Breast ultrasound (limited) cost in Nashville, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 19 hospitals list a cash price for breast ultrasound, limited (one breast or one area): from $89.61 to $1,428.90, with a median of $258.80. The lowest listed price is at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital — $169.19 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $165.20 at 83 hospitals.
- The median here, $258.80, is 25% below the US median of $346.09.
- That is 2.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- Nashville, TN ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Tennessee by median, cheapest first.
- 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 76642, 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.
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 one side lowest Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC US BREAST UNILAT LTD W/DOC File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $89.61 | $309.00 | — | 71% |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville, TN ULTRASOUND BREAST LIMITED File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $108.81 | — | $66.57–$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; limited File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $137.15 | $588.63 | $99.32 | 77% |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center one side Carthage, TN · (615) 735-9815 Ultrasound, breast, unilateral, real time with image documentation, including axilla when performed; limited File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $159.84 | $490.30 | $157.79 | 67% |
| Stones River Hospital one side Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 US BREAST ULTRASOUND LTD RIGHT+11 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $165.20 | $550.65 | $40.06–$143.98 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital one side Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 US BREAST ULTRASOUND LTD LEFT+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $165.20 | $550.65 | $40.06–$143.98 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital one side Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 US BREAST ULTRASOUND LTD LEFT+11 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $165.20 | $550.65 | $40.06–$143.98 | 70% |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center one side Dickson, TN · (615) 446-0446 US BRST UNI LT W AX LTD+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $183.04 | $183.04 | $33.70–$168.40 | — |
| Macon Community Hospital one side Lafayette, TN · (615) 666-2147 US BREAST LIMITED LEFT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $211.32 | $352.20 | $40.06–$316.98 | 40% |
| Williamson Medical Center one side Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 US BREAST LMTD UNILATERAL File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $258.80 | $459.00 | $184.98–$436.05 | 44% |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital one side Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 US Breast Limited Right+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $310.80 | $518.00 | — | 40% |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 MAM BREAST ULTRASOUND LTD BL+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $330.39 | $1,101.30 | $40.06–$286.34 | 70% |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center one side Antioch, TN · (615) 781-4000 US BRST UNI LT W AX LTD+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; limited File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $497.55 | $981.37 | $106.02 | 49% |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center one side Smyrna, TN · (615) 768-2000 US BRST UNI RT W AX LTD+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $874.00 | $874.00 | $160.90–$804.08 | — |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center one side Nashville, TN · (615) 342-1000 US BRST UNI RT W AX LTD+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 LTD+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 LTD+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 Northcrest Medical Center one side Springfield, TN · (615) 384-2411 US BRST UNI LT W AX LTD+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,408.75 | $1,408.75 | $98.61–$1,155.17 | — |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center one side Mt Juliet, TN · (615) 316-3000 US BRST UNI RT W AX LTD+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,428.90 | $1,428.90 | $263.06–$1,257.43 | — |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital both sides Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 US Breast Limited Bilat File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $310.80 | $518.00 | — | 40% |
| Stones River Hospital both sides Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 MAM BRST US LTD BILAT CODED+3 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $330.39 | $1,101.30 | $40.06–$286.34 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital both sides Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 US BREAST ULTRASOUND LTD BILAT+5 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $330.39 | $1,101.30 | $40.06–$286.34 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital both sides Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 US BREAST ULTRASOUND LTD BILAT+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $330.39 | $1,101.30 | $40.06–$286.34 | 70% |
Outpatient: lowest $89.61, median $258.80, highest $1,428.90 — a 15.9× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $310.80, median $330.39, highest $330.39 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $165.20. 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 3 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 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 breast ultrasound (limited) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Breast ultrasound (limited) explained.