X-ray of Elbow, 2 Views Cost in Tennessee
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 77 Tennessee hospitals. CPT 73070. 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 77 hospitals.
| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | Cigna | UHC | BCBS | Humana | Centene | Medicare | Devoted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER FAYETTEVILLE |
$8.96 | — | $40.58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HENDERSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LEXINGTON |
$9.26 | $241 | $17.05 | $5.17 | $6.27 | $6.27 | $12.27 | — | — |
| HAYWOOD COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BROWNSVILLE |
$9.26 | $241 | $17.05 | $5.17 | $6.27 | $6.27 | $12.27 | — | — |
| HOUSTON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ERIN |
$9.26 | $241 | $17.05 | $5.17 | $6.27 | $6.27 | $12.27 | — | — |
| MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT NASHVILLE |
$17.28 | $8.07 | $8.07 | $7.47 | $8.57 | $7.72 | $8.22 | — | — |
| MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT NASHVILLE |
$17.28 | $8.07 | $8.07 | $7.47 | $8.57 | $7.72 | $8.22 | — | — |
| VANDERBILT TULLAHOMA-HARTON HOSPITAL TULLAHOMA |
$33.93 | $6.05 | $6.05 | $5.60 | — | $5.60 | $6.16 | — | — |
| VANDERBILT BEDFORD HOSPITAL SHELBYVILLE |
$33.93 | $6.05 | $6.05 | $5.60 | — | $5.60 | $6.16 | — | — |
| VANDERBILT WILSON COUNTY HOSPITAL LEBANON |
$33.93 | $6.05 | $6.05 | $5.60 | — | $5.60 | $6.16 | — | — |
| HARDIN MEDICAL CENTER SAVANNAH |
$38.96 | $19.69 | $117 | $20.68 | $84.56 | — | $127 | — | — |
| PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$39.60 | $28.30 | $42.37 | $27.91 | $21.34 | $82.81 | $47.56 | — | $84.42 |
| ROANE MEDICAL CENTER HARRIMAN |
$40.92 | $28.30 | $42.37 | $27.91 | $21.34 | $82.81 | $47.56 | — | $84.42 |
| METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF OAK RIDGE OAK RIDGE |
$40.92 | $28.30 | $42.37 | $27.91 | $21.34 | $82.81 | $47.56 | — | $84.42 |
| MORRISTOWN-HAMBLEN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM MORRISTOWN |
$40.92 | $28.30 | $42.37 | $27.91 | $21.34 | $82.81 | $47.56 | — | $84.42 |
| LECONTE MEDICAL CENTER SEVIERVILLE |
$40.92 | $28.30 | $42.37 | $27.91 | $21.34 | $88.69 | $47.56 | — | $90.42 |
| FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$40.92 | $28.30 | $42.37 | $27.91 | $21.34 | $82.81 | $47.56 | — | $84.42 |
| CUMBERLAND MEDICAL CENTER CROSSVILLE |
$40.92 | $28.30 | $42.37 | $33.49 | $21.34 | $88.69 | $47.56 | — | $90.42 |
| FORT LOUDOUN MEDICAL CENTER LENOIR CITY |
$42.24 | $28.30 | $42.37 | $27.91 | $21.34 | $82.81 | $47.56 | — | $84.42 |
| STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ETOWAH ETOWAH |
$43.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS |
$43.60 | $51.00 | $52.20 | $40.40 | $74.00 | $74.00 | $300 | $100 | $103 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$47.75 | $7.53 | $7.60 | $7.59 | $6.73 | $7.59 | $84.42 | $85.22 | $83.61 |
| HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE |
$61.41 | $39.81 | $39.84 | $22.40 | $17.45 | $193 | $190 | $190 | $199 |
| HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE |
$61.41 | $39.81 | $39.84 | $22.40 | $17.45 | $193 | $190 | $190 | $199 |
| JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MOUNTAIN CITY |
$61.41 | $39.81 | $39.84 | $39.42 | $17.45 | $78.67 | $77.43 | $77.43 | $81.30 |
| FRANKLIN WOODS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL JOHNSON CITY |
$62.55 | $39.51 | $39.84 | $39.51 | $21.21 | $39.51 | $41.88 | $39.51 | $41.48 |
| HAWKINS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ROGERSVILLE |
$62.55 | $39.48 | $39.84 | $22.40 | $17.45 | $39.48 | $41.85 | $39.48 | $41.45 |
| JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER JOHNSON CITY |
$62.55 | $36.68 | $39.84 | $36.33 | $17.45 | $40.60 | $43.04 | $40.60 | $42.63 |
| BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BRISTOL |
$62.55 | $36.21 | $39.84 | $26.88 | $17.45 | $41.28 | $43.75 | $41.28 | $43.34 |
| HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER KINGSPORT |
$62.55 | $36.21 | $39.84 | $26.88 | $17.45 | $41.28 | $43.75 | $41.28 | $43.34 |
| SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL ELIZABETHTON |
$62.55 | $39.48 | $39.84 | $39.48 | $17.45 | $39.48 | $41.85 | $39.48 | $41.45 |
| GREENEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GREENEVILLE |
$62.55 | $40.60 | $39.84 | $16.13 | $17.45 | $40.60 | $43.04 | $40.60 | $42.63 |
| INDIAN PATH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL KINGSPORT |
$62.55 | $35.03 | $39.84 | $34.69 | $17.45 | $39.48 | $41.85 | $39.48 | $41.45 |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - SUMNER WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS GALLATIN |
$72.53 | $31.10 | $37.70 | $102 | $37.30 | $100 | $215 | $100 | $103 |
| RHEA MEDICAL CENTER DAYTON |
$81.40 | — | $95.76 | — | $38.29 | $37.91 | — | — | — |
| SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM LAWRENCEBURG | $84.79 | $52.00 | $52.20 | $40.40 | $74.00 | $74.00 | — | $100 | $103 |
| PRISMA HEALTH BLOUNT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MARYVILLE |
$84.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER LEWISBURG |
$86.92 | $69.60 | $89.92 | $28.68 | $20.97 | $90.00 | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS WEST HOSPITAL HARDING PK NASHVILLE |
$87.41 | $86.02 | — | $84.33 | $87.70 | $84.33 | $110 | $79.27 | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER PKWY MURFREESBORO |
$87.41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RIVER PARK HOSPITAL SPARTA RD MCMINNVILLE |
$97.74 | $41.11 | $42.93 | $83.11 | $21.85 | $83.11 | $108 | $83.11 | — |
| VANDERBILT CLARKSVILLE HOSPITAL CLARKSVILLE |
$101 | $20.66 | $83.38 | $27.91 | $19.55 | $78.83 | $80.11 | $78.83 | $80.08 |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS DEKALB W MAIN ST SMITHVILLE |
$103 | $41.11 | $35.46 | $83.11 | $15.04 | $83.11 | $108 | $83.11 | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL SEWELL DR SPARTA |
$103 | $41.11 | $42.93 | $83.11 | $15.04 | $83.11 | $108 | $83.11 | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS STONES RIVER HOSPITAL DOOLITTLE RD WOODBURY |
$103 | $41.11 | $35.46 | $84.33 | $15.04 | $84.33 | $110 | $84.33 | — |
| CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HIXSON HIXSON |
$103 | $244 | $39.57 | $38.75 | $22.38 | $83.60 | $69.60 | — | — |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - RIVERVIEW WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS CARTHAGE |
$104 | $16.00 | $64.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | — |
| SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL FOR SPECIALTY SURGERY NASHVILLE |
$109 | — | — | — | $25.00 | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST LE BONHEUR GERMANTOWN HOSPITAL GERMANTOWN |
$121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST NORTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST SOUTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL COLUMBIA |
$139 | $46.10 | $72.28 | $22.94 | $20.97 | $84.32 | $86.85 | $84.32 | — |
| BIG SOUTH FORK MEDICAL CENTER ALBERTA ST ONEDIA |
$144 | $479 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CHATTANOOGA CHATTANOOGA |
$147 | $244 | $39.57 | $38.75 | $22.38 | $83.60 | $73.08 | — | — |
| SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM PULASKI PULASKI |
$150 | $52.00 | $52.20 | $40.40 | $74.00 | $74.00 | — | $100 | $103 |
| WILLIAMSON MEDICAL CENTER FRANKLIN |
$153 | $27.97 | $7.91 | $7.91 | $27.97 | $27.97 | $27.97 | — | $27.97 |
| MACON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE |
$159 | $225 | $76.62 | $20.68 | $36.67 | $76.62 | $76.62 | — | — |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - TROUSDALE WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS HARTSVILLE |
$161 | $63.70 | $64.00 | $36.00 | $36.29 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $37.08 |
| WAYNE MEDICAL CENTER WAYNESBORO |
$166 | $62.40 | $93.46 | $22.94 | $20.97 | $84.33 | $93.46 | $93.46 | — |
That is the median of what the 77 Tennessee hospitals above publish for X-ray of elbow, 2 views — 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 73070 in Tennessee, Medicare reimburses about $26.96 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Tennessee range from $8.96 to $1,999 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 3.8x 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 x-ray of elbow, 2 views cost in Tennessee?
- Cash prices for x-ray of elbow, 2 views (CPT 73070) in Tennessee range from $8.96 to $1,999, with a median of $103. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of elbow, 2 views in Tennessee?
- The cheapest Tennessee hospital published cash price for this procedure is $8.96. 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.