Lab tests CPT 86901 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Rh factor test cost in Nashville, TN — inpatient

In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 8 hospitals list a cash price for rh blood typing as an inpatient: from $4.93 to $64.56, with a median of $23.87. The lowest listed price is at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital — $18.94 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $30.58 at 87 hospitals.

Cash prices at 8 facilities across 6 cities for code 86901, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$4.93Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital
Median$23.87half of hospitals charge less
Highest$64.56in this market
Difference13.1×highest vs lowest

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.

median
Lowest $4.93Highest $76.62

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital lowest Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC TRANSPLANT VIRAL STUDIES BLOOD TYPING SEROLOGIC RH(D)-MBC File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file $4.93 $17.00 $2.99–$17.00 71%
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC TRANSPLANT VIRAL STUDIES BLOOD TYPING SEROLOGIC RH(D)-MBC File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file $9.18 $17.00 $2.99–$17.00 46%
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 ANTI-D File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $23.84 $79.45 $2.69–$11.28 70%
Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 BLOOD TYPE (RH) File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $23.87 $79.55 $2.69–$11.28 70%
Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 BLOOD TYPE (RH) File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file $23.87 $79.55 $2.69–$11.28 70%
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 BLOOD TYPE (RH) File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $23.87 $79.55 $2.69–$11.28 70%
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC BLOOD TYPING SEROLOGIC RH(D) File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file $26.68 $92.00 $2.99–$84.59 71%
Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville, TN RH Type by Blood Center 86901 File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file $46.70 $11.00 $2.69–$584.01 -325%
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC BLOOD TYPING SEROLOGIC RH(D) File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file $49.68 $92.00 $2.99–$85.31 46%
Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 RH addon+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file $51.60 $86.00 — 40%
Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 RH (D) File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file $64.56 $114.50 $42.48–$108.78 44%
Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 RH-R File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $70.43 $234.75 $2.69–$11.28 70%
Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 RH-R File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file $70.43 $234.75 $2.69–$11.28 70%
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 RH-R File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $70.43 $234.75 $2.69–$11.28 70%
Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 ABO/Rh TYPE File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file $76.62 $135.90 $50.42–$129.10 44%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
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Inpatient: lowest $4.93, median $23.87, highest $64.56 — a 13.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $69.68 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 4 of 7 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

An Rh test checks whether red blood cells carry the Rh (D) protein. It is done with blood typing before transfusion and in pregnancy.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.