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Leg or Arm Vein Ultrasound, Both Sides (Complete)

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 93970

A full ultrasound study of the venous system in both arms or both legs, used to look for blood clots or other blood-flow problems throughout the veins on each side. It uses sound waves and Doppler technology to visualize the veins and assess how blood is flowing through them. It's a fuller exam than a study limited to one side or one section of the venous system.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Leg or Arm Vein Ultrasound, Both Sides (Complete) cost?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $724 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 78 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$234$191 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$324 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $214 to $1,698Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $162 to $676
$0.1$10.0$1.0K$100.0Kfacility $724professional $234

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,778.28
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44,668.36
Median
$131,825.67
Typical High
$263,026.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44,668.36
Median
$131,825.67
Typical High
$263,026.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$426.58

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 3.7 times more in West Virginia than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

WV $776VT $209

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.