First-trimester ultrasound cost in Nashville, TN — inpatient
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for pregnancy ultrasound before 14 weeks, through the belly, one baby as an inpatient: from $145.87 to $271.62, with a median of $253.16. The lowest listed price is at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital — $107.29 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $172.26 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 76801, 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 lowest Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 US, OB < 14 WKS, SINGLE FETUS | $145.87 | $503.00 | $74.44–$503.00 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 US OB 1ST TRANSABDOMINAL FIRST | $253.16 | $843.85 | $29.75–$196.47 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 MOB US OB PELV 1ST TRIMESTER | $253.16 | $843.85 | $29.75–$196.47 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 US OB 1ST TRANSABDOMINAL FIRST | $253.16 | $843.85 | $29.75–$196.47 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 US OB PELVIS 1ST TRIMESTER | $253.32 | $844.40 | $29.75–$196.47 | 70% | — source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 US, OB < 14 WKS, SINGLE FETUS | $271.62 | $503.00 | $74.44–$503.00 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | $298.41 | $1,029.00 | $51.76–$823.20 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 US OB PELVIS 1ST TRIMESTER | $304.01 | $1,013.35 | $29.75–$196.47 | 70% | — source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | $555.66 | $1,029.00 | $98.79–$823.20 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $145.87, median $253.16, highest $271.62 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $253.16 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 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
This is a pregnancy ultrasound through the belly in the first trimester, before 14 weeks, for one baby. It confirms the pregnancy is in the uterus, checks the heartbeat, counts babies and estimates the due date.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the exam. The doctor's reading may be billed separately, and a transvaginal scan done at the same visit (76817) is billed as its own code.