GGT test cost in Nashville, TN — inpatient
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) blood test as an inpatient: from $23.68 to $50.82, with a median of $46.44. The lowest listed price is at Williamson Medical Center — $22.76 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $33.62 at 89 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 cities for code 82977, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 1, 2025 and Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson Medical Center lowest Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE,GAMMA source file | $23.68 | $42.00 | $15.58–$39.90 | 44% |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC GGT/GGTP File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $24.94 | $86.00 | $6.82–$68.80 | 71% |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 82977 GGT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $46.20 | $77.00 | — | 40% |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC GGT/GGTP File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $46.44 | $86.00 | $6.82–$68.80 | 46% |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 Gamma Glutamyl Transferase+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $48.60 | $81.00 | — | 40% |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 GGT source file | $50.82 | $169.40 | $5.05–$28.22 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 GGT source file | $50.82 | $169.40 | $6.48–$28.22 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 GGT source file | $50.82 | $169.40 | $6.48–$28.22 | 70% |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 GGTP source file | $84.74 | $150.30 | $55.76–$142.78 | 44% |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE source file | $92.03 | $306.75 | $5.05–$28.22 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE source file | $92.03 | $306.75 | $6.48–$28.22 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE source file | $92.03 | $306.75 | $6.48–$28.22 | 70% |
Inpatient: lowest $23.68, median $46.44, highest $50.82 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 22 facilities here, median $81.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 6 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 GGT test measures a liver enzyme that rises with bile duct problems and heavy alcohol use. It helps tell whether a high alkaline phosphatase comes from the liver or bone.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.