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X-ray of Middle Spine, 2 Views Cost in Tennessee
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 71 Tennessee hospitals. CPT 72070. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $121
📉 Low $11.26
📈 High $2,640
🏥 71 hospitals
🏛️ 59 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $30.42
Hospital comparison — Tennessee
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 71 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | BCBS | Aetna | Humana | Cigna | Centene | Medicare | Devoted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAYWOOD COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BROWNSVILLE |
$11.26 | $5.10 | $8.96 | — | $8.96 | — | — | — | — |
| HENDERSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LEXINGTON |
$11.26 | $5.10 | $8.96 | — | $8.96 | — | — | — | — |
| HOUSTON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ERIN |
$11.26 | $5.10 | $8.96 | — | $8.96 | — | — | — | — |
| MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT NASHVILLE |
$22.68 | $9.07 | $12.53 | $9.80 | $9.38 | $9.80 | $9.98 | — | — |
| MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT NASHVILLE |
$22.68 | $9.07 | $12.53 | $9.80 | $9.38 | $9.80 | $9.98 | — | — |
| VANDERBILT TULLAHOMA-HARTON HOSPITAL TULLAHOMA |
$41.18 | $6.80 | — | $7.35 | $6.80 | $7.35 | $7.48 | — | — |
| VANDERBILT WILSON COUNTY HOSPITAL LEBANON |
$41.18 | $6.80 | — | $7.35 | $6.80 | $7.35 | $7.48 | — | — |
| VANDERBILT BEDFORD HOSPITAL SHELBYVILLE |
$41.18 | $6.80 | — | $7.35 | $6.80 | $7.35 | $7.48 | — | — |
| HARDIN MEDICAL CENTER SAVANNAH |
$44.31 | $20.68 | $102 | $21.74 | — | $140 | $152 | — | — |
| PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$63.60 | $52.56 | $25.81 | $30.64 | $100 | $46.38 | $53.76 | — | $102 |
| JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MOUNTAIN CITY |
$64.63 | $40.32 | $21.54 | $79.61 | $82.79 | $43.60 | $81.49 | $81.49 | $85.56 |
| HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE |
$64.63 | $22.40 | $21.54 | $79.61 | $203 | $43.60 | $200 | $200 | $209 |
| HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE |
$64.63 | $22.40 | $21.54 | $79.61 | $203 | $43.60 | $200 | $200 | $209 |
| FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$65.72 | $52.56 | $25.81 | $30.64 | $100 | $46.38 | $53.76 | — | $102 |
| CUMBERLAND MEDICAL CENTER CROSSVILLE |
$65.72 | $63.07 | $25.81 | $30.64 | $107 | $46.38 | $53.76 | — | $109 |
| ROANE MEDICAL CENTER HARRIMAN |
$65.72 | $52.56 | $25.81 | $30.64 | $100 | $46.38 | $53.76 | — | $102 |
| LECONTE MEDICAL CENTER SEVIERVILLE |
$65.72 | $52.56 | $25.81 | $30.64 | $107 | $46.38 | $53.76 | — | $109 |
| METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF OAK RIDGE OAK RIDGE |
$65.72 | $52.56 | $25.81 | $30.64 | $100 | $46.38 | $53.76 | — | $102 |
| MORRISTOWN-HAMBLEN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM MORRISTOWN |
$65.72 | $52.56 | $25.81 | $30.64 | $100 | $46.38 | $53.76 | — | $102 |
| FRANKLIN WOODS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL JOHNSON CITY |
$65.85 | $40.32 | $26.18 | $79.61 | $94.92 | $43.60 | $101 | $94.92 | $99.67 |
| HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER KINGSPORT |
$65.85 | $26.88 | $21.54 | $72.41 | $99.18 | $43.60 | $105 | $99.18 | $104 |
| HAWKINS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ROGERSVILLE |
$65.85 | $22.40 | $21.54 | $79.61 | $94.85 | $43.60 | $101 | $94.85 | $99.59 |
| BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BRISTOL |
$65.85 | $26.88 | $21.54 | $72.41 | $99.18 | $43.60 | $105 | $99.18 | $104 |
| INDIAN PATH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL KINGSPORT |
$65.85 | $40.32 | $21.54 | $70.05 | $94.85 | $43.60 | $101 | $94.85 | $99.59 |
| JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER JOHNSON CITY |
$65.85 | $40.32 | $21.54 | $73.37 | $97.56 | $43.60 | $103 | $97.56 | $102 |
| GREENEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GREENEVILLE |
$65.85 | $16.13 | $21.54 | $97.56 | $97.56 | $43.60 | $103 | $97.56 | $102 |
| SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL ELIZABETHTON |
$65.85 | $40.32 | $21.54 | $79.61 | $94.85 | $43.60 | $101 | $94.85 | $99.59 |
| FORT LOUDOUN MEDICAL CENTER LENOIR CITY |
$67.84 | $52.56 | $25.81 | $30.64 | $100 | $46.38 | $53.76 | — | $102 |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - SUMNER WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS GALLATIN |
$85.27 | $102 | $38.74 | $31.10 | $100 | $40.80 | $215 | $100 | $103 |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - RIVERVIEW WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS CARTHAGE |
$99.37 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $64.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | — |
| SWEETWATER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION SWEETWATER |
$107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER PKWY MURFREESBORO |
$108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS WEST HOSPITAL HARDING PK NASHVILLE |
$108 | $102 | $106 | $104 | $102 | — | $132 | $95.73 | — |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$117 | $9.22 | $9.22 | $9.14 | $9.22 | $9.23 | $102 | $103 | $101 |
| MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER LEWISBURG |
$121 | $28.68 | $25.89 | $69.60 | $90.00 | $98.40 | — | — | — |
| METHODIST LE BONHEUR GERMANTOWN HOSPITAL GERMANTOWN |
$121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST SOUTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST NORTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS |
$124 | $40.40 | $74.00 | $51.00 | $74.00 | $52.20 | $300 | $100 | $103 |
| STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ETOWAH ETOWAH |
$124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL FOR SPECIALTY SURGERY NASHVILLE |
$131 | — | $27.61 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RIVER PARK HOSPITAL SPARTA RD MCMINNVILLE |
$136 | $100 | $24.13 | $44.50 | $100 | $50.93 | $130 | $100 | — |
| PRISMA HEALTH BLOUNT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MARYVILLE |
$139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS STONES RIVER HOSPITAL DOOLITTLE RD WOODBURY |
$143 | $102 | $18.57 | $44.50 | $102 | $42.07 | $132 | $102 | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL SEWELL DR SPARTA |
$143 | $100 | $18.57 | $44.50 | $100 | $50.93 | $130 | $100 | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS DEKALB W MAIN ST SMITHVILLE |
$143 | $100 | $18.57 | $44.50 | $100 | $42.07 | $130 | $100 | — |
| MAURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL COLUMBIA |
$146 | $22.94 | $25.89 | $46.10 | $90.00 | $79.10 | $105 | $102 | — |
| WILLIAMSON MEDICAL CENTER FRANKLIN |
$153 | $9.58 | $31.53 | $31.53 | $31.53 | $9.58 | $31.53 | — | $31.53 |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - TROUSDALE WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS HARTSVILLE |
$155 | $36.00 | $37.08 | $63.70 | $36.00 | $64.00 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $37.08 |
| WAYNE MEDICAL CENTER WAYNESBORO |
$166 | $22.94 | $25.89 | $62.40 | $90.00 | $113 | $113 | $113 | — |
| VANDERBILT CLARKSVILLE HOSPITAL CLARKSVILLE |
$176 | $52.56 | $24.14 | $26.98 | $95.20 | $103 | $96.75 | $95.20 | $96.71 |
| UNITY MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$178 | $120 | $34.77 | — | — | — | — | $29.81 | — |
| BIG SOUTH FORK MEDICAL CENTER ALBERTA ST ONEDIA |
$202 | — | — | $672 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM LAWRENCEBURG | $212 | $40.40 | $74.00 | $52.00 | $74.00 | $52.20 | — | $100 | $103 |
| SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM SEWANEE HOSPITAL ROAD WINCHESTER |
$266 | $40.40 | $74.00 | $52.00 | $74.00 | $52.20 | — | $100 | $103 |
| VITRUVIAN HEALTH BRADLEY MEDICAL CENTER CLEVELAND |
$392 | $101 | $26.62 | $98.62 | — | $164 | $99.58 | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL - CHATTANOOGA CHATTANOOGA |
$483 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TRISTAR STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER SMYRNA |
$732 | $155 | $20.04 | $43.65 | $38.24 | $74.23 | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 72070, 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: $263 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $121 for this?
That is the median of what the 71 Tennessee hospitals above publish for X-ray of middle spine, 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 72070 in Tennessee, Medicare reimburses about $30.42 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Tennessee range from $11.26 to $2,640 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 4.0x 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 middle spine, 2 views cost in Tennessee?
- Cash prices for x-ray of middle spine, 2 views (CPT 72070) in Tennessee range from $11.26 to $2,640, with a median of $121. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of middle spine, 2 views in Tennessee?
- The cheapest Tennessee hospital published cash price for this procedure is $11.26. 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 72070 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.