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Leg or Arm Vein Ultrasound, Both Sides (Complete)

Kentucky 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $170 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$182$166 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$166 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $48 to $324Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $135 to $295
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $170professional $182

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
$165.96
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$257.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$194.98
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$213.80
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$758.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
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
$83.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$37.15

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 47th of 51

$182

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.