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Leg or Arm Vein Ultrasound, Both Sides (Complete)

Minnesota 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?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $955 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$389$269 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$617 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,549Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $209 to $871
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $955professional $389

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
$588.84
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$630.96
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,479.11
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$251.19
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,230.27
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$724.44
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$123.03
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$602.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$524.81
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$45.71

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 1st of 51

$550

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.