Leg or arm vein ultrasound cost in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, 33 hospitals publish a cash price for vein ultrasound (duplex) of one arm or leg, or a limited study: from $190.63 to $1,068.00, with a median of $585.00. The lowest price is at Boston Medical Center South (Brockton). The highest price is 5.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $585.00, is 6% below the US median of $624.39.
- That is 5.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Massachusetts ranks 19th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 18 of 33 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 93971. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 17, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$190.63Boston Medical Center South
Median$585.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,068.00in Massachusetts
Lowest saves$394.37vs the median
Hospitals in Massachusetts, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South one side lowest Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Dup-Scan Xtr Veins Unilateral/Limited Study | $190.63 | $423.63 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton one side Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Dup-Scan Xtr Veins Unilateral/Limited Study | $208.30 | $462.89 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Extremity Study - US Upper Extremity Veins Righ | $263.20 | $376.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH DPLX SCAN; LMTD EXT VEINS (LT) | $326.20 | $466.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Emerson Hospital one side Concord · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH DUP SCAN EXT VENOUS LTD LT | $348.00 | $464.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Extremity Study - US Lower Extremity Veins Righ | $353.50 | $505.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mercy Hospital one side Springfield · Springfield, MA HC Scan Duplex Extremity Veins Unilateral/Limited Study | $358.80 | $552.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Duplex Post Venous Closure | $422.00 | $422.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital one side Taunton · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTREM VENOUS UNILAT OR LMTD STUDY | $427.71 | $427.71 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Duplex Extrem Venous Uni or Ltd - US Doppler Ve | $439.60 | $628.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Holyoke Medical Center one side Holyoke · Springfield, MA Extremity Study Unilateral RT | $443.00 | $443.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center one side Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Dup-Scan Xtr Veins Unilateral/Limited Study | $499.50 | $1,110.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Duplex Extrem Venous-Uni or Ltd | $500.00 | $1,000.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - St. Luke's Hospital St. New Bedford · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Duplex Extrem Venous-Uni or Ltd | $500.00 | $1,000.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Duplex Extrem Venous-Uni or Ltd | $500.00 | $1,000.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital one side Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTREM VENOUS UNILAT OR LMTD STUDY | $508.66 | $508.66 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DUP SCAN EXT VEIN LTD | $585.00 | $585.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DUP SCAN EXT VEIN LTD | $621.00 | $621.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Milford Regional Medical Center one side Milford · Worcester, MA Duplex Right Leg | $659.00 | $659.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH EXTREMITY STUDY | $664.50 | $664.50 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DUP SCAN EXT VEIN LTD | $686.00 | $686.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Berkshire Medical Center one side Pittsfield · Pittsfield, MA US Venous Duplex LE LT | $785.28 | $826.61 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital one side Great Barrington · Pittsfield, MA US Venous Duplex LE RT | $785.28 | $826.61 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| North Adams Regional Hospital one side North Adams · Pittsfield, MA CV Venous Duplex LE RT | $785.28 | $826.61 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DUP SCAN EXT VEIN LTD | $817.00 | $817.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DUP SCAN EXT VEIN LTD | $837.00 | $837.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DUP SCAN EXT VEIN LTD | $840.00 | $840.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital one side Southbridge · Worcester, MA HC Duplex Scan of Extremity Veins, Unilateral or Limited Study | $901.00 | $901.00 | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center one side Worcester · Worcester, MA HC Duplex Scan of Extremity Veins, Unilateral or Limited Study | $973.00 | $973.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DUP SCAN EXT VEIN LTD | $995.00 | $995.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital one side Leominster · Worcester, MA HC Duplex Scan of Extremity Veins, Unilateral or Limited Study|RIGHT SIDE | $1,001.00 | $1,001.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DUP SCAN EXT VEIN LTD | $1,013.00 | $1,013.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DUP SCAN EXT VEIN LTD | $1,068.00 | $1,068.00 | Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 20 | $190.63 | $542.50 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 4 | $427.71 | $500.00 |
| Worcester, MA | 4 | $659.00 | $937.00 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 3 | $785.28 | $785.28 |
| Springfield, MA | 2 | $358.80 | $400.90 |
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 or arm vein ultrasound is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Leg or arm vein ultrasound explained.
Vein ultrasound (duplex) of one arm or leg, or a limited study in other states
- Alabama$306.25
- Alaska$1,178.97
- Arizona$414.22
- Arkansas$243.17
- California$900.45
- Colorado$557.10
- Connecticut$735.47
- Delaware$878.80
- District of Columbia$938.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$859.53
- Georgia$595.20
- Hawaii$443.80
- Idaho$574.00
- Illinois$665.88
- Indiana$634.50
- Iowa$650.00
- Kansas$667.25
- Kentucky$621.17
- Louisiana$257.60
- Maine$486.06
- Maryland$895.73
- Michigan$531.00
- Minnesota$540.37
- Mississippi$332.39
- Missouri$612.00
- Montana$641.02
- Nebraska$1,041.60
- Nevada$852.00
- New Hampshire$823.99
- New Jersey$200.00
- New Mexico$588.97
- New York$364.18
- North Carolina$558.60
- North Dakota$520.00
- Ohio$735.80
- Oklahoma$460.50
- Oregon$641.60
- Pennsylvania$640.80
- Puerto Rico$500.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$614.40
- South Carolina$1,056.25
- South Dakota$973.60
- Tennessee$360.90
- Texas$779.00
- Utah$1,108.45
- Vermont$674.00
- Virginia$738.00
- Washington$672.51
- West Virginia$383.75
- Wisconsin$715.00
- Wyoming$734.43
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.