X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) (2 views) Cost in Nashville, TN

Prices at 5 hospitals in Nashville, TN, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $463 — 73% above the US median ($267), roughly 14.0× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery	Nashville, TN	$131	$28	—	—	14.0%
Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center	Nashville, TN	$795	$155	★ 4/5	124 min	14.8%
Tristar Centennial Medical Center	Nashville, TN	$2,122	$619	★ 4/5	115 min	14.3%

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)

$458

Cash / self-pay

$463

Insurer-negotiated

$139

Medicare pays

$33

$85$1,724

Median cash $463 · Medicare $33 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $463 — about 14.0× the Medicare rate ($33). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($66).

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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.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Nicole Rhoden, NP	Nurse Practitioner	Nashville, TN	73
Edward Mackey, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Nashville, TN	60
Daniel Burrus, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Nashville, TN	33
Colin Crosby, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Nashville, TN	18
Margaret Kaiser, PA	Physician Assistant	Nashville, TN	16
Mary Feulner, NP	Nurse Practitioner	Nashville, TN	16
Timothy Fitzgerald, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Nashville, TN	12

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