CT Scan of Chest without Contrast Cost in Tennessee
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 79 Tennessee hospitals. CPT 71250. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
Hospital comparison — Tennessee
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 79 hospitals.
| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | Cigna | BCBS | Humana | Centene | Medicare | Devoted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAYWOOD COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BROWNSVILLE |
$59.36 | $98.00 | $28.92 | $43.53 | $40.05 | $97.10 | $89.02 | — | — |
| HENDERSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LEXINGTON |
$59.36 | $98.00 | $28.92 | $43.53 | $40.05 | $97.10 | $89.02 | — | — |
| HOUSTON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ERIN |
$59.36 | $98.00 | $28.92 | $43.53 | $40.05 | $97.10 | $89.02 | — | — |
| SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL FOR SPECIALTY SURGERY NASHVILLE |
$131 | — | — | — | $171 | — | — | — | — |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - SUMNER WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS GALLATIN |
$199 | $31.10 | $102 | $52.20 | $100 | $100 | $215 | $100 | $103 |
| MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT NASHVILLE |
$213 | $51.39 | $47.58 | $51.39 | $65.15 | $49.47 | $52.34 | — | — |
| MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT NASHVILLE |
$213 | $51.39 | $47.58 | $51.39 | $65.15 | $49.47 | $52.34 | — | — |
| BIG SOUTH FORK MEDICAL CENTER ALBERTA ST ONEDIA |
$236 | $785 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - RIVERVIEW WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS CARTHAGE |
$250 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $64.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | — |
| MACON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE |
$289 | $409 | $78.11 | $140 | $140 | $140 | $140 | — | — |
| VANDERBILT TULLAHOMA-HARTON HOSPITAL TULLAHOMA |
$309 | $38.54 | $35.69 | $38.54 | $49.16 | $35.69 | $39.25 | — | — |
| VANDERBILT BEDFORD HOSPITAL SHELBYVILLE |
$309 | $38.54 | $35.69 | $38.54 | $49.16 | $35.69 | $39.25 | — | — |
| VANDERBILT WILSON COUNTY HOSPITAL LEBANON |
$309 | $38.54 | $35.69 | $38.54 | — | $35.69 | $39.25 | — | — |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$346 | $101 | $31.25 | $97.10 | $100 | $97.10 | $102 | $103 | $101 |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - TROUSDALE WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS HARTSVILLE |
$386 | $63.70 | $36.00 | $64.00 | $37.08 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $37.08 |
| PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$477 | $102 | $52.56 | $102 | $102 | $100 | $102 | — | $102 |
| LECONTE MEDICAL CENTER SEVIERVILLE |
$493 | $109 | $52.56 | $109 | $109 | $107 | $109 | — | $109 |
| MORRISTOWN-HAMBLEN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM MORRISTOWN |
$493 | $102 | $52.56 | $102 | $102 | $100 | $102 | — | $102 |
| FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$493 | $102 | $52.56 | $102 | $102 | $100 | $102 | — | $102 |
| ROANE MEDICAL CENTER HARRIMAN |
$493 | $102 | $52.56 | $102 | $102 | $100 | $102 | — | $102 |
| CUMBERLAND MEDICAL CENTER CROSSVILLE |
$493 | $109 | $63.07 | $109 | $109 | $107 | $109 | — | $109 |
| METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF OAK RIDGE OAK RIDGE |
$493 | $102 | $52.56 | $102 | $102 | $100 | $102 | — | $102 |
| FORT LOUDOUN MEDICAL CENTER LENOIR CITY |
$509 | $102 | $52.56 | $102 | $102 | $100 | $102 | — | $102 |
| JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MOUNTAIN CITY |
$522 | $152 | $151 | $427 | $151 | $669 | $658 | $658 | $691 |
| HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE |
$522 | $152 | $95.95 | $427 | $151 | $1,637 | $1,611 | $1,611 | $1,692 |
| HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE |
$522 | $152 | $95.95 | $427 | $151 | $1,637 | $1,611 | $1,611 | $1,692 |
| RHEA MEDICAL CENTER DAYTON |
$524 | — | — | $616 | $246 | $244 | — | — | — |
| HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER KINGSPORT |
$532 | $99.18 | $99.18 | $104 | $101 | $99.18 | $105 | $99.18 | $104 |
| JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER JOHNSON CITY |
$532 | $97.56 | $97.56 | $102 | $100 | $97.56 | $103 | $97.56 | $102 |
| GREENEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GREENEVILLE |
$532 | $97.56 | $69.08 | $102 | $98.53 | $97.56 | $103 | $97.56 | $102 |
| BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BRISTOL |
$532 | $99.18 | $99.18 | $104 | $102 | $99.18 | $105 | $99.18 | $104 |
| INDIAN PATH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL KINGSPORT |
$532 | $94.85 | $94.85 | $99.59 | $97.70 | $94.85 | $101 | $94.85 | $99.59 |
| HAWKINS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ROGERSVILLE |
$532 | $94.85 | $94.85 | $99.59 | $97.70 | $94.85 | $101 | $94.85 | $99.59 |
| FRANKLIN WOODS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL JOHNSON CITY |
$532 | $94.92 | $94.92 | $99.67 | $94.92 | $94.92 | $101 | $94.92 | $99.67 |
| SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL ELIZABETHTON |
$532 | $94.85 | $94.85 | $99.59 | $97.70 | $94.85 | $101 | $94.85 | $99.59 |
| VANDERBILT CLARKSVILLE HOSPITAL CLARKSVILLE |
$623 | $109 | $52.56 | $114 | $217 | $106 | $108 | $106 | $107 |
| MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER LEWISBURG |
$628 | $69.60 | $63.24 | — | $233 | $139 | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER PKWY MURFREESBORO |
$660 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS WEST HOSPITAL HARDING PK NASHVILLE |
$660 | $104 | $102 | — | $106 | $102 | $132 | $95.73 | — |
| LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER FAYETTEVILLE |
$685 | — | — | $98.01 | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST LE BONHEUR GERMANTOWN HOSPITAL GERMANTOWN |
$704 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST SOUTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$704 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$704 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST NORTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$704 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SWEETWATER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION SWEETWATER |
$714 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL COLUMBIA |
$715 | $46.10 | $50.59 | $102 | $105 | $102 | $105 | $102 | — |
| WAYNE MEDICAL CENTER WAYNESBORO |
$715 | $62.40 | $50.59 | $113 | $117 | $102 | $113 | $113 | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RIVER PARK HOSPITAL SPARTA RD MCMINNVILLE |
$734 | $102 | $100 | $317 | $100 | $100 | $130 | $100 | — |
| LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$740 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WILLIAMSON MEDICAL CENTER FRANKLIN |
$749 | $102 | $50.59 | $50.59 | $102 | $102 | $104 | — | $104 |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS DEKALB W MAIN ST SMITHVILLE |
$771 | $102 | $100 | $262 | $100 | $100 | $130 | $100 | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL SEWELL DR SPARTA |
$771 | $102 | $100 | $317 | $100 | $100 | $130 | $100 | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS STONES RIVER HOSPITAL DOOLITTLE RD WOODBURY |
$771 | $104 | $102 | $262 | $102 | $102 | $132 | $102 | — |
| PRISMA HEALTH BLOUNT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MARYVILLE |
$780 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS |
$1,090 | $51.00 | $40.40 | $52.20 | $74.00 | $74.00 | $300 | $100 | $103 |
| STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ETOWAH ETOWAH |
$1,090 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNITY MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$1,190 | — | $400 | — | $216 | — | — | $93.68 | — |
| CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HIXSON HIXSON |
$1,216 | $2,875 | $78.34 | $100 | $99.07 | $101 | $179 | — | — |
| NASHVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL NASVILLE |
$1,217 | $47.58 | $26.17 | $45.68 | $133 | $47.58 | $47.58 | $47.58 | — |
| SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM LAWRENCEBURG | $1,350 | $52.00 | $40.40 | $52.20 | $74.00 | $74.00 | — | $100 | $103 |
That is the median of what the 79 Tennessee hospitals above publish for Ct scan of chest without contrast — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 71250 in Tennessee, Medicare reimburses about $123 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Tennessee range from $59.36 to $9,729 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 5.7x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does ct scan of chest without contrast cost in Tennessee?
- Cash prices for ct scan of chest without contrast (CPT 71250) in Tennessee range from $59.36 to $9,729, with a median of $704. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest ct scan of chest without contrast in Tennessee?
- The cheapest Tennessee hospital published cash price for this procedure is $59.36. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.