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Leg or Arm Vein Ultrasound, Both Sides (Complete)

North Dakota 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $646 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$363$240 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$646$457 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,380Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $200 to $525
$200$500$1Kfacility $646professional $363

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
$199.53
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$371.54
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$97.72

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 5th of 51

$372

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.