Where can I find the cheapest ct scan of cranial cavity without contrast in Tennessee?

The cheapest Tennessee hospital published cash price for this procedure is $70.61. 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.

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CT Scan of Cranial Cavity without Contrast Cost in Tennessee

What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 80 Tennessee hospitals. CPT 70480. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.

📊 Median $634 📉 Low $70.61 📈 High $9,729 🏥 80 hospitals 🏛️ 68 with insurance contracts 🇺🇸 Medicare $147

Hospital comparison — Tennessee

Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 80 hospitals.

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Hospital	Cash	Cigna	Aetna	UHC	BCBS	Humana	Centene	Medicare	Devoted
HOUSTON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ERIN	$70.61	$113	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
HAYWOOD COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BROWNSVILLE	$70.61	$113	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
HENDERSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LEXINGTON	$70.61	$113	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL FOR SPECIALTY SURGERY NASHVILLE	$131	—	—	—	$228	—	—	—	—
BIG SOUTH FORK MEDICAL CENTER ALBERTA ST ONEDIA	$236	—	$785	—	—	—	—	—	—
MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT NASHVILLE	$258	$61.19	$61.19	$56.66	$71.76	$58.84	$62.33	—	—
MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT NASHVILLE	$258	$61.19	$61.19	$56.66	$71.76	$58.84	$62.33	—	—
PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE	$299	$102	$102	$52.56	$102	$100	$102	—	$102
FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE	$309	$102	$102	$52.56	$102	$100	$102	—	$102
MORRISTOWN-HAMBLEN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM MORRISTOWN	$309	$102	$102	$52.56	$102	$100	$102	—	$102
LECONTE MEDICAL CENTER SEVIERVILLE	$309	$109	$109	$52.56	$109	$107	$109	—	$109
METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF OAK RIDGE OAK RIDGE	$309	$102	$102	$52.56	$102	$100	$102	—	$102
ROANE MEDICAL CENTER HARRIMAN	$309	$102	$102	$52.56	$102	$100	$102	—	$102
CUMBERLAND MEDICAL CENTER CROSSVILLE	$309	$109	$109	$63.07	$109	$107	$109	—	$109
FORT LOUDOUN MEDICAL CENTER LENOIR CITY	$319	$102	$102	$52.56	$102	$100	$102	—	$102
MACON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE	$345	$167	$488	$78.11	$167	$167	$167	—	—
VANDERBILT WILSON COUNTY HOSPITAL LEBANON	$376	$45.89	$45.89	$42.50	—	$42.50	$46.74	—	—
VANDERBILT TULLAHOMA-HARTON HOSPITAL TULLAHOMA	$376	$45.89	$45.89	$42.50	$58.04	$42.50	$46.74	—	—
VANDERBILT BEDFORD HOSPITAL SHELBYVILLE	$376	$45.89	$45.89	$42.50	$58.04	$42.50	$46.74	—	—
SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM LAWRENCEBURG	$415	$52.20	$52.00	$40.40	$74.00	$74.00	—	$100	$103
HARDIN MEDICAL CENTER SAVANNAH	$518	$140	$105	$88.58	$102	—	$152	—	—
RHEA MEDICAL CENTER DAYTON	$524	$616	—	—	$246	$244	—	—	—
ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER PKWY MURFREESBORO	$540	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS WEST HOSPITAL HARDING PK NASHVILLE	$541	—	$104	$102	$106	$102	$132	$95.73	—
PRISMA HEALTH BLOUNT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MARYVILLE	$542	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MOUNTAIN CITY	$549	$427	$152	$151	$151	$704	$693	$693	$727
HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE	$549	$427	$152	$95.95	$151	$1,723	$1,695	$1,695	$1,780
HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE	$549	$427	$152	$95.95	$151	$1,723	$1,695	$1,695	$1,780
HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER KINGSPORT	$560	$104	$99.18	$99.18	$101	$99.18	$105	$99.18	$104
HAWKINS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ROGERSVILLE	$560	$99.59	$94.85	$94.85	$97.70	$94.85	$101	$94.85	$99.59
SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL ELIZABETHTON	$560	$99.59	$94.85	$94.85	$97.70	$94.85	$101	$94.85	$99.59
JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER JOHNSON CITY	$560	$102	$97.56	$97.56	$100	$97.56	$103	$97.56	$102
GREENEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GREENEVILLE	$560	$102	$97.56	$69.08	$98.53	$97.56	$103	$97.56	$102
INDIAN PATH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL KINGSPORT	$560	$99.59	$94.85	$94.85	$97.70	$94.85	$101	$94.85	$99.59
BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BRISTOL	$560	$104	$99.18	$99.18	$102	$99.18	$105	$99.18	$104
FRANKLIN WOODS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL JOHNSON CITY	$560	$99.67	$94.92	$94.92	$94.92	$94.92	$101	$94.92	$99.67
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE	$584	$97.10	$101	$31.25	$100	$97.10	$102	$103	$101
VANDERBILT CLARKSVILLE HOSPITAL CLARKSVILLE	$587	$114	$109	$52.56	$174	$106	$108	$106	$107
LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER FAYETTEVILLE	$596	$98.01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RIVER PARK HOSPITAL SPARTA RD MCMINNVILLE	$613	$513	$102	$100	$100	$100	$130	$100	—
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER LEWISBURG	$634	—	$69.60	$63.24	$186	$139	—	—	—
ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL SEWELL DR SPARTA	$644	$513	$102	$100	$100	$100	$130	$100	—
ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS STONES RIVER HOSPITAL DOOLITTLE RD WOODBURY	$644	$424	$104	$102	$102	$102	$132	$102	—
ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS DEKALB W MAIN ST SMITHVILLE	$644	$424	$102	$100	$100	$100	$130	$100	—
WAYNE MEDICAL CENTER WAYNESBORO	$653	$113	$62.40	$50.59	$117	$102	$113	$113	—
MAURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL COLUMBIA	$653	$102	$46.10	$50.59	$105	$102	$105	$102	—
METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MEMPHIS	$704	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
METHODIST NORTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS	$704	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
METHODIST SOUTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS	$704	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
METHODIST LE BONHEUR GERMANTOWN HOSPITAL GERMANTOWN	$704	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SWEETWATER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION SWEETWATER	$714	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEMPHIS	$740	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
WILLIAMSON MEDICAL CENTER FRANKLIN	$749	$60.18	$102	$60.18	$102	$102	$104	—	$104
CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HIXSON HIXSON	$751	$100	$1,777	$78.34	$99.07	$101	$179	—	—
SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM SEWANEE HOSPITAL ROAD WINCHESTER	$768	$52.20	$52.00	$40.40	$74.00	$74.00	—	$100	$103
STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ETOWAH ETOWAH	$897	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS	$897	$52.20	$51.00	$40.40	$74.00	$74.00	$300	$100	$103
HIGHPOINT HEALTH - SUMNER WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS GALLATIN	$1,013	$52.20	$31.10	$102	$100	$100	$215	$100	$103
CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CHATTANOOGA CHATTANOOGA	$1,074	$100	$1,777	$78.34	$99.07	$101	$179	—	—
UNITY MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER	$1,114	—	—	$400	$287	—	—	$93.68	—

What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 70480, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $1,204 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.

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That is the median of what the 80 Tennessee hospitals above publish for Ct scan of cranial cavity 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 70480 in Tennessee, Medicare reimburses about $147 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Tennessee range from $70.61 to $9,729 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 4.3x 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 cranial cavity without contrast cost in Tennessee?: Cash prices for ct scan of cranial cavity without contrast (CPT 70480) in Tennessee range from $70.61 to $9,729, with a median of $634. Prices vary widely by hospital.
Where can I find the cheapest ct scan of cranial cavity without contrast in Tennessee?: The cheapest Tennessee hospital published cash price for this procedure is $70.61. 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.

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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Tennessee facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 70480 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.