Abdominal X-ray cost in Nashville, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the abdomen, 1 view: from $29.87 to $99.72, with a median of $77.67. The lowest listed price is at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital — $47.80 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $65.85 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 74018, 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 lowest Lebanon, TN RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN 1 VIEW | $29.87 | $103.00 | $17.50–$103.00 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN 1 VIEW | $55.62 | $103.00 | $17.50–$103.00 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN XR ABDOMEN ONE VIEW | $99.72 | $332.40 | $13.33–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN XR LINE PLACE ABDOMEN 1 VIEW | $99.72 | $332.40 | $13.33–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN XR LINE PLACE ABDOMEN 1 VIEW | $99.72 | $332.40 | $13.33–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN XR ABDOMEN DECUBITUS 1 VIEW | $99.72 | $332.40 | $13.33–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN XR ABDOMEN DECUBITUS 1 VIEW | $99.72 | $332.40 | $13.33–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN XR LINE PLACE ABDOMEN ONE VIEW | $99.72 | $332.40 | $13.33–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN XR ABDOMEN DECUBITUS ONE VIEW | $99.72 | $332.40 | $13.33–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN XR ABDOMEN DECUBITUS ONE VIEW | $99.72 | $332.40 | $13.33–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN XR INFANT TORSO PORT | $99.72 | $332.40 | $13.33–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN XR INFANT TORSO PORT | $99.72 | $332.40 | $13.33–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN XR ABDOMEN ONE VIEW | $99.72 | $332.40 | $13.33–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN XR ABDOMEN ONE VIEW | $99.72 | $332.40 | $13.33–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN XR LINE PLACE ABDOMEN ONE VIEW | $99.72 | $332.40 | $13.33–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN XR ABDOMEN ONE VIEW | $99.72 | $332.40 | $13.33–$127.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN HC X-RAY EXAM ABDOMEN 1 VIEW | $150.22 | $518.00 | $36.92–$414.40 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN HC X-RAY EXAM ABDOMEN 1 VIEW | $279.72 | $518.00 | $36.92–$414.40 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $29.87, median $77.67, highest $99.72 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $77.67. 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 4 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 single-view abdominal X-ray is a quick picture of the belly. It is used for suspected bowel blockage, severe constipation, swallowed objects and to check tube placement.
What the price covers
The price usually covers taking the image. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.