Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler) (limited) cost in North Carolina

Prices at 71 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $497 — 23% below the US median ($650), roughly 4.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Vidant Duplin Hospital Kenansville, NC $152 $172 ★ 3/5 170 min —
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin, NC $166 $111 ★ 3/5 168 min —
Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc Bryson City, NC $219 — — 81 min —
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC $282 $182 ★ 1/5 190 min —
Duke University Hospital Durham, NC $289 $242 ★ 5/5 317 min —
Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC $289 $242 ★ 5/5 255 min —
UNC Rockingham Eden, NC $293 $143 ★ 4/5 187 min —
ECU Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids, NC $304 $323 ★ 2/5 212 min —
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus Raleigh, NC $315 $220 ★ 4/5 204 min —
Wakemed, Cary Hospital Cary, NC $315 $197 ★ 5/5 196 min —
Alamance Regional Medical Center Burlington, NC $326 $179 ★ 3/5 228 min —
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The Greensboro, NC $326 $194 ★ 3/5 224 min —
Washington County Hosp Inc Plymouth, NC $334 — — — —
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Charlotte, NC $345 $162 ★ 5/5 162 min —
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Winston-salem, NC $350 $162 ★ 4/5 206 min —
ECU Health Bertie Hospital Windsor, NC $370 $411 ★ 4/5 166 min —
Haywood Regional Medical Center Clyde, NC $396 — ★ 3/5 193 min —
Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro, NC $397 $405 ★ 3/5 164 min —
Pender Memorial Hospital Burgaw, NC $401 $255 — — —
Vidant Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro, NC $413 $439 ★ 3/5 239 min —
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center Charlotte, NC $415 $320 ★ 5/5 190 min —
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center Charlotte, NC $415 $172 — 192 min —
Harris Regional Hospital Sylva, NC $423 — ★ 3/5 174 min —
Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville, NC $424 $367 ★ 1/5 177 min —
Chatham Hospital Inc Siler City, NC $425 $234 ★ 4/5 222 min —

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$931
Cash / self-pay
$497
Insurer-negotiated
$249
Medicare pays
$116
$299$1,045
Median cash $497  ·  Medicare $116  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $497 — about 4.3× the Medicare rate ($116). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($232).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $931 list price could save about $434 (47%).

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