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Leg or Arm Vein Ultrasound, Both Sides (Complete)

South 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 July 2026.

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

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$282$191 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$1,230 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $288 to $1,862Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $178 to $457
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $1,349professional $282

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,288.25
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$416.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,380.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$75.86
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$363.08
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$354.81
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$61.66
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$436.52
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$416.87
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$72.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$338.84

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in West Virginia than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Dakota $380 · 4th of 51
WV $776VT $209

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.