Thigh (femur) X-ray cost in Nashville, TN — inpatient
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for thigh bone (femur) X-ray, 2 or more views as an inpatient: from $81.49 to $240.60, with a median of $125.25. The lowest listed price is at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital — $43.76 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $103.40 at 84 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 cities for code 73552, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital lowest Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC X-RAY EXAM OF FEMUR 2/> VIEW File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $81.49 | $281.00 | $42.85–$224.80 | 71% |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital one side Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 XR FEMUR LEFT+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $106.05 | $353.50 | $16.61–$127.70 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital one side Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 XR FEMUR RIGHT+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $106.05 | $353.50 | $16.61–$127.70 | 70% |
| Stones River Hospital one side Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 XR FEMUR MIN 2 VIEWS LT+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $125.25 | $417.50 | $16.61–$127.70 | 70% |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC X-RAY EXAM OF FEMUR 2/> VIEW File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $151.74 | $281.00 | $45.99–$224.80 | 46% |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 FEMUR 2 VIEWS File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $189.28 | $335.70 | $124.54–$318.91 | 44% |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital one side Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 XR Femur 2 Views Right+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $240.60 | $401.00 | — | 40% |
Inpatient: lowest $81.49, median $125.25, highest $240.60 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $209.55 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 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 femur X-ray takes at least two pictures of the thigh bone, from the hip to the knee. It is used after a serious injury, for thigh pain, and to follow a fracture or an implant.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.