Spirometry cost in Nashville, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 16 hospitals list a cash price for spirometry (breathing test): from $77.08 to $1,631.28, with a median of $336.53. The lowest listed price is at Maury Regional Hospital — $259.45 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $144.64 at 80 hospitals.
- The median here, $336.53, is 37% above the US median of $245.50.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- Nashville, TN ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Tennessee by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 cities for code 94010, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 29, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maury Regional Hospital lowest Columbia, TN · (931) 381-1111 RT CHARGE Bedside Spirometry:Yes+2 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $77.08 | $188.00 | $72.76–$180.48 | 59% |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 PFT+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $170.06 | $566.85 | $12.81–$56.67 | 70% |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 RT CHARGE PFT -> Spirometry File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $228.00 | $380.00 | — | 40% |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 RT Spirometry w/ Graphic Record CHARGE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $239.40 | $399.00 | — | 40% |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin, TN · (615) 328-8888 Spirometry, including graphic record, total and timed vital capacity, expiratory flow rate measurement(s), with or without maximal voluntary ventilation File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $257.35 | $1,104.51 | $591.00 | 77% |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville, TN BREATHING CAPACITY TEST File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $269.97 | — | $27.85–$584.01 | — |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette, TN · (615) 666-2147 SIMPLE PFT CHARGE+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $281.64 | $469.40 | $12.81–$422.46 | 40% |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC SPIROMETRY/PFT SMP File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $295.51 | $1,019.00 | — | 71% |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage, TN · (615) 735-9815 Spirometry, including graphic record, total and timed vital capacity, expiratory flow rate measurement(s), with or without maximal voluntary ventilation File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $299.92 | $920.00 | $147.20–$920.00 | 67% |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 SPIROMETRY TESTING File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $373.14 | $661.80 | $266.71–$628.71 | 44% |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 PF SPIROMETRY/ COMPLETE+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $383.45 | $1,278.15 | $12.81–$66.53 | 70% |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville, TN · (615) 338-1000 SPIROMETRY+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $394.48 | $394.48 | $21.78–$362.92 | — |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville, TN · (615) 374-2221 Spirometry, including graphic record, total and timed vital capacity, expiratory flow rate measurement(s), with or without maximal voluntary ventilation File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $466.81 | $920.72 | $331.46–$920.72 | 49% |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet, TN · (615) 316-3000 SPIROMETRY+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,030.08 | $1,030.08 | $19.86–$906.47 | — |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 342-1000 Spirometry, including graphic record, total and timed vital capacity, expiratory flow rate measurement(s), with or without maximal voluntary ventilation +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,206.42 | $1,206.42 | $19.21–$808.30 | — |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna, TN · (615) 768-2000 SPIROMETRY+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,325.51 | $1,325.51 | $17.93–$1,219.47 | — |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 769-2000 Spirometry, including graphic record, total and timed vital capacity, expiratory flow rate measurement(s), with or without maximal voluntary ventilation +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,631.28 | $1,631.28 | $18.57–$1,598.65 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $77.08, median $336.53, highest $1,631.28 — a 21.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $261.76. 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 7 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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 spirometry is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Spirometry explained.