Neck (cervical spine) CT scan cost in Nashville, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 19 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the neck (cervical spine), no contrast dye: from $282.18 to $10,964.70, with a median of $2,236.50. The lowest listed price is at Macon Community Hospital — $1,954.32 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $885.95 at 79 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,236.50, is 59% above the US median of $1,410.83.
- That is 20.9× 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 19 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 17 cities for code 72125, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macon Community Hospital lowest Lafayette, TN · (615) 666-2147 CT SPINE CERVICAL W/O CONTRAST File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $282.18 | $470.30 | $78.11–$423.27 | 40% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 CT CERV SPINE WO File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $783.95 | $2,613.15 | $151.68–$656.94 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 CT SPINE CERVICAL W/O File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $784.19 | $2,613.95 | $151.68–$562.76 | 70% |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC CT C-SPINE W/O CONTRAST File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $885.95 | $3,055.00 | — | 71% |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 CT C-SPINE W/O CONTRAST File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $888.18 | $2,960.60 | $94.99–$562.76 | 70% |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin, TN · (615) 328-8888 Computed tomography, cervical spine; without contrast material File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $1,232.96 | $5,291.66 | $280.18 | 77% |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 CT CERVICAL W/O CONTRAST File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $1,356.91 | $2,406.60 | $969.86–$2,286.27 | 44% |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 CT Spine Cervical w/o Contrast File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,432.80 | $2,388.00 | — | 40% |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage, TN · (615) 735-9815 Computed tomography, cervical spine; without contrast material File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $1,436.91 | $4,407.70 | $373.57 | 67% |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville, TN · (615) 374-2221 Computed tomography, cervical spine; without contrast material File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $2,236.50 | $4,411.24 | $250.99 | 49% |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna, TN · (615) 768-2000 CT C-SPINE W/O CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,250.31 | $3,250.31 | $154.52–$2,990.29 | — |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield, TN · (615) 384-2411 CT C-SPINE W/O CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6,113.60 | $6,113.60 | $154.52–$5,013.15 | — |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Antioch, TN · (615) 781-4000 CT C-SPINE W/O CONTRAST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6,348.22 | $6,348.22 | $1,168.71–$5,586.43 | — |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson, TN · (615) 446-0446 CT C-SPINE W/O CONTRAST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6,857.75 | $6,857.75 | $1,262.51–$6,309.13 | — |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 769-2000 CT C-SPINE W/O CONTRAST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $8,091.33 | $8,091.33 | $1,489.61–$7,929.50 | — |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 342-1000 CT C-SPINE W/O CONTRAST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $8,308.88 | $8,308.88 | $1,529.66–$8,308.88 | — |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville, TN · (615) 338-1000 CT C-SPINE W/O CONTRAST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $8,375.70 | $8,375.70 | $1,541.97–$7,705.64 | — |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet, TN · (615) 316-3000 CT C-SPINE W/O CONTRAST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $9,253.30 | $9,253.30 | $1,703.53–$8,142.90 | — |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City, TN · (615) 792-3030 CT C-SPINE W/O CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $10,964.70 | $10,964.70 | $154.52–$10,087.52 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $282.18, median $2,236.50, highest $10,964.70 — a 38.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,356.91. 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 2 of 17 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 neck (cervical spine) CT scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Neck (cervical spine) CT scan explained.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 72125 ($1,400.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville, TNBCE CT Spine Cervical w/o Contrast 72125 | $130.72 | file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville, TNCT Spine Cervical w/o Contrast 72125 | $130.72 | file |