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Carotid duplex ultrasound at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

๐Ÿ“ Nashville, TN 4/5 CMS rating CPT 93880
Cash-pay price
$97 to $1,064
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is significantly cheaper than median (-91%) for carotid duplex ultrasound.
Chargemaster (gross): $179 โ€“ $1,970

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates Vanderbilt University Medical Center negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$40 โ€“ $1,109
Blue Cross Blue Shield$650
UnitedHealthcare$107 โ€“ $1,111
Cigna$41 โ€“ $650
Humana$26 โ€“ $650
Medicare$26 โ€“ $233
Medicaid$48 โ€“ $677

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 ยท 1,411 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg ฮ”
HCAHPS overall star rating 4/5 2.8/5 +1.2
Would definitely recommend 80% 69.6% +10pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 77% 68.6% +8pp
Nurses always communicated well 80% 75.6% +4pp
Doctors always communicated well 81% 76.6% +4pp
Given clear info about recovery 88% 84.4% +4pp
Room and bathroom always clean 62% 68.6% -7pp
Staff always explained meds 61% 57.6% +3pp
Quiet at night, always 56% 52.2% +4pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Vanderbilt University Medical Center's machine-readable file (MRF), which the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50) requires every US hospital to publish. We download it, parse the row for CPT 93880, and show you the dollar amount as published.

The cash-pay number is what an uninsured patient would be charged. Insurance-negotiated rates vary by payer and plan โ€” see the table above for the range, or use the comparison tool for plan-specific numbers.

For a national view of carotid duplex ultrasound prices, see the Carotid duplex ultrasound overview.