Leg or arm vein ultrasound cost in California

In California, 199 hospitals publish a cash price for vein ultrasound (duplex) of one arm or leg, or a limited study: from $62.80 to $7,874.93, with a median of $900.45. The lowest price is at UCI Health-Orange (Orange). The highest price is 125.4× the lowest.

• The median here, $900.45, is 44% above the US median of $623.38.
• That is 8.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
• California ranks 45th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
• 59 of 199 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 93971. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 12, 2026. See them on a map