is 3.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Pennsylvania ranks 17th of 45 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 45 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$300.72Clarion Hospital
Median$810.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,125.11in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$509.28vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarion Hospital lowest Clarion · Clarion, PA Carotid Duplex Doppler | $300.72 | $537.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA US-CAROTID DPLX SCAN | $407.04 | $1,696.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 93880 Dup Scan Extrcranial Art/Comp Bil | $408.62 | $1,571.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA CAROTID DOPPLER | $436.24 | $623.20 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA CAROTID DOPPLER | $436.24 | $623.20 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA PHCUS CAROTID ARTERIES | $481.20 | $802.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC US DUPLEX CAROTID ART COMP | $488.40 | $814.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC US DUPLEX CAROTID ART COMP | $488.40 | $814.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL ART BIL | $499.20 | $832.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL ART BIL | $507.60 | $846.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 93880 Dup Scan Extrcranial Art/Comp Bil | $520.47 | $1,571.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW | $553.00 | $1,106.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA US-CAROTID DPLX SCAN | $554.31 | $2,053.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA US-CRAN DPLX SCN BIL | $554.31 | $2,053.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL ART BIL | $598.20 | $997.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL ART BIL | $640.20 | $1,067.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler · Pittsburgh, PA DOP Carotid Duplex CV | $703.50 | $1,005.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Nittany Health State College · State College, PA (CAROTID DOP)DUPLEX NECK ARTER | $769.50 | $1,710.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC US DUPLEX CAROTID ART COMP | $788.40 | $1,314.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC US DUPLEX CAROTID ART COMP | $788.40 | $1,314.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC US DUPLEX CAROTID ART COMP | $788.40 | $1,314.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC US DUPLEX CAROTID ART COMP | $788.40 | $1,314.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Warren General Hospital Warren · Warren, PA US CAROTID DOP COMP BIL | $810.00 | $810.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL ART BIL | $935.40 | $1,559.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL ART BIL | $979.80 | $1,633.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL ART BIL | $1,007.40 | $1,679.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Ultrasound of Both Sides of Head and Neck Blood Flow | $1,266.40 | $1,583.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Ultrasound of Both Sides of Head and Neck Blood Flow | $1,266.40 | $1,583.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Ultrasound of Both Sides of Head and Neck Blood Flow | $1,321.60 | $1,652.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Ultrasound of Both Sides of Head and Neck Blood Flow | $1,321.60 | $1,652.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Ultrasound of Both Sides of Head and Neck Blood Flow | $1,321.60 | $1,652.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Ultrasound of Both Sides of Head and Neck Blood Flow | $1,346.40 | $1,683.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL ART BIL | $1,433.40 | $2,389.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL ART BIL | $1,433.40 | $2,389.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL ART BIL | $1,433.40 | $2,389.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Carotid Ultrasound Doppler | $1,481.20 | $3,703.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Carotid Ultrasound Doppler | $1,481.20 | $3,703.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Carotid Ultrasound Doppler | $1,481.20 | $3,703.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Carotid Ultrasound Doppler | $1,481.20 | $3,703.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA CAROTID DOPPLER | $1,755.60 | $2,926.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA US CAROTID ART DUPLEX | $1,755.60 | $2,926.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Ultrasound of Both Sides of Head and Neck Blood Flow | $1,843.20 | $2,304.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL ART BIL | $2,764.20 | $4,607.00 | Mar 7, 2026 source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Ultrasound of Both Sides of Head and Neck Blood Flow | $3,028.80 | $3,786.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Duplex Scan, Extracranial Art, Bil | $6,125.11 | $6,125.11 | Dec 31, 2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 9 | $436.24 | $640.20 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 5 | $1,481.20 | $1,481.20 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 4 | $788.40 | $1,055.00 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $488.40 | $520.47 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $407.04 | $554.31 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 2 | $1,266.40 | $1,266.40 |
| Lancaster, PA | 2 | $788.40 | $1,908.60 |
| Williamsport, PA | 2 | $1,433.40 | $1,433.40 |
| Clarion, PA | 1 | $300.72 | $300.72 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $481.20 | $481.20 |
| Everett, PA | 1 | $499.20 | $499.20 |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $1,007.40 | $1,007.40 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 1 | $1,321.60 | $1,321.60 |
| Hermitage, PA | 1 | $935.40 | $935.40 |
| Lebanon, PA | 1 | $1,346.40 | $1,346.40 |
| Lewisburg, PA | 1 | $1,843.20 | $1,843.20 |
| Oil City, PA | 1 | $979.80 | $979.80 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $408.62 | $408.62 |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $488.40 | $488.40 |
| State College, PA | 1 | $769.50 | $769.50 |
| Waynesburg, PA | 1 | $436.24 | $436.24 |
| Wellsboro, PA | 1 | $1,433.40 | $1,433.40 |
| Warren, PA | 1 | $810.00 | $810.00 |
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
- 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
- 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.