Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler) Cost in Charleston, SC

Prices at 3 hospitals in Charleston, SC, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,280 — 67% above the US median ($767), roughly 8.5× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital	Charleston, SC	$1,280	—	★ 3/5	144 min	13.7%
Roper Hospital	Charleston, SC	$1,280	—	★ 4/5	97 min	14.0%
Trident Medical Center	Charleston, SC	$3,309	$1,673	★ 3/5	120 min	14.9%

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 July 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)

$1,969

Cash / self-pay

$1,280

Insurer-negotiated

$1,673

Medicare pays

$150

$1,280$2,903

Median cash $1,280 · Medicare $150 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,280 — about 8.5× the Medicare rate ($150). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($300).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,969 list price could save about $689 (35%).

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Doctors who perform this in Charleston

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Jean Marie Ruddy, MD	Vascular Surgery	Charleston, SC	222
Antwana Wright, MD	Vascular Surgery	Charleston, SC	174
Adam Tanious, MD, MMSC, RPVI	Vascular Surgery	Charleston, SC	158
Lindsey Korepta, M.D.	Vascular Surgery	Charleston, SC	156
Adam Keefer, M.D.	Vascular Surgery	Charleston, SC	146
Thomas Brothers, MD	Vascular Surgery	Charleston, SC	93
Rand Cuthbertson, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Charleston, SC	51

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