Hip X-ray cost in Nashville, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of one hip, 2 or 3 views, with the pelvis when included: from $44.95 to $191.21, with a median of $137.46. The lowest listed price is at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital — $92.51 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $96.76 at 34 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 73502, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. 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 one side lowest Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 RADEX HIP UNILATERAL WITH PELVIS 2-3 VIEWS | $44.95 | $155.00 | $27.07–$155.00 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center one side Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 RADEX HIP UNILATERAL WITH PELVIS 2-3 VIEWS | $83.70 | $155.00 | $27.07–$155.00 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS | $93.09 | $321.00 | $42.85–$256.80 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS | $173.34 | $321.00 | $60.46–$256.80 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital one side Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 XR HIP 2-3 VIEW RT WO PELVIS | $191.21 | $637.35 | $21.83–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital one side Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 XR HIP 2+ VIEWS LEFT (PELVIS) | $191.21 | $637.35 | $21.83–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital one side Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 XR HIP 2+ VIEWS RIGHT (PELVIS) | $191.21 | $637.35 | $21.83–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital one side Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 XR HIP 2+ VIEWS RIGHT (PELVIS) | $191.21 | $637.35 | $21.83–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 XR HIP 2-3 VIEW L WO PELVIS | $191.21 | $637.35 | $21.83–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 XR HIP 2-3 VIEW L WO PELVIS | $191.21 | $637.35 | $21.83–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital one side Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 XR HIP 2-3 VIEW RT WO PELVIS | $191.21 | $637.35 | $21.83–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital one side Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 XR HIP 2+ VIEWS RIGHT (PELVIS) | $191.21 | $637.35 | $21.83–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital one side Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 XR HIP 2+ VIEWS RIGHT (PELVIS) | $191.21 | $637.35 | $21.83–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital one side Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 XR HIP 2+ VIEWS LEFT (PELVIS) | $191.21 | $637.35 | $21.83–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital one side Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 XR HIP 2+ VIEWS LEFT (PELVIS) | $191.36 | $637.85 | $21.83–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 XR HIP 2-3 VIEW L WO PELVIS | $191.36 | $637.85 | $21.83–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital one side Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 XR HIP 2+ VIEWS LEFT (PELVIS) | $191.36 | $637.85 | $21.83–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital one side Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 XR HIP 2-3 VIEW RT WO PELVIS | $191.36 | $637.85 | $21.83–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital one side Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 XR HIP 2-3 VIEW RT WO PELVIS | $191.36 | $637.85 | $21.83–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 XR HIP 2-3 VIEW L WO PELVIS | $191.36 | $637.85 | $21.83–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $44.95, median $137.46, highest $191.21 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $137.46. 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 4 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 hip X-ray takes two or three pictures of one hip joint, sometimes with a view of the pelvis. It is ordered for hip pain, a suspected fracture after a fall, or to check arthritis before or after hip replacement.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the images of one hip. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.