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Leg or Arm Vein Ultrasound, Both Sides (Complete)

Illinois 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $398 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$135 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$282 to $692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $186 to $1,660Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $56 to $324
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $398professional $204

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
$162.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$239.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$165.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$269.15
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$602.56
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$199.53
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$416.87
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$239.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
3 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
$87.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$151.36

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 41st of 51

$204

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.