Neck X-ray (4-5 views) cost in Nashville, TN — inpatient
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 8 hospitals list a cash price for neck (cervical spine) X-ray, 4 or 5 views as an inpatient: from $130.72 to $389.34, with a median of $214.74. The lowest listed price is at Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery — $84.02 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $211.20 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 6 cities for code 72050, 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 Hospital for Specialty Surgery lowest Nashville, TN XR Spine Cervical Minimum 4 Views 72050+1 more line at this price File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $130.72 | $378.00 | $40.20–$584.01 | 65% |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 XR SPINE CERVICAL (4V MIN) source file | $146.24 | $487.45 | $25.31–$179.33 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 XR SPINE CERV (4V MINIMUM) source file | $146.24 | $487.45 | $25.31–$179.33 | 70% |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC XR C-SPINE 4 OR 5 VIEWS File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $209.09 | $721.00 | $51.76–$576.80 | 71% |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 XR C-SPINE 4 + V source file | $220.38 | $734.60 | $25.31–$179.33 | 70% |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 CERVICAL SPINE COMPLETE+2 more lines at this price source file | $383.97 | $681.00 | $252.65–$646.95 | 44% |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 XR Spine Cervical 4 or 5 Views File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $387.60 | $646.00 | — | 40% |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC XR C-SPINE 4 OR 5 VIEWS File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $389.34 | $721.00 | $67.01–$576.80 | 46% |
Inpatient: lowest $130.72, median $214.74, highest $389.34 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $445.85 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 7 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 neck X-ray takes four or five pictures of the cervical spine, including angled views that show the openings where the nerves leave the spine. It is ordered for neck pain, arm numbness or after an injury.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.