Metro Nashville General Hospital prices. From its own published file.

Metro Nashville General Hospital in Nashville, TN publishes its standard charges as required by federal rule. Here's what it lists for common services, and how to check your bill against it.

15,305prices published

Sep 2026file last updated

$5,153cash price for knee arthroscopy (list $8,589)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$657	$1,095	$249–$419
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	$1,045	$1,741	$380–$641
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	$1,439	$2,458	$543–$914
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$136	$226	$10.03–$16.90
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$99.60	$166	$8.04–$13.54
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	$67.20	$112	$7.38–$12.43
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	$18.60	$31.00	$2.70–$14.94
Urinalysis `81001`	$45.60	$76.00	$3.01–$5.07
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	$117	$195	$11.85–$19.95
EKG tracing `93005`	$191	$319	$53.77–$90.55
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$244	$406	$20.83–$134
CT head without contrast `70450`	$1,252	$2,086	$73.53–$160
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$2,908	$4,847	$211–$536
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$1,970	$3,284	$152–$366
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$682	$1,136	$69.58–$160
IV push, single drug `96374`	$105	$360	$194–$327
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$262	$436	$194–$327
Ketorolac injection, 15 mg `J1885`	—	—	$0.27–$0.46
Ondansetron injection `J2405`	—	—	$0.09–$0.79
Colonoscopy, diagnostic `45378`	$1,849	$3,082	$848–$2,732
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy `43239`	$1,824	$3,040	$827–$2,732
Knee arthroscopy `29881`	$5,153	$8,589	$2,982–$7,250
Vaginal delivery, routine care `59400`	$4,451	$7,419	—
Cesarean delivery, routine care `59510`	$1,555	$2,591	—

Cash price: the discounted price for self-pay patients. List price: the hospital's gross charge. Insurers pay: the lowest and highest rates it lists for insurance plans. Source: Metro Nashville General Hospital price transparency page.

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Panels billed inside panelsA basic metabolic panel (80048) billed with a comprehensive one (80053) on the same day.
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