MRI of the neck (cervical spine) 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 $7,551 — 187% above the US median ($2,627), roughly 23.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN $1,352 $378 ★ 5/5 277 min 14.6%
Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN $2,656 $101 ★ 4/5 134 min 14.7%
Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville, TN $12,446 $845 ★ 2/5 173 min 14.1%
Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville, TN $12,863 $896 ★ 4/5 115 min 14.3%
Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Nashville, TN $13,104 $845 ★ 4/5 124 min 14.8%

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)
$12,446
Cash / self-pay
$7,551
Insurer-negotiated
$611
Medicare pays
$318
$894$12,983
Median cash $7,551  ·  Medicare $318  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $7,551 — about 23.7× the Medicare rate ($318). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($636).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $12,446 list price could save about $4,895 (39%).

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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
Jeffrey Creasy, MDDiagnostic RadiologyNashville, TN44
William Moore, MDDiagnostic RadiologyNashville, TN34
Michael Modic, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyNashville, TN34
Joseph Aulino, MDDiagnostic RadiologyNashville, TN15
Larry Davis, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyNashville, TN14
Morgan Anderson, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyNashville, TN11
Cari Motuzas, M.D.Radiation OncologyNashville, TN11

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