X-ray of Shoulder, 1 View Cost in Tennessee

What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 79 Tennessee hospitals. CPT 73020. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.

📊 Median $109 📉 Low $8.50 📈 High $1,489 🏥 79 hospitals 🏛️ 68 with insurance contracts 🇺🇸 Medicare $19.94

Hospital comparison — Tennessee

Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 79 hospitals.

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HospitalCashUHCBCBSAetnaCignaHumanaCenteneMedicareDevoted
HENDERSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
LEXINGTON
$8.50 $2.56$5.75——————
HAYWOOD COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
BROWNSVILLE
$8.50 $2.56$5.75——————
HOUSTON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
ERIN
$8.50 $2.56$5.75——————
MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT
NASHVILLE
$18.36 $6.85$8.57$7.40$7.40$7.08$7.54——
MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT
NASHVILLE
$18.36 $6.85$8.57$7.40$7.40$7.08$7.54——
VANDERBILT TULLAHOMA-HARTON HOSPITAL
TULLAHOMA
$28.42 $5.14—$5.55$5.55$5.14$5.65——
VANDERBILT BEDFORD HOSPITAL
SHELBYVILLE
$28.42 $5.14—$5.55$5.55$5.14$5.65——
VANDERBILT WILSON COUNTY HOSPITAL
LEBANON
$28.42 $5.14—$5.55$5.55$5.14$5.65——
HARDIN MEDICAL CENTER
SAVANNAH
$38.96 $20.68$84.56$15.58$117—$127——
PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER
KNOXVILLE
$39.90 $27.91$17.69$18.96$28.38$82.81$35.07—$84.42
CUMBERLAND MEDICAL CENTER
CROSSVILLE
$40.92 $33.49$17.69$18.96$28.38$88.69$35.07—$90.42
FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
KNOXVILLE
$40.92 $27.91$17.69$18.96$28.38$82.81$35.07—$84.42
ROANE MEDICAL CENTER
HARRIMAN
$40.92 $27.91$17.69$18.96$28.38$82.81$35.07—$84.42
LECONTE MEDICAL CENTER
SEVIERVILLE
$40.92 $27.91$17.69$18.96$28.38$88.69$35.07—$90.42
METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF OAK RIDGE
OAK RIDGE
$40.92 $27.91$17.69$18.96$28.38$82.81$35.07—$84.42
MORRISTOWN-HAMBLEN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
MORRISTOWN
$40.92 $27.91$17.69$18.96$28.38$82.81$35.07—$84.42
FORT LOUDOUN MEDICAL CENTER
LENOIR CITY
$42.24 $27.91$17.69$18.96$28.38$82.81$35.07—$84.42
STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ETOWAH
ETOWAH
$43.60 ————————
STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
ATHENS
$43.60 $40.40$74.00$51.00$52.20$74.00$300$100$103
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER
KNOXVILLE
$60.62 $6.96$6.73$6.90$6.97$6.96$84.42$85.22$7.31
ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS WEST HOSPITAL
HARDING PK NASHVILLE
$63.08 $84.33$87.70$86.02—$84.33$110$79.27—
ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL
MEDICAL CENTER PKWY MURFREESBORO
$63.08 ————————
JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
MOUNTAIN CITY
$64.63 $40.32$15.82$79.61$26.69$82.79$81.49$81.49$85.56
HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL
SNEEDVILLE
$64.63 $22.40$15.82$79.61$26.69$203$200$200$209
HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL
SNEEDVILLE
$64.63 $22.40$15.82$79.61$26.69$203$200$200$209
BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
BRISTOL
$65.85 $26.88$15.82$72.41$26.69$82.56$87.51$82.56$86.68
HAWKINS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
ROGERSVILLE
$65.85 $22.40$15.82$78.96$26.69$78.96$83.69$78.96$82.90
FRANKLIN WOODS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
JOHNSON CITY
$65.85 $40.32$19.23$79.01$26.69$79.01$83.76$79.01$82.97
SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL
ELIZABETHTON
$65.85 $40.32$15.82$78.96$26.69$78.96$83.69$78.96$82.90
INDIAN PATH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
KINGSPORT
$65.85 $40.32$15.82$70.05$26.69$78.96$83.69$78.96$82.90
GREENEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
GREENEVILLE
$65.85 $16.13$15.82$81.21$26.69$81.21$86.08$81.21$85.27
JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER
JOHNSON CITY
$65.85 $40.32$15.82$73.37$26.69$81.21$86.08$81.21$85.27
HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
KINGSPORT
$65.85 $26.88$15.82$72.41$26.69$82.56$87.51$82.56$86.68
HIGHPOINT HEALTH - SUMNER WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS
GALLATIN
$72.83 $102$29.50$31.10$25.24$100$215$100$103
RHEA MEDICAL CENTER
DAYTON
$81.40 —$38.29—$95.76$37.91———
UNITY MEDICAL CENTER
MANCHESTER
$94.98 $119$24.92————$19.54—
PRISMA HEALTH BLOUNT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
MARYVILLE
$95.79 ————————
VANDERBILT CLARKSVILLE HOSPITAL
CLARKSVILLE
$101 $27.91$17.73$19.32$83.38$78.83$80.11$78.83$80.08
HIGHPOINT HEALTH - RIVERVIEW WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS
CARTHAGE
$104 $16.00$16.00$16.00$64.00$16.00$16.00$16.00—
SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM LAWRENCEBURG $107 $40.40$74.00$52.00$52.20$74.00—$100$103
SWEETWATER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
SWEETWATER
$107 ————————
SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL FOR SPECIALTY SURGERY
NASHVILLE
$109 —$19.79——————
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER
LEWISBURG
$109 $28.68$19.01$69.60$60.25$90.00———
ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RIVER PARK HOSPITAL
SPARTA RD MCMINNVILLE
$111 $83.11$17.30$27.53$33.32$83.11$108$83.11—
WAYNE MEDICAL CENTER
WAYNESBORO
$116 $22.94$19.01$62.40$93.46$84.33$93.46$93.46—
MAURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL
COLUMBIA
$116 $22.94$19.01$46.10$48.43$84.32$86.85$84.32—
ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL
SEWELL DR SPARTA
$116 $83.11$13.64$27.53$33.32$83.11$108$83.11—
ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS STONES RIVER HOSPITAL
DOOLITTLE RD WOODBURY
$116 $84.33$13.64$27.53$27.52$84.33$110$84.33—
ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS DEKALB
W MAIN ST SMITHVILLE
$116 $83.11$13.64$27.53$27.52$83.11$108$83.11—
METHODIST NORTH HOSPITAL
MEMPHIS
$121 ————————
METHODIST SOUTH HOSPITAL
MEMPHIS
$121 ————————
METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
MEMPHIS
$121 ————————
METHODIST LE BONHEUR GERMANTOWN HOSPITAL
GERMANTOWN
$121 ————————
LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
MEMPHIS
$127 ————————
LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER
FAYETTEVILLE
$129 ———$81.15————
SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM PULASKI
PULASKI
$132 $40.40$74.00$52.00$52.20$74.00—$100$103
BIG SOUTH FORK MEDICAL CENTER
ALBERTA ST ONEDIA
$144 ——$479—————
WILLIAMSON MEDICAL CENTER
FRANKLIN
$153 $7.26$20.73$20.73$7.26$20.73$20.73—$20.73
MACON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
LAFAYETTE
$159 $20.68$29.03$225$76.62$76.62$76.62——
HIGHPOINT HEALTH - TROUSDALE WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS
HARTSVILLE
$161 $36.00$28.70$63.70$64.00$36.00$36.00$36.00$37.08
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 73020, 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: $196 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 79 Tennessee hospitals above publish for X-ray of shoulder, 1 view — 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 73020 in Tennessee, Medicare reimburses about $19.94 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Tennessee range from $8.50 to $1,489 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 5.5x 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 shoulder, 1 view cost in Tennessee?
Cash prices for x-ray of shoulder, 1 view (CPT 73020) in Tennessee range from $8.50 to $1,489, with a median of $109. Prices vary widely by hospital.
Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of shoulder, 1 view in Tennessee?
The cheapest Tennessee hospital published cash price for this procedure is $8.50. 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 73020 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.