Leg vein ultrasound (both legs) cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 38 hospitals publish a cash price for duplex ultrasound of the leg veins, both legs: from $371.20 to $4,410.72, with a median of $944.03. The lowest price is at Norton Audubon Hospital (Louisville) and 5 other hospitals. The highest price is 11.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $944.03, is about the same as the US median of $935.36.
- That is 3.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Kentucky ranks 26th of 46 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 38 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 93970. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$371.20Norton Audubon Hospital + 5 more
Median$944.03half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,410.72in Kentucky
Lowest saves$572.83vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Audubon Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville, KY HB DUPLEX EXTREMITIES COMPLETE | $371.20 | $1,856.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB DUPLEX EXTREMITIES COMPLETE | $371.20 | $1,856.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB DUPLEX EXTREMITIES COMPLETE | $371.20 | $1,856.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB DUPLEX EXTREMITIES COMPLETE | $371.20 | $1,856.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB DUPLEX EXTREMITIES COMPLETE | $371.20 | $1,856.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB DUPLEX EXTREMITIES COMPLETE | $371.20 | $1,856.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY US EXTREM VEINS BILA | $405.37 | $623.65 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville · Burkesville, KY US DUP EXT VEIN BIL | $426.75 | $569.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY US VEIN MAP UE BL | $436.36 | $727.26 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | $486.00 | $972.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | $677.92 | $892.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Venous Doppler Ext Bil | $703.49 | $1,452.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | $716.12 | $1,193.54 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Venous Doppler Ext Bil | $834.79 | $2,379.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN VEIN MAPPING LOWER EXTREMITY | $873.90 | $1,942.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | $923.00 | $1,420.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | $923.00 | $1,420.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY EXTREMITY STUDY | $925.05 | $1,321.50 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Venous Doppler Ext Bil | $941.61 | $2,493.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Venous Doppler Ext Bil | $946.45 | $2,254.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | $958.10 | $958.10 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB DUPLEX EXTREM VEINS COMP BIL | $970.62 | $970.62 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Venous Doppler Ext Bil | $1,003.94 | $2,379.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | $1,011.75 | $1,349.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Venous Doppler Ext Bil | $1,070.42 | $2,254.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | $1,276.17 | $1,537.55 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Venous Doppler Ext Bil | $1,329.74 | $2,479.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | $1,770.42 | $2,950.70 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | $1,815.45 | $2,793.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | $2,964.50 | $3,952.67 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | $2,964.50 | $3,952.67 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | $2,964.50 | $3,952.67 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | $2,964.50 | $3,952.67 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | $2,964.50 | $3,952.67 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | $2,964.50 | $3,952.67 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | $2,964.50 | $3,952.67 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY DUP VEIN BIL | $3,290.63 | $3,290.63 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY DUP VEIN BIL | $4,410.72 | $4,410.72 | 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 | 9 | $371.20 | $371.20 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 4 | $946.45 | $1,200.08 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 3 | $677.92 | $703.49 |
| Corbin, KY | 2 | $834.79 | $1,899.64 |
| Burkesville, KY | 1 | $426.75 | $426.75 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 1 | $3,290.63 | $3,290.63 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $436.36 | $436.36 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $923.00 | $923.00 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $925.05 | $925.05 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $970.62 | $970.62 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $2,964.50 | $2,964.50 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $4,410.72 | $4,410.72 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $923.00 | $923.00 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $486.00 | $486.00 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $716.12 | $716.12 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $1,770.42 | $1,770.42 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $371.20 | $371.20 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $405.37 | $405.37 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $1,011.75 | $1,011.75 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 1 | $958.10 | $958.10 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $941.61 | $941.61 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $1,815.45 | $1,815.45 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 1 | $2,964.50 | $2,964.50 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $1,276.17 | $1,276.17 |
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 leg vein ultrasound (both legs) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Leg vein ultrasound (both legs) explained.
Duplex ultrasound of the leg veins, both legs in other states
- Alabama$619.32
- Alaska$1,386.81
- Arizona$822.85
- Arkansas$492.00
- California$1,187.66
- Colorado$1,291.15
- Connecticut$373.86, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$126.08, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$713.95, 1 hospital
- Florida$1,828.40
- Georgia$960.00
- Hawaii$701.40
- Idaho$803.70
- Illinois$1,387.20
- Indiana$1,305.75
- Iowa$846.91
- Kansas$738.28
- Louisiana$431.83
- Maine$514.80
- Maryland$1,553.62
- Massachusetts$933.00
- Michigan$617.05
- Minnesota$887.81
- Mississippi$440.00
- Missouri$761.19
- Montana$942.07
- Nebraska$1,444.00
- Nevada$1,555.00
- New Hampshire$4,282.00
- New Jersey$322.54
- New Mexico$877.53
- New York$756.51
- North Carolina$737.40
- North Dakota$743.25
- Ohio$895.10
- Oklahoma$640.50
- Oregon$1,087.45
- Pennsylvania$869.60
- Puerto Rico$875.00, 3 hospitals
- South Carolina$2,463.80
- South Dakota$1,251.20
- Tennessee$634.37
- Texas$1,531.74
- Utah$1,395.04
- Vermont$846.77, 4 hospitals
- Virginia$1,309.00
- Washington$1,076.44
- West Virginia$595.00
- Wisconsin$1,184.48
- Wyoming$977.55
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.