Rib and chest X-ray cost in Nashville, TN — inpatient
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $111.00 to $326.40, with a median of $180.65. The lowest listed price is at Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital and 1 other hospital — $69.65 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $156.06 at 87 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 cities for code 71101, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 2, 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 Rutherford Hospital one side lowest Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 XR RIB SERIES W/CHEST LT+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $111.00 | $370.00 | $19.13–$179.33 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital one side lowest Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 XR RIB SERIES LEFT 3V MIN+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $111.00 | $370.00 | $19.13–$179.33 | 70% |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC XR RIBS W/CXR 3+V UNI File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $167.91 | $579.00 | $51.76–$463.20 | 71% |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 RIBS-UNI INC CHEST PA MIN 3 File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $180.65 | $320.40 | $118.87–$304.38 | 44% |
| Williamson Medical Center one side Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 RIBS UNILATERAL W/PA CHEST File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $180.65 | $320.40 | $118.87–$304.38 | 44% |
| Stones River Hospital one side Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 XR RIBS UNI W/CXR 3+V RT+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $216.24 | $720.80 | $19.13–$187.41 | 70% |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC XR RIBS W/CXR 3+V UNI File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $312.66 | $579.00 | $54.70–$463.20 | 46% |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital one side Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 XR Ribs w/ PA Chest Right+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $326.40 | $544.00 | — | 40% |
Inpatient: lowest $111.00, median $180.65, highest $326.40 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $326.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 6 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
This study takes pictures of the ribs on one side plus a front view of the chest. The chest view checks the lungs for a collapsed lung or bleeding after a rib injury.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.