Breast ultrasound cost in Nashville, TN — inpatient
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for breast ultrasound, complete, one breast as an inpatient: from $87.00 to $173.48, with a median of $167.74. The lowest listed price is at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital — $80.74 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $96.75 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 76641, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 HC US BREAST UNILAT COMPLETE | $87.00 | $300.00 | $51.76–$300.00 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 US BREAST UNI REAL TIME WITH IMAGE COMPLETE | $98.31 | $339.00 | $64.95–$339.00 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center one side Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC US BREAST UNILAT COMPLETE | $162.00 | $300.00 | $87.00–$300.00 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital one side Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 US BREAST COMPL UNILAT LT | $173.48 | $578.25 | $52.32–$188.95 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital one side Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 US BREAST COMPL UNILAT RT | $173.48 | $578.25 | $52.32–$188.95 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital one side Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 MAM BREAST US CPLT LT CODED | $173.48 | $578.25 | $52.32–$188.95 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital one side Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 US BREAST COMPL UNILAT LT | $173.48 | $578.25 | $52.32–$188.95 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital one side Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 US BREAST COMPL UNILAT RT | $173.48 | $578.25 | $52.32–$188.95 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital one side Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 MAM BREAST US CPLT RT CODED | $173.48 | $578.25 | $52.32–$188.95 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital one side Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 MAM BREAST ULTRASOUND CPLT LT | $173.48 | $578.25 | $52.32–$188.95 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital one side Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 MAM BREAST ULTRASOUND CPLT RT | $173.48 | $578.25 | $52.32–$188.95 | 70% | — source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 US BREAST UNI REAL TIME WITH IMAGE COMPLETE | $183.06 | $339.00 | $64.95–$339.00 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 MAM BREAST ULTRASOUND CPLT BL | $346.94 | $1,156.45 | $52.32–$300.68 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital both sides Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 US BREAST COMPL BILATERAL | $346.94 | $1,156.45 | $52.32–$300.68 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital both sides Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 US BREAST COMPL BILATERAL | $346.94 | $1,156.45 | $52.32–$300.68 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital both sides Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 MAM BREAST US CPLT BILAT CODED | $346.94 | $1,156.45 | $52.32–$300.68 | 70% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $87.00, median $167.74, highest $173.48 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $346.94, median $346.94, highest $346.94.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $167.74 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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 breast ultrasound makes pictures of the inside of the breast with sound waves. The complete exam covers the whole breast and often the nearby armpit. It is often done after a mammogram finding, for a lump, or in dense breasts.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the exam of one breast. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately, and a biopsy, if needed, is billed under different codes.