Carotid ultrasound cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 27 hospitals publish a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck: from $233.12 to $4,836.00, with a median of $1,087.11. The lowest price is at Houston County Community Hospital (Erin). The highest price is 20.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,087.11, is 23% above the US median of $884.70.
- That is 4.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Tennessee ranks 33rd of 45 states by median, cheapest first.
- 13 of 27 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 93880. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 31, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$233.12Houston County Community Hospital
Median$1,087.11half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,836.00in Tennessee
Lowest saves$853.99vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston County Community Hospital lowest Erin · Erin, TN US-CAROTID DPLX SCAN | $233.12 | $582.79 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY US-CRAN DPLX SCN BIL | $316.17 | $1,629.67 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sweetwater Hospital Association Sweetwater · Sweetwater, TN VA CAROTID ULTRASOUND | $356.27 | $791.70 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, TN US CAROTID DUPLEX | $511.45 | $1,079.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN CI DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $571.17 | $1,903.90 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $571.19 | $1,903.95 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $571.19 | $1,903.95 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $571.19 | $1,903.95 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN US-CRAN DPLX SCN BIL | $651.10 | $2,874.61 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC CAROTID DOPPLER BIL | $760.72 | $2,570.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN US-CAROTID DPLX SCAN | $776.14 | $2,874.61 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN US CAROTID DOPPLER | $791.62 | $1,404.00 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Manchester · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN US CAROTID DUPLEX | $878.40 | $1,098.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC CAROTID DOPPLER BIL | $1,087.11 | $2,570.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $1,587.01 | $1,587.01 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $1,848.00 | $1,848.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $1,925.00 | $1,925.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $2,643.71 | $2,643.71 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $2,734.11 | $2,734.11 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge East Hospital East Ridge · Chattanooga, TN-GA DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $2,754.11 | $2,754.11 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $2,754.11 | $2,754.11 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Valley Hospital Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $2,754.11 | $2,754.11 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge West Hospital Jasper · Chattanooga, TN-GA DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $2,754.11 | $2,754.11 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Antioch · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $3,021.73 | $3,021.73 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $3,373.00 | $3,373.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $4,686.65 | $4,686.65 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN DUP EXTRACRANIAL BIL | $4,836.00 | $4,836.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 11 | $571.19 | $2,643.71 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 6 | $760.72 | $2,754.11 |
| Knoxville, TN | 2 | $651.10 | $713.62 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $316.17 | $316.17 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $571.19 | $571.19 |
| Erin, TN | 1 | $233.12 | $233.12 |
| Fayetteville, TN | 1 | $511.45 | $511.45 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $571.17 | $571.17 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $571.19 | $571.19 |
| Sweetwater, TN | 1 | $356.27 | $356.27 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $878.40 | $878.40 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What carotid ultrasound is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Carotid ultrasound explained.
Carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck in other states
- Alabama$429.52
- Alaska$1,614.45
- Arizona$914.37
- Arkansas$367.12
- California$1,226.01
- Colorado$1,698.62
- Connecticut$1,002.40, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$1,010.65, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$1,279.86, 2 hospitals
- Florida$2,482.00
- Georgia$519.60
- Hawaii$710.50, 4 hospitals
- Idaho$903.90
- Illinois$866.07
- Indiana$957.27
- Iowa$874.40
- Kansas$708.57
- Kentucky$869.84
- Louisiana$467.04
- Maine$665.40
- Maryland$1,468.82
- Massachusetts$922.00
- Michigan$865.45
- Minnesota$828.08
- Mississippi$406.00
- Missouri$871.77
- Montana$946.88
- Nebraska$1,579.02
- Nevada$1,777.50
- New Hampshire$3,543.00
- New Jersey$322.54
- New Mexico$509.49
- New York$649.03
- North Carolina$789.00
- North Dakota$698.65
- Ohio$724.80
- Oklahoma$481.91
- Oregon$1,039.98
- Pennsylvania$810.00
- South Carolina$888.00
- South Dakota$1,251.20
- Texas$1,106.39
- Utah$1,473.25
- Vermont$676.15, 3 hospitals
- Virginia$2,151.84
- Washington$887.00
- West Virginia$574.50
- Wisconsin$986.70
- Wyoming$700.99
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.