Rib X-ray cost in Nashville, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 21 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, 2 views: from $104.31 to $1,787.16, with a median of $270.54. The lowest listed price is at Saint Thomas West Hospital — $166.23 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $141.08 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 16 cities for code 71100, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Thomas West Hospital one side lowest Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 XR RIBS LEFT 2 VIEWS+3 more lines at this price source file | $104.31 | $347.70 | $16.30–$127.70 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville, TN X-RAY EXAM RIBS UNI 2 VIEWS File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $108.81 | — | $26.74–$584.01 | — |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital one side Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 XR RIBS RIGHT 2 VIEWS+3 more lines at this price source file | $109.59 | $365.30 | $16.30–$127.70 | 70% |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC XR RIBS 2V UNI File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $145.29 | $501.00 | $42.85–$400.80 | 71% |
| Stones River Hospital one side Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 XR RIBS UNI 2 V LT+3 more lines at this price source file | $158.01 | $526.70 | $16.30–$136.94 | 70% |
| Macon Community Hospital one side Lafayette, TN · (615) 666-2147 XR RIBS 2 VIEWS LEFT+1 more line at this price source file | $158.52 | $264.20 | $16.30–$237.78 | 40% |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center one side Gallatin, TN · (615) 328-8888 Radiologic examination, ribs, unilateral; 2 views source file | $183.60 | $787.99 | $40.51 | 77% |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center one side Carthage, TN · (615) 735-9815 Radiologic examination, ribs, unilateral; 2 views source file | $213.97 | $656.34 | $51.32 | 67% |
| Williamson Medical Center one side Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 RIBS UNILATERAL 2 VIEWS+2 more lines at this price source file | $231.73 | $411.00 | $165.63–$390.45 | 44% |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital one side Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 XR Ribs 2 Views Left+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $257.40 | $429.00 | — | 40% |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC XR RIBS 2V UNI File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $270.54 | $501.00 | $42.52–$400.80 | 46% |
| Trousdale Medical Center one side Hartsville, TN · (615) 374-2221 Radiologic examination, ribs, unilateral; 2 views source file | $333.03 | $656.87 | $36.29 | 49% |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center one side Smyrna, TN · (615) 768-2000 XR RIBS UNI 2 V LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $625.34 | $625.34 | $115.13–$575.31 | — |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center one side Portland, TN · (615) 338-1000 XR RIBS UNI 2 V LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $685.51 | $685.51 | $126.20–$630.67 | — |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center one side Springfield, TN · (615) 384-2411 XR RIBS UNI 2 V RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $946.78 | $946.78 | $66.27–$776.36 | — |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center one side Nashville, TN · (615) 781-4000 XR RIBS UNI 2 V RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,192.75 | $1,192.75 | $219.59–$1,049.62 | — |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center one side Dickson, TN · (615) 446-0446 XR RIBS UNI 2 V RT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,256.00 | $1,256.00 | $231.23–$1,155.52 | — |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center one side Dickson, TN · (615) 446-0446 XR RIBS UNI 2 V LT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,371.99 | $1,371.99 | $252.58–$1,262.23 | — |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center one side Nashville, TN · (615) 342-1000 XR RIBS UNI 2 V RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,436.16 | $1,436.16 | $264.40–$1,436.16 | — |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center one side Nashville, TN · (615) 769-2000 XR RIBS UNI 2 V RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,520.74 | $1,520.74 | $279.97–$1,490.33 | — |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center one side Mt Juliet, TN · (615) 316-3000 XR RIBS UNI 2 V RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,563.26 | $1,563.26 | $287.80–$1,375.67 | — |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center one side Ashland City, TN · (615) 792-3030 XR RIBS UNI 2 V RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,787.16 | $1,787.16 | $329.02–$2,000.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $104.31, median $270.54, highest $1,787.16 — a 17.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $158.01. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 20 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 rib X-ray takes two pictures of the ribs on one side of the chest. It is used after a fall or blow to the chest when a rib fracture is suspected.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.