Calcium score test in Tennessee

What a calcium score costs in Tennessee

A coronary artery calcium scan — CPT 75571 — is a non-contrast CT of the chest, scored for calcified plaque in the coronary arteries: a few minutes on the table, no contrast dye, no recovery. What the number means, and what it costs nationally.

Of the 49 facilities we track in Tennessee, we list a price for 22. They run from $45 at TriStar NorthCrest Medical Center in Springfield to $90, with a midpoint of $49 — below the $113 midpoint across every state we track. Of the markets where we list 3 or more prices, the cheapest is Nashville, with a median of $45.

We list 22 Tennessee facilities at $99 or less. 1 Tennessee facility says it will book a scan without a referral.

Most of what we list in Tennessee belongs to a handful of operators: Premier Radiology (16 locations), TriStar Health (10 locations), Ballad Health (8 locations). Prices inside one system are often the same at every site, so if the nearest one is inconvenient, a sister location is usually the same number. Our Tennessee coverage spans 7 metro areas, deepest in Nashville with 28 facilities.

Insurers generally do not cover it as screening, which is why a cash price exists at all. Ask for the self-pay price by CPT code, and make sure you are not quoted a CT angiogram instead — a different, contrast-based test that costs several times more.