Diagnostic mammogram, 1 breast cost in Knoxville, TN
In Knoxville, TN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for diagnostic mammogram, one breast (one side of the body): from $152.40 to $181.67, with a median of $167.04. The lowest listed price is at Physicians Regional Medical Center — $14.64 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $143.58 at 56 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 77065, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Knoxville, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians Regional Medical Center one side lowest Powell, TN · (865) 545-8000 BR-DIG MAMMO UNILAT | $152.40 | $672.84 | $35.48–$672.84 | 77% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center one side Lafollette, TN · (423) 907-1200 BR-DIG MAMMO UNILAT | $181.67 | $672.84 | $35.48–$11,613.69 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $152.40, median $167.04, highest $181.67 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $187.22. 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 2 of 2 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 diagnostic mammogram of one breast is an X-ray exam done to check a specific concern, such as a lump, pain, nipple discharge or an unclear result on a screening mammogram. It usually takes more images than a screening exam.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the imaging, including computer-aided detection when used. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately, and 3D mammography (tomosynthesis) or a follow-up ultrasound is billed under other codes.