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MRI Scan of Abdomen without Contrast Cost in Tennessee
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 77 Tennessee hospitals. CPT 74181. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $922
📉 Low $123
📈 High $14,821
🏥 77 hospitals
🏛️ 65 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $179
Hospital comparison — Tennessee
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 77 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | Cigna | BCBS | Humana | Centene | Medicare | Devoted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARDIN MEDICAL CENTER SAVANNAH |
$123 | $239 | $156 | $320 | $232 | — | $348 | — | — |
| SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL FOR SPECIALTY SURGERY NASHVILLE |
$298 | — | — | — | $322 | — | — | — | — |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - SUMNER WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS GALLATIN |
$326 | $31.10 | $102 | $52.20 | $100 | $100 | $215 | $100 | $103 |
| MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT NASHVILLE |
$341 | $69.33 | $64.19 | $69.33 | $64.65 | $66.94 | $70.61 | — | — |
| MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT NASHVILLE |
$341 | $69.33 | $64.19 | $69.33 | $64.65 | $66.94 | $70.61 | — | — |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - RIVERVIEW WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS CARTHAGE |
$468 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $64.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | — |
| BIG SOUTH FORK MEDICAL CENTER ALBERTA ST ONEDIA |
$489 | $1,631 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$533 | $232 | $105 | $232 | $195 | $227 | $232 | — | $232 |
| VANDERBILT WILSON COUNTY HOSPITAL LEBANON |
$548 | $51.99 | $48.14 | $51.99 | — | $48.14 | $52.96 | — | — |
| VANDERBILT TULLAHOMA-HARTON HOSPITAL TULLAHOMA |
$548 | $51.99 | $48.14 | $51.99 | $64.65 | $48.14 | $52.96 | — | — |
| VANDERBILT BEDFORD HOSPITAL SHELBYVILLE |
$548 | $51.99 | $48.14 | $51.99 | $64.65 | $48.14 | $52.96 | — | — |
| FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$551 | $232 | $105 | $232 | $195 | $227 | $232 | — | $232 |
| LECONTE MEDICAL CENTER SEVIERVILLE |
$551 | $248 | $105 | $248 | $195 | $243 | $248 | — | $248 |
| METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF OAK RIDGE OAK RIDGE |
$551 | $232 | $105 | $232 | $195 | $227 | $232 | — | $232 |
| ROANE MEDICAL CENTER HARRIMAN |
$551 | $232 | $105 | $232 | $195 | $227 | $232 | — | $232 |
| CUMBERLAND MEDICAL CENTER CROSSVILLE |
$551 | $248 | $126 | $248 | $195 | $243 | $248 | — | $248 |
| MORRISTOWN-HAMBLEN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM MORRISTOWN |
$551 | $232 | $105 | $232 | $195 | $227 | $232 | — | $232 |
| FORT LOUDOUN MEDICAL CENTER LENOIR CITY |
$569 | $232 | $105 | $232 | $195 | $227 | $232 | — | $232 |
| JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MOUNTAIN CITY |
$594 | $343 | $305 | $786 | $340 | $760 | $748 | $748 | $786 |
| HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE |
$594 | $343 | $169 | $786 | $340 | $1,862 | $1,833 | $1,833 | $1,924 |
| HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE |
$594 | $343 | $169 | $786 | $340 | $1,862 | $1,833 | $1,833 | $1,924 |
| HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER KINGSPORT |
$605 | $226 | $203 | $238 | $231 | $226 | $240 | $226 | $238 |
| HAWKINS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ROGERSVILLE |
$605 | $216 | $169 | $227 | $223 | $216 | $229 | $216 | $227 |
| SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL ELIZABETHTON |
$605 | $216 | $216 | $227 | $223 | $216 | $229 | $216 | $227 |
| INDIAN PATH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL KINGSPORT |
$605 | $216 | $216 | $227 | $223 | $216 | $229 | $216 | $227 |
| FRANKLIN WOODS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL JOHNSON CITY |
$605 | $217 | $217 | $227 | $217 | $217 | $230 | $217 | $227 |
| JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER JOHNSON CITY |
$605 | $223 | $223 | $234 | $229 | $223 | $236 | $223 | $234 |
| GREENEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GREENEVILLE |
$605 | $223 | $122 | $234 | $225 | $223 | $236 | $223 | $234 |
| BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BRISTOL |
$605 | $226 | $203 | $238 | $233 | $226 | $240 | $226 | $238 |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - TROUSDALE WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS HARTSVILLE |
$723 | $63.70 | $36.00 | $64.00 | $37.08 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $37.08 |
| MACON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE |
$725 | $1,027 | $152 | $350 | $350 | $350 | $350 | — | — |
| RHEA MEDICAL CENTER DAYTON |
$728 | — | — | $857 | $342 | $339 | — | — | — |
| SWEETWATER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION SWEETWATER |
$750 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$800 | $230 | $71.03 | $221 | $227 | $221 | $232 | $234 | $230 |
| PRISMA HEALTH BLOUNT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MARYVILLE |
$814 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| VANDERBILT CLARKSVILLE HOSPITAL CLARKSVILLE |
$846 | $248 | $105 | $249 | $413 | $240 | $244 | $240 | $244 |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RIVER PARK HOSPITAL SPARTA RD MCMINNVILLE |
$881 | $233 | $228 | $637 | $228 | $228 | $297 | $228 | — |
| MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER LEWISBURG |
$896 | $69.60 | $147 | — | $442 | $316 | — | — | — |
| WAYNE MEDICAL CENTER WAYNESBORO |
$922 | $62.40 | $118 | $257 | $266 | $231 | $257 | $257 | — |
| MAURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL COLUMBIA |
$922 | $46.10 | $118 | $231 | $240 | $231 | $238 | $231 | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS DEKALB W MAIN ST SMITHVILLE |
$925 | $233 | $228 | $526 | $228 | $228 | $297 | $228 | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL SEWELL DR SPARTA |
$925 | $233 | $228 | $637 | $228 | $228 | $297 | $228 | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS STONES RIVER HOSPITAL DOOLITTLE RD WOODBURY |
$925 | $236 | $232 | $526 | $232 | $232 | $301 | $232 | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS WEST HOSPITAL HARDING PK NASHVILLE |
$944 | $236 | $232 | — | $241 | $232 | $301 | $218 | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER PKWY MURFREESBORO |
$944 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WILLIAMSON MEDICAL CENTER FRANKLIN |
$1,131 | $196 | $68.45 | $68.45 | $196 | $196 | $196 | — | $196 |
| CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HIXSON HIXSON |
$1,184 | $2,799 | $187 | $227 | $225 | $230 | $407 | — | — |
| LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER FAYETTEVILLE |
$1,288 | — | — | $223 | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST SOUTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$1,364 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST LE BONHEUR GERMANTOWN HOSPITAL GERMANTOWN |
$1,364 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST NORTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$1,364 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$1,364 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$1,433 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ETOWAH ETOWAH |
$1,501 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS |
$1,501 | $51.00 | $40.40 | $52.20 | $74.00 | $74.00 | $300 | $100 | $103 |
| UNITY MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$1,520 | — | $600 | — | $406 | — | — | $176 | — |
| SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM LAWRENCEBURG | $1,657 | $52.00 | $40.40 | $52.20 | $74.00 | $74.00 | — | $100 | $103 |
| CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CHATTANOOGA CHATTANOOGA |
$1,692 | $2,799 | $187 | $227 | $225 | $230 | $407 | — | — |
| NASHVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL NASVILLE |
$1,823 | $64.19 | $35.30 | $57.33 | $203 | $64.19 | $64.19 | $64.19 | — |
| SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM PULASKI PULASKI |
$2,006 | $52.00 | $40.40 | $52.20 | $74.00 | $74.00 | — | $100 | $103 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 74181, 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: $1,896 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 77 Tennessee hospitals above publish for Mri scan of abdomen 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 74181 in Tennessee, Medicare reimburses about $179 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Tennessee range from $123 to $14,821 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 5.1x 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 mri scan of abdomen without contrast cost in Tennessee?
- Cash prices for mri scan of abdomen without contrast (CPT 74181) in Tennessee range from $123 to $14,821, with a median of $922. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest mri scan of abdomen without contrast in Tennessee?
- The cheapest Tennessee hospital published cash price for this procedure is $123. 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 74181 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.