Lung cancer screening CT cost in Nashville, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 17 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $88.29 to $910.60, with a median of $272.85. The lowest listed price is at Sumner Regional Medical Center — $184.56 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $191.18 at 78 hospitals.
- The median here, $272.85, is 28% below the US median of $380.16.
- That is 2.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Nashville, TN ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Tennessee by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 17 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 14 cities for code 71271, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 21, 2026 and Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner Regional Medical Center lowest Gallatin, TN · (615) 328-8888 Computed tomography, thorax, low dose for lung cancer screening, without contrast material(s) File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $88.29 | $378.91 | $182.03 | 77% |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage, TN · (615) 735-9815 Computed tomography, thorax, low dose for lung cancer screening, without contrast material(s) File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $102.89 | $315.60 | $50.50–$315.60 | 67% |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville, TN CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCR C- File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $130.72 | — | $113.47–$584.01 | — |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville, TN · (615) 374-2221 Computed tomography, thorax, low dose for lung cancer screening, without contrast material(s) File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $160.13 | $315.83 | $312.00 | 49% |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 CT Low Dose Lung Screening File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $168.60 | $281.00 | — | 40% |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 CT LOW DOSE LUNG SCEEN PROMO+1 more line at this price File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $180.65 | $320.40 | $129.12–$304.38 | 44% |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette, TN · (615) 666-2147 CT LOW DOSE LUNG SCAN File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $255.24 | $425.40 | $13.47–$382.86 | 40% |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCR File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $270.57 | $933.00 | — | 71% |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson, TN · (615) 446-0446 LUNG CA SCREEN WO CON+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $272.85 | $272.85 | $50.23–$251.02 | — |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna, TN · (615) 768-2000 Computed tomography, thorax, low dose for lung cancer screening, without contrast material(s) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $448.88 | $448.88 | $82.64–$412.97 | — |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 342-1000 LUNG CA SCREEN WO CON File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $454.14 | $454.14 | $83.61–$454.14 | — |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville, TN · (615) 338-1000 LUNG CA SCREEN WO CON File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $559.49 | $559.49 | $103.00–$514.73 | — |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City, TN · (615) 792-3030 Computed tomography, thorax, low dose for lung cancer screening, without contrast material(s) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $599.13 | $599.13 | $65.03–$2,000.00 | — |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 769-2000 LUNG CA SCREEN WO CON+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $681.75 | $681.75 | $109.22–$668.12 | — |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Antioch, TN · (615) 781-4000 Computed tomography, thorax, low dose for lung cancer screening, without contrast material(s) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $822.37 | $822.37 | $109.22–$723.69 | — |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 CT LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER+2 more lines at this price File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $897.50 | $1,591.80 | $641.50–$1,512.21 | 44% |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet, TN · (615) 316-3000 LUNG CA SCREEN WO CON File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $905.60 | $905.60 | $166.72–$796.93 | — |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield, TN · (615) 384-2411 Computed tomography, thorax, low dose for lung cancer screening, without contrast material(s) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $910.60 | $910.60 | $63.74–$746.69 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $88.29, median $272.85, highest $910.60 — a 10.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $180.65. 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 6 of 15 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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 lung cancer screening CT is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lung cancer screening CT explained.