Elbow X-ray cost in Nashville, TN — inpatient
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for elbow X-ray, complete, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $85.98 to $274.80, with a median of $145.29. The lowest listed price is at Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital and 1 other hospital — $59.31 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $144.59 at 74 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 cities for code 73080, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital one side lowest Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 XR ELBOW 3 VIEWS MINIMUM LEFT | $85.98 | $286.60 | $16.30–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital one side lowest Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 XR ELBOW LEFT 3V MIN | $85.98 | $286.60 | $16.30–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital one side lowest Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 XR ELBOW RIGHT 3V MIN | $85.98 | $286.60 | $16.30–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital one side lowest Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 XR ELBOW 3 VIEWS MINIMUM RIGHT | $85.98 | $286.60 | $16.30–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Stones River Hospital one side Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 XR ELBOW 3 + V RT | $144.59 | $481.95 | $16.30–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Stones River Hospital one side Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 XR ELBOW 3 + V LT | $144.62 | $482.05 | $16.30–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC XR ELBOW CMPL 3+V | $145.29 | $501.00 | $42.85–$400.80 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 ELBOW MIN 3 VIEWS | $233.99 | $415.00 | $153.96–$394.25 | 44% | — source file |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 ELBOW COMP MIN 3 VIEWS | $233.99 | $415.00 | $153.96–$394.25 | 44% | — source file |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 ELBOW,MIN 3 VIEWS | $233.99 | $415.00 | $153.96–$394.25 | 44% | — source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC XR ELBOW CMPL 3+V | $270.54 | $501.00 | $47.13–$400.80 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital one side Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 XR Elbow Complete 3+ Views Right | $274.80 | $458.00 | — | 40% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital one side Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 XR Elbow Complete 3+ Views Left | $274.80 | $458.00 | — | 40% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $85.98, median $145.29, highest $274.80 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $274.80 — 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
A complete elbow X-ray takes three or more pictures of the elbow from different angles. It is the usual study after an elbow injury in children and adults, because some fractures show only on angled views.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.