Rapid flu test cost in Nashville, TN — inpatient
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 3 hospitals list a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen) as an inpatient: from $23.78 to $44.28, with a median of $25.56. The lowest listed price is at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital — $1.78 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $23.78 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 87804, 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 HC IMMUNO OPTICAL INFLUENZA | $23.78 | $82.00 | $15.68–$65.60 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital lowest Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 IAADIADOO INFLUENZA | $23.78 | $82.00 | $9.73–$82.00 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 POC LAB INFLUENZA A & B | $25.56 | $85.20 | $12.87–$51.92 | 70% | — source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC IMMUNO OPTICAL INFLUENZA | $44.28 | $82.00 | $15.68–$65.60 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 IAADIADOO INFLUENZA | $44.28 | $82.00 | $9.73–$82.00 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $23.78, median $25.56, highest $44.28 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $25.56 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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 rapid flu test checks a nose or throat swab for influenza within minutes. The code is billed once for each flu type tested, so a test for A and B may be billed twice.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the swab and the test for one flu type; tests for A and B may be billed twice.