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X-ray of Entire Middle and Lower Spine, 2-3 Views Cost in Tennessee
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 70 Tennessee hospitals. CPT 72082. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $171
📉 Low $17.39
📈 High $2,168
🏥 70 hospitals
🏛️ 57 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $65.82
Hospital comparison — Tennessee
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 70 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Cigna | Aetna | UHC | Humana | BCBS | Centene | Devoted | Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HENDERSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LEXINGTON |
$17.39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HOUSTON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ERIN |
$17.39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HAYWOOD COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BROWNSVILLE |
$17.39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT NASHVILLE |
$27.00 | $15.15 | $15.15 | $14.03 | $14.49 | $25.00 | $15.43 | — | — |
| MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT NASHVILLE |
$27.00 | $15.15 | $15.15 | $14.03 | $14.49 | $25.00 | $15.43 | — | — |
| PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$50.10 | $102 | $74.56 | $52.56 | $100 | $55.44 | $102 | $102 | — |
| CUMBERLAND MEDICAL CENTER CROSSVILLE |
$51.77 | $109 | $74.56 | $63.07 | $107 | $55.44 | $109 | $109 | — |
| LECONTE MEDICAL CENTER SEVIERVILLE |
$51.77 | $109 | $74.56 | $52.56 | $107 | $55.44 | $109 | $109 | — |
| ROANE MEDICAL CENTER HARRIMAN |
$51.77 | $102 | $74.56 | $52.56 | $100 | $55.44 | $102 | $102 | — |
| FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$51.77 | $102 | $74.56 | $52.56 | $100 | $55.44 | $102 | $102 | — |
| MORRISTOWN-HAMBLEN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM MORRISTOWN |
$51.77 | $102 | $74.56 | $52.56 | $100 | $55.44 | $102 | $102 | — |
| METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF OAK RIDGE OAK RIDGE |
$51.77 | $102 | $74.56 | $52.56 | $100 | $55.44 | $102 | $102 | — |
| FORT LOUDOUN MEDICAL CENTER LENOIR CITY |
$53.44 | $102 | $74.56 | $52.56 | $100 | $55.44 | $102 | $102 | — |
| HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE |
$67.85 | $104 | $79.61 | $50.35 | $213 | $38.96 | $209 | $220 | $209 |
| HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE |
$67.85 | $104 | $79.61 | $50.35 | $213 | $38.96 | $209 | $220 | $209 |
| JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MOUNTAIN CITY |
$67.85 | $89.83 | $79.61 | $78.85 | $86.92 | $38.96 | $85.55 | $89.83 | $85.55 |
| VANDERBILT BEDFORD HOSPITAL SHELBYVILLE |
$67.86 | $11.36 | $11.36 | $10.52 | $10.52 | — | $11.57 | — | — |
| VANDERBILT TULLAHOMA-HARTON HOSPITAL TULLAHOMA |
$67.86 | $11.36 | $11.36 | $10.52 | $10.52 | — | $11.57 | — | — |
| VANDERBILT WILSON COUNTY HOSPITAL LEBANON |
$67.86 | $11.36 | $11.36 | $10.52 | $10.52 | — | $11.57 | — | — |
| HAWKINS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ROGERSVILLE |
$69.30 | $99.59 | $79.61 | $50.35 | $94.85 | $38.96 | $101 | $99.59 | $94.85 |
| INDIAN PATH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL KINGSPORT |
$69.30 | $99.59 | $70.05 | $69.38 | $94.85 | $38.96 | $101 | $99.59 | $94.85 |
| FRANKLIN WOODS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL JOHNSON CITY |
$69.30 | $99.67 | $79.61 | $90.62 | $94.92 | $47.36 | $101 | $99.67 | $94.92 |
| GREENEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GREENEVILLE |
$69.30 | $102 | $97.56 | $36.25 | $97.56 | $38.96 | $103 | $102 | $97.56 |
| JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER JOHNSON CITY |
$69.30 | $102 | $73.37 | $72.66 | $97.56 | $38.96 | $103 | $102 | $97.56 |
| BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BRISTOL |
$69.30 | $104 | $72.41 | $60.41 | $99.18 | $38.96 | $105 | $104 | $99.18 |
| SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL ELIZABETHTON |
$69.30 | $99.59 | $79.61 | $90.62 | $94.85 | $38.96 | $101 | $99.59 | $94.85 |
| HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER KINGSPORT |
$69.30 | $104 | $72.41 | $60.41 | $99.18 | $38.96 | $105 | $104 | $99.18 |
| SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM LAWRENCEBURG | $122 | $52.20 | $52.00 | $40.40 | $74.00 | $74.00 | — | $103 | $100 |
| CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HIXSON HIXSON |
$123 | $100 | $292 | $65.72 | $101 | $49.99 | $83.40 | — | — |
| SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL FOR SPECIALTY SURGERY NASHVILLE |
$131 | — | — | — | — | $55.81 | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL SEWELL DR SPARTA |
$134 | $104 | $102 | $100 | $100 | $33.59 | $130 | — | $100 |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER PKWY MURFREESBORO |
$134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RHEA MEDICAL CENTER DAYTON |
$162 | $191 | — | — | $75.59 | $76.34 | — | — | — |
| LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST NORTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST LE BONHEUR GERMANTOWN HOSPITAL GERMANTOWN |
$171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST SOUTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| VANDERBILT CLARKSVILLE HOSPITAL CLARKSVILLE |
$176 | $103 | $46.39 | $52.56 | $95.20 | $43.67 | $96.75 | $96.71 | $95.20 |
| MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER LEWISBURG |
$176 | $234 | $69.60 | $50.35 | $139 | $46.82 | — | — | — |
| MAURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL COLUMBIA |
$176 | $102 | $46.10 | $40.28 | $102 | $46.82 | $105 | — | $102 |
| WAYNE MEDICAL CENTER WAYNESBORO |
$176 | $113 | $62.40 | $40.28 | $102 | $46.82 | $113 | — | $113 |
| CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CHATTANOOGA CHATTANOOGA |
$176 | $100 | $292 | $65.72 | $101 | $49.99 | $87.57 | — | — |
| PRISMA HEALTH BLOUNT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MARYVILLE |
$181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - SUMNER WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS GALLATIN |
$182 | $52.20 | $31.10 | $102 | $100 | $69.00 | $215 | $103 | $100 |
| MACON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE |
$191 | $92.51 | $271 | $45.31 | $92.51 | $81.85 | $92.51 | — | — |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$194 | $14.27 | $14.13 | $12.84 | $14.26 | $14.09 | $102 | $14.97 | $103 |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - RIVERVIEW WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS CARTHAGE |
$223 | $64.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | — | $16.00 |
| WILLIAMSON MEDICAL CENTER FRANKLIN |
$229 | $14.86 | $66.93 | $14.86 | $66.93 | $66.93 | $66.93 | $66.93 | — |
| STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ETOWAH ETOWAH |
$237 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS |
$237 | $52.20 | $51.00 | $40.40 | $74.00 | $74.00 | $300 | $103 | $100 |
| SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM PULASKI PULASKI |
$258 | $52.20 | $52.00 | $40.40 | $74.00 | $74.00 | — | $103 | $100 |
| LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER FAYETTEVILLE |
$267 | $98.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NASHVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL NASVILLE |
$293 | $13.41 | $14.03 | $7.72 | $14.03 | $64.38 | $14.03 | — | $14.03 |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - TROUSDALE WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS HARTSVILLE |
$347 | $64.00 | $63.70 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $37.08 | $36.00 | $37.08 | $36.00 |
| TRISTAR HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER DICKSON |
$461 | $169 | $93.54 | $142 | $59.08 | $40.51 | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL - CHATTANOOGA CHATTANOOGA |
$581 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| VITRUVIAN HEALTH BRADLEY MEDICAL CENTER CLEVELAND |
$632 | $164 | $98.62 | $101 | — | $48.15 | $99.58 | — | — |
| TRISTAR SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTER NASHVILLE |
$670 | $177 | $93.54 | $155 | $59.08 | $40.51 | — | — | — |
| SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM SEWANEE HOSPITAL ROAD WINCHESTER |
$682 | $52.20 | $52.00 | $40.40 | $74.00 | $74.00 | — | $103 | $100 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 72082, 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: $326 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 70 Tennessee hospitals above publish for X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 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 72082 in Tennessee, Medicare reimburses about $65.82 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Tennessee range from $17.39 to $2,168 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 2.6x 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 entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views cost in Tennessee?
- Cash prices for x-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views (CPT 72082) in Tennessee range from $17.39 to $2,168, with a median of $171. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views in Tennessee?
- The cheapest Tennessee hospital published cash price for this procedure is $17.39. 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 72082 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.