Bone scan (nuclear) cost in Tennessee

Prices at 55 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $571 — 58% below the US median ($1,373), roughly 2.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville, TN $241 $267 ★ 4/5 123 min 13.6%
Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma, TN $241 $266 ★ 3/5 173 min 15.1%
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $281 $385 ★ 3/5 259 min 14.9%
Cumberland Medical Center Crossville, TN $291 $413 ★ 4/5 201 min 15.1%
Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $291 $385 ★ 2/5 199 min 15.7%
Roane Medical Center Harriman, TN $291 $385 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.5%
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $291 $385 ★ 4/5 184 min 15.0%
Leconte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $291 $413 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.4%
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $291 $385 ★ 3/5 242 min 15.1%
Regional One Health Memphis, TN $297 $344 ★ 1/5 290 min 16.2%
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $300 $385 ★ 4/5 170 min 14.6%
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN $449 $275 ★ 5/5 277 min 14.6%
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol, TN $452 $476 ★ 2/5 192 min 15.8%
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport, TN $452 $469 ★ 2/5 207 min 14.8%
Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton, TN $452 $408 ★ 2/5 154 min 15.0%
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville, TN $452 $523 112 min 14.9%
Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville, TN $452 $459 ★ 2/5 159 min 16.0%
Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City, TN $452 $395 ★ 1/5 208 min 15.5%
Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport, TN $452 $447 147 min 14.5%
Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City, TN $452 $381 ★ 3/5 176 min 14.2%
Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City, TN $452 $395 126 min
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City Union City, TN $466 $660 ★ 4/5 139 min 14.5%
Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery Nashville, TN $500 $258 14.0%
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN $556 $394 ★ 3/5 174 min 13.9%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $571 $555 ★ 4/5 118 min 15.1%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$2,819
Cash / self-pay
$571
Insurer-negotiated
$434
Medicare pays
$259
$291$4,997
Median cash $571  ·  Medicare $259  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $571 — about 2.2× the Medicare rate ($259). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($518).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,819 list price could save about $2,248 (80%).

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