Kidney ultrasound cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 43 hospitals publish a cash price for complete ultrasound of the back of the abdomen, such as both kidneys: from $68.20 to $496.77, with a median of $149.06. The lowest price is at Erlanger Health (Pikeville). The highest price is 7.3× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 76770. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 25, 2026.
Lowest$68.20Erlanger Health
Median$149.06half pay less
Highest$496.77in Tennessee
Lowest saves$80.86vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Pikeville · Pikeville, TN CHG US RETROPERITONEAL REAL TIME W/IMAGE COMPLETE | $68.20 | $236.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell · Tazewell, TN US RETROPER COMP | $81.20 | $290.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $84.10 | $290.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $87.00 | $290.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $87.00 | $290.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $92.80 | $290.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $95.70 | $290.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $95.70 | $290.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $95.70 | $290.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $95.70 | $290.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $99.82 | $434.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $99.82 | $434.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $101.55 | $677.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $101.55 | $677.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $101.55 | $677.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $101.55 | $677.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $101.55 | $677.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $101.55 | $677.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $101.55 | $677.00 | — source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $101.55 | $677.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA CHG US RETROPERITONEAL REAL TIME W/IMAGE COMPLETE | $124.61 | $236.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN US,RETROPERIT, B-SCAN/REAL TIME,COMPLETE | $149.06 | $514.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN US,RETROPERIT, B-SCAN/REAL TIME,COMPLETE | $149.06 | $514.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN US,RETROPERIT, B-SCAN/REAL TIME,COMPLETE | $149.06 | $514.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN US RETROPERITONEAL COM | $227.75 | $759.15 | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC US RETROPERITONEAL ORG | $231.12 | $963.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC US RETROPERITONEAL ORG | $234.80 | $1,174.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN US RETROPERITONEAL COM | $239.15 | $797.15 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN US RETROPERITONEAL COM | $239.15 | $797.15 | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC US RETROPERITONEAL ORG | $244.23 | $1,163.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC US RETROPERITONEAL ORG | $244.23 | $1,163.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC US RETROPERITONEAL ORG | $244.23 | $1,163.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY US-ABDOMEN RETROPER | $266.56 | $1,373.99 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC US,Retroperit, B-Scan/Real Time,Complete - US Retroperitoneum | $267.74 | $1,217.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC US,Retroperit, B-Scan/Real Time,Complete - US Retroperitoneum | $267.74 | $1,217.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC US,Retroperit, B-Scan/Real Time,Complete - US Retroperitoneum | $267.74 | $1,217.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC US,Retroperit, B-Scan/Real Time,Complete - US Retroperitoneum | $267.74 | $1,217.00 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN US,RETROPERIT, B-SCAN/REAL TIME,COMPLETE | $277.56 | $514.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MOB US RENAL | $280.17 | $933.90 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN US RETROPERITONEAL | $280.32 | $934.40 | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC US RETROPERITONEAL ORG | $280.83 | $1,221.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC US,Retroperit, B-Scan/Real Time,Complete - US Retroperitoneum | $280.94 | $1,277.00 | — source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Ultrasound, retroperitoneal (eg, renal, aorta, nodes), real time with image documentation; complete | $496.77 | $1,695.46 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $231.12 | $267.74 |
| Knoxville, TN | 5 | $87.00 | $95.70 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $101.55 | $101.55 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $149.06 | $278.86 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $101.55 | $101.55 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $124.61 | $124.61 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $266.56 | $266.56 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $239.15 | $239.15 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $92.80 | $92.80 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $101.55 | $101.55 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $280.83 | $280.83 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $99.82 | $99.82 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $227.75 | $227.75 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $87.00 | $87.00 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $68.20 | $68.20 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $496.77 | $496.77 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $239.15 | $239.15 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $99.82 | $99.82 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $84.10 | $84.10 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $149.06 | $149.06 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $81.20 | $81.20 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $149.06 | $149.06 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $234.80 | $234.80 |
What it is
This ultrasound looks at organs at the back of the abdomen, most often both kidneys and the bladder, and sometimes the aorta. It is ordered for kidney stones, kidney infection, abnormal kidney tests or blood in the urine.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the complete exam. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.
Complete ultrasound of the back of the abdomen, such as both kidneys in other states
- Alabama$691.98
- Alaska$1,018.68
- Arizona$310.28
- Arkansas$462.25
- California$847.60
- Colorado$432.98
- Connecticut$424.21
- Delaware$903.05
- Florida$1,139.47
- Georgia$618.54
- Hawaii$448.20
- Idaho$441.00
- Illinois$705.70
- Indiana$501.00
- Iowa$484.33
- Kansas$573.50
- Kentucky$859.06
- Louisiana$288.47
- Maine$367.00
- Maryland$621.60
- Massachusetts$658.00
- Michigan$585.65
- Minnesota$333.30
- Mississippi$261.24
- Missouri$625.80
- Montana$525.25
- Nebraska$488.04
- Nevada$398.17
- New Hampshire$610.09
- New Jersey$141.90
- New Mexico$610.78
- New York$359.88
- North Carolina$552.83
- North Dakota$394.38
- Ohio$707.55
- Oklahoma$463.86
- Oregon$479.01
- Pennsylvania$732.60
- Puerto Rico$125.00
- Rhode Island$365.20
- South Carolina$677.20
- South Dakota$854.40
- Texas$691.73
- Utah$857.96
- Vermont$653.66
- Virginia$637.80
- Washington$549.72
- West Virginia$455.50
- Wisconsin$510.39
- Wyoming$756.08
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.