Lung cancer screening CT cost in Nashville, TN — inpatient
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $234.61 to $436.86, with a median of $335.74. The lowest listed price is at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital — $101.13 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $191.18 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 71271, 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 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- | $234.61 | $809.00 | $95.15–$809.00 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCR | $270.57 | $933.00 | $51.76–$746.40 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR C- | $436.86 | $809.00 | $95.15–$809.00 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCR | $503.82 | $933.00 | $99.64–$746.40 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $234.61, median $335.74, highest $436.86 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $335.74 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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 low-dose CT for lung cancer screening uses a lower amount of radiation to look for early lung cancer in people without symptoms. It is offered to certain adults based on their age and smoking history, usually as a yearly scan.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the low-dose scan. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately, and a shared decision-making visit with a clinician is billed as its own service.