Carotid ultrasound cost in Nashville, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 11 hospitals list a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck: from $571.19 to $4,836.00, with a median of $2,643.71. The lowest listed price is at Stones River Hospital — $2,072.52 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $1,087.11 at 27 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,643.71, is 199% above the US median of $884.70.
- That is 10.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- 9 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 17 cities for code 93880, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stones River Hospital lowest Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $571.19 | $1,903.95 | $76.07–$971.01 | 70% |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 US CAROTID DOPPLER File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $791.62 | $1,404.00 | $565.81–$1,333.80 | 44% |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna, TN · (615) 768-2000 DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,587.01 | $1,587.01 | $269.79–$1,460.05 | — |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville, TN · (615) 338-1000 DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,848.00 | $1,848.00 | $314.16–$1,700.16 | — |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson, TN · (615) 446-0446 DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,925.00 | $1,925.00 | $327.25–$1,771.00 | — |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield, TN · (615) 384-2411 DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,643.71 | $2,643.71 | $185.06–$2,167.84 | — |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet, TN · (615) 316-3000 DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,734.11 | $2,734.11 | $464.80–$2,406.02 | — |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Antioch, TN · (615) 781-4000 DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,021.73 | $3,021.73 | $513.69–$2,659.12 | — |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 769-2000 DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,373.00 | $3,373.00 | $573.41–$3,305.54 | — |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City, TN · (615) 792-3030 DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,686.65 | $4,686.65 | $796.73–$4,311.72 | — |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 342-1000 DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,836.00 | $4,836.00 | $822.12–$4,836.00 | — |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery both sides Nashville, TN EXTRACRANIAL BILAT STUDY File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $298.32 | — | $198.66–$584.01 | — |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital both sides Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 VAS CAROTID DUPLEX BILAT+5 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $461.81 | $1,539.35 | $108.35–$785.07 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital both sides Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 US CAROTID DUPLEX BILATERAL+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $461.81 | $1,539.35 | $108.35–$785.07 | 70% |
| Macon Community Hospital both sides Lafayette, TN · (615) 666-2147 US CAROTID DUPLEX BILATERAL File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $580.14 | $966.90 | $69.63–$870.21 | 40% |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital both sides Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC DUPLEX EXTRACRANIAL BILAT File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $657.14 | $2,266.00 | — | 71% |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center both sides Gallatin, TN · (615) 328-8888 Duplex scan of extracranial arteries; complete bilateral study File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $769.74 | $3,303.61 | $293.88 | 77% |
| Williamson Medical Center both sides Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 CAROTID DOPPLER COMP BILAT STD File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $791.62 | $1,404.00 | $565.81–$1,333.80 | 44% |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital both sides Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 93880 Duplex scan of extracranial arteries; complete bilateral study+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $841.80 | $1,403.00 | — | 40% |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center both sides Carthage, TN · (615) 735-9815 Duplex scan of extracranial arteries; complete bilateral study File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $897.07 | $2,751.74 | $440.28–$2,751.74 | 67% |
| Trousdale Medical Center both sides Hartsville, TN · (615) 374-2221 Duplex scan of extracranial arteries; complete bilateral study File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $1,396.26 | $2,753.96 | $991.43–$2,753.96 | 49% |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center both sides Smyrna, TN · (615) 768-2000 Duplex scan of extracranial arteries; complete bilateral study File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,587.01 | $1,587.01 | $283.57 | — |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center both sides Springfield, TN · (615) 384-2411 Duplex scan of extracranial arteries; complete bilateral study File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,643.71 | $2,643.71 | $283.57 | — |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center both sides Ashland City, TN · (615) 792-3030 Duplex scan of extracranial arteries; complete bilateral study File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,686.65 | $4,686.65 | $283.57 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $571.19, median $2,643.71, highest $4,836.00 — a 8.5× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $298.32, median $791.62, highest $4,686.65 — a 15.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $681.41. 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 11 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 carotid ultrasound is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Carotid ultrasound explained.