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Leg or Arm Vein Ultrasound, Both Sides (Complete)

Iowa 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 October 2026.

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

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $537 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$339$219 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$427 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $288 to $6,026Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $135 to $513
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $537professional $339

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$416.87
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$616.60
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$158.49
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,380.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$489.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$85.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$407.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$851.14
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,943.28
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$416.87
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$398.11
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$69.18
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$331.13
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Minnesota than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Iowa· 7th of 51

$355

MN $550UT $158

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.