Nose X-ray cost in Nashville, TN — inpatient
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the nasal bones, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $42.05 to $91.26, with a median of $84.78. The lowest listed price is at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital — $42.73 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $69.30 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 70160, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 1, 2025 and Oct 1, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital lowest Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 X-RAY NASAL BONES | $42.05 | $145.00 | $21.69–$145.00 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 X-RAY NASAL BONES | $78.30 | $145.00 | $21.69–$145.00 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 XR NASAL BONES 3V MIN | $91.26 | $304.20 | $15.04–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 XR NASAL BONES | $91.26 | $304.20 | $15.04–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC XR NASAL CMPL 3+V | $180.67 | $623.00 | $42.85–$498.40 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC XR NASAL CMPL 3+V | $336.42 | $623.00 | $51.82–$498.40 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $42.05, median $84.78, highest $91.26 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $84.78 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A nasal bone X-ray looks for a broken nose after an injury.
What the price covers
The price usually covers taking the images. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.