DEXA bone density scan cost in Nashville, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 19 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the hip, pelvis or spine: from $54.00 to $1,510.32, with a median of $343.54. The lowest listed price is at Macon Community Hospital — $289.54 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $175.80 at 81 hospitals.
- The median here, $343.54, is 7% below the US median of $370.30.
- That is 3.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- 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 77080, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macon Community Hospital lowest Lafayette, TN · (615) 666-2147 BD BONE DENSITY DEXA SPECIAL File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $54.00 | $90.00 | $24.25–$287.10 | 40% |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville, TN DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $130.72 | — | $39.22–$584.01 | — |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin, TN · (615) 328-8888 Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; axial skeleton (eg, hips, pelvis, spine) File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $157.49 | $675.94 | $51.38 | 77% |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 MAM BONE DENSITOMETRY DEXA+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $161.37 | $537.90 | $41.22–$179.33 | 70% |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $161.37 | $537.90 | $35.38–$179.33 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 MAM BONE DENSITOMETRY DPA+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $161.37 | $537.90 | $41.22–$179.33 | 70% |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage, TN · (615) 735-9815 Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; axial skeleton (eg, hips, pelvis, spine) File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $183.54 | $563.01 | $88.96 | 67% |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette, TN · (615) 666-2147 BD BONE DENSITY DEXA AXIAL SKELETON File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $191.40 | $319.00 | $24.25–$287.10 | 40% |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC XR BONE DENSITY AXIAL File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $231.42 | $798.00 | — | 71% |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville, TN · (615) 374-2221 Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; axial skeleton (eg, hips, pelvis, spine) File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $285.67 | $563.45 | $59.77 | 49% |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 BONE DENSITY COMPLETE File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $343.54 | $609.30 | $245.55–$578.83 | 44% |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 BD Bone Density DEXA Axial Skeleton File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $355.80 | $593.00 | — | 40% |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville, TN · (615) 338-1000 DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $462.18 | $462.18 | $85.09–$425.21 | — |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson, TN · (615) 446-0446 Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; axial skeleton (eg, hips, pelvis, spine) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $526.14 | $526.14 | $96.86–$484.05 | — |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield, TN · (615) 384-2411 DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $615.31 | $615.31 | $43.07–$504.55 | — |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna, TN · (615) 768-2000 DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $615.57 | $615.57 | $113.33–$566.32 | — |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 342-1000 DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,037.34 | $1,037.34 | $154.52–$1,037.34 | — |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Antioch, TN · (615) 781-4000 Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; axial skeleton (eg, hips, pelvis, spine) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,060.22 | $1,060.22 | $154.52–$932.99 | — |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet, TN · (615) 316-3000 DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,237.57 | $1,237.57 | $227.84–$1,089.06 | — |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 769-2000 Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; axial skeleton (eg, hips, pelvis, spine) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,510.32 | $1,510.32 | $154.52–$1,480.11 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $54.00, median $343.54, highest $1,510.32 — a 28.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $196.40. 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 6 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 DEXA bone density scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: DEXA bone density scan explained.