Carotid ultrasound cost in Washington
In Washington, 32 hospitals publish a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck: from $114.36 to $1,697.60, with a median of $887.00. The lowest price is at Ferry County Memorial Hospital (Republic). The highest price is 14.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $887.00, 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).
- Washington ranks 24th of 45 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 32 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$114.36Ferry County Memorial Hospital
Median$887.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,697.60in Washington
Lowest saves$772.64vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry County Memorial Hospital lowest Republic · Republic, WA CAROTID DUPLEX | $114.36 | $134.54 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Quincy Valley Medical Center Quincy · Moses Lake, WA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $194.04 | $194.04 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish · Yakima, WA 93880 Duplex scan of extracranial arteries; comple | $349.05 | $537.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles · Port Angeles, WA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $472.80 | $591.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Hc Carotid Dupl Scan Extcr Art Bil | $486.00 | $972.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $528.70 | $622.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Lake Chelan Community Hospital Chelan · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $605.03 | $605.03 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC DUPLEX CAROTID COMPLETE BIL | $647.30 | $2,244.44 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Dup carotid arterial cmpl/CWH | $661.60 | $827.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC DUPLEX CAROTID COMPLETE BIL | $682.54 | $2,244.44 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC DUPLEX CAROTID COMPLETE BIL | $683.21 | $2,244.44 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC DUPLEX CAROTID COMPLETE BIL | $690.17 | $2,244.44 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC DUPLEX CAROTID COMPLETE BIL | $714.77 | $2,158.12 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW | $800.80 | $1,232.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor · Friday Harbor, WA ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW | $812.50 | $1,250.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC DUPLEX CAROTID COMPLETE BIL | $824.16 | $2,244.44 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Arbor Health Morton Hospital Morton · Centralia, WA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $949.84 | $1,532.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale · Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA HC DUPLEX CAROTID COMPLETE BIL | $952.49 | $2,158.12 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake · Moses Lake, WA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $964.00 | $964.00 | Jan 4, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW | $1,000.35 | $1,539.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Othello Community Hospital Othello · Othello, WA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $1,003.13 | $1,337.50 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC US CAROTID DUPLEX DOPPLER | $1,005.60 | $1,257.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW | $1,053.00 | $1,620.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Summit Pacific Medical Center Elma · Aberdeen, WA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $1,067.58 | $1,977.00 | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Facility Fee HC CAROTID DUPL SCAN EXTCR ART BIL | $1,090.05 | $1,879.40 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Hospital Davenport · Davenport, WA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $1,103.81 | $1,226.45 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend · Port Townsend, WA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $1,104.00 | $1,380.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC US CAROTID DUPLEX DOPPLER | $1,111.20 | $1,389.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW | $1,118.65 | $1,721.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Colfax · Pullman, WA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $1,320.80 | $1,651.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman · Pullman, WA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $1,462.85 | $1,721.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $1,697.60 | $2,122.00 | Oct 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 9 | $486.00 | $690.17 |
| Moses Lake, WA | 2 | $194.04 | $579.02 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 2 | $800.80 | $956.00 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 2 | $1,104.00 | $1,400.80 |
| Pullman, WA | 2 | $1,320.80 | $1,391.82 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 2 | $605.03 | $633.32 |
| Aberdeen, WA | 1 | $1,067.58 | $1,067.58 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $1,053.00 | $1,053.00 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 1 | $952.49 | $952.49 |
| Centralia, WA | 1 | $949.84 | $949.84 |
| Davenport, WA | 1 | $1,103.81 | $1,103.81 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $528.70 | $528.70 |
| Friday Harbor, WA | 1 | $812.50 | $812.50 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $1,000.35 | $1,000.35 |
| Othello, WA | 1 | $1,003.13 | $1,003.13 |
| Port Angeles, WA | 1 | $472.80 | $472.80 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1 | $1,118.65 | $1,118.65 |
| Republic, WA | 1 | $114.36 | $114.36 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $349.05 | $349.05 |
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
- 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
- West Virginia$574.50
- Wisconsin$986.70
- Wyoming$700.99
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.