Breast ultrasound cost in Nashville, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 19 hospitals list a cash price for breast ultrasound, complete, one breast: from $87.00 to $2,433.55, with a median of $255.24. The lowest listed price is at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital — $168.24 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $173.48 at 71 hospitals.
- The median here, $255.24, is 39% below the US median of $417.80.
- That is 2.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- 8 of 19 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 16 cities for code 76641, 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.
Lowest$87.00Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital
Median$255.24half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,433.55in this market
Difference28.0×highest vs lowest
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.
median
Lowest $87.00Highest $2,433.55
one sideboth sides
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital one side lowest Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC US BREAST UNILAT COMPLETE File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $87.00 | $300.00 | — | 71% |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville, TN ULTRASOUND BREAST COMPLETE File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $130.72 | — | $86.94–$584.01 | — |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center one side Gallatin, TN · (615) 328-8888 Ultrasound, breast, unilateral, real time with image documentation, including axilla when performed; complete File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $137.15 | $588.63 | $142.32 | 77% |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center one side Carthage, TN · (615) 735-9815 Ultrasound, breast, unilateral, real time with image documentation, including axilla when performed; complete File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $159.84 | $490.30 | $206.08 | 67% |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital one side Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 MAM BREAST ULTRASOUND CPLT LT+11 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $173.48 | $578.25 | $52.32–$188.95 | 70% |
| Stones River Hospital one side Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 US BREAST COMPL UNILAT LT+11 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $173.48 | $578.25 | $45.37–$188.95 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital one side Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 US BREAST COMPL UNILAT LT+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $173.48 | $578.25 | $52.32–$188.95 | 70% |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center one side Dickson, TN · (615) 446-0446 US BRST UNI RT W AX COMP+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $183.04 | $183.04 | $33.70–$168.40 | — |
| Williamson Medical Center one side Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 US BREAST UNILATERAL File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $211.44 | $375.00 | $151.12–$356.25 | 44% |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 US BREAST COMPLETE File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $211.44 | $375.00 | $151.12–$356.25 | 44% |
| Macon Community Hospital one side Lafayette, TN · (615) 666-2147 US BREAST COMPLETE RIGHT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $255.24 | $425.40 | $41.25–$382.86 | 40% |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 MAM BREAST ULTRASOUND CPLT BL+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $346.94 | $1,156.45 | $52.32–$300.68 | 70% |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 MAM BREAST ULTRASOUND CPLT BL+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $346.94 | $1,156.45 | $45.37–$300.68 | 70% |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital one side Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 US Breast Complete Left+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $411.60 | $686.00 | — | 40% |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center one side Antioch, TN · (615) 781-4000 US BRST UNI LT W AX COMP+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $496.50 | $496.50 | $91.41–$436.92 | — |
| Trousdale Medical Center one side Hartsville, TN · (615) 374-2221 Ultrasound, breast, unilateral, real time with image documentation, including axilla when performed; complete File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $497.55 | $981.37 | $138.46 | 49% |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center one side Smyrna, TN · (615) 768-2000 US BRST UNI RT W AX COMP+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $515.24 | $515.24 | $94.86–$474.02 | — |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center one side Nashville, TN · (615) 342-1000 US BRST UNI LT W AX COMP+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $964.76 | $964.76 | $177.61–$964.76 | — |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center one side Hendersonville, TN · (615) 338-1000 US BRST UNI LT W AX COMP+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,232.75 | $1,232.75 | $226.95–$1,134.13 | — |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center one side Nashville, TN · (615) 769-2000 US BRST UNI LT W AX COMP+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,342.51 | $1,342.51 | $247.16–$1,315.66 | — |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center one side Mt Juliet, TN · (615) 316-3000 US BRST UNI LT W AX COMP+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,945.24 | $1,945.24 | $358.12–$1,711.81 | — |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center one side Springfield, TN · (615) 384-2411 US BRST UNI RT W AX COMP+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,433.55 | $2,433.55 | $170.35–$1,995.51 | — |
| Stones River Hospital both sides Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 MAM BREAST US CPLT BILAT CODED+3 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $346.94 | $1,156.45 | $45.37–$300.68 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital both sides Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 US BREAST COMPL BILATERAL+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $346.94 | $1,156.45 | $52.32–$300.68 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital both sides Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 US BREAST COMPL BILATERAL+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $346.94 | $1,156.45 | $52.32–$300.68 | 70% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $87.00, median $255.24, highest $2,433.55 — a 28.0× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $346.94, median $346.94, highest $346.94.
The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a
price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single
published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $173.48. 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 8 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 2 it is 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 breast ultrasound is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Breast ultrasound explained.