CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with and without contrast cost in Nashville, TN

Prices at 6 hospitals in Nashville, TN, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $9,719 — 229% above the US median ($2,955), roughly 28.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN $2,940 $88 ★ 4/5 134 min 14.7%
Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Nashville, TN $16,497 $3,086 ★ 4/5 124 min 14.8%
Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville, TN $17,004 $6,479 ★ 4/5 115 min 14.3%
Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville, TN $19,180 $678 ★ 2/5 173 min 14.1%

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 July 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)
$16,497
Cash / self-pay
$9,719
Insurer-negotiated
$512
Medicare pays
$338
$627$18,092
Median cash $9,719  ·  Medicare $338  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $9,719 — about 28.8× the Medicare rate ($338). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($676).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $16,497 list price could save about $6,779 (41%).

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Doctors who perform this in Nashville

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Melissa Picard, MDDiagnostic RadiologyNashville, TN178
Kimberly Brennan, MDDiagnostic RadiologyNashville, TN76
Bryan Hartley, MDDiagnostic RadiologyNashville, TN68
Christopher Jones, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyNashville, TN64
Geoffrey Wile, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyNashville, TN63
Harrison KlauseDiagnostic RadiologyNashville, TN58
Shaun Wahab, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyNashville, TN54
Mariam Moshiri, MDDiagnostic RadiologyNashville, TN35
Ricardo Fonseca, MDDiagnostic RadiologyNashville, TN30
Darian Wales, NPNurse PractitionerNashville, TN19
Adam Guttentag, MDDiagnostic RadiologyNashville, TN13
Harry Marshall, MD, PHDDiagnostic RadiologyNashville, TN11

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