Premier Radiology

What Premier Radiology does

Premier Radiology is Tennessee's largest outpatient diagnostic imaging network, operating 21 imaging centers across the Middle Tennessee counties of Davidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, and Wilson. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Nashville, the company provides a comprehensive portfolio of diagnostic imaging services including MRI (with 3T technology), CT, PET/CT, 3D mammography (tomosynthesis), ultrasound, X-ray, nuclear medicine, and bone density/DEXA scans. Beyond diagnostic imaging, Premier Radiology operates an outpatient interventional radiology practice with the first outpatient angiography suite in Tennessee at its Briarville location, offering procedures such as atherectomy, kyphoplasty, uterine fibroid embolization, and epidural steroid injections. The company also provides wellness screening services including calcium scoring CT, CoreScan body composition analysis, Cardiac CTA, low-dose lung screening, and PAD screening, and extends reach through a Mobile Diagnostics program that brings imaging to assisted living communities, nursing homes, behavioral health facilities, and home health centers.

The company's clinical team comprises more than 50 board-certified, sub-specialized radiologists supported by hundreds of administrative and technical staff. Premier Radiology is partnered with Ascension Saint Thomas, a health system operating 250+ care sites including 16 hospitals, with co-located sites at Saint Thomas Midtown and Saint Thomas West providing brand affiliation and integrated care pathways. Technology infrastructure includes PACS and RIS systems, an InteleConnect provider portal for referring physicians, and a MammoNow online self-scheduling portal enabling direct-to-consumer booking for routine screening mammograms.

Revenue is generated on a fee-for-service basis through patient service fees, with most billing routed through insurance and competitive self-pay pricing offered to uninsured patients. The go-to-market approach is dual-track: direct to patients via the website, MammoNow portal, and walk-in X-ray availability; and referral-based through six territory-aligned marketing representatives supporting referring physician offices with digital portal access and practice coordination. Premier Radiology explicitly positions itself as a lower-cost, higher-convenience alternative to hospital-based imaging facilities in the Middle Tennessee market.

Name

Premier Radiology

Legal name

Premier Radiology

Website

https://premierradiology.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Premier Radiology is Tennessee's largest outpatient diagnostic imaging network, operating 21 centers across Middle Tennessee. It provides MRI, CT, 3D mammography, ultrasound, interventional radiology, and wellness screenings to individual patients and referring healthcare providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Outpatient Diagnostic Imaging Services

NAICS

Diagnostic Imaging Centers (621512)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Radiology Imaging Centers (X-ray/CT/MRI/Ultrasound) (HLAFAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Advanced Imaging & Specialty Radiology Centers (PET/CT, Nuclear Medicine, Interventional Radiology) (HLAFAKAB), Breast Imaging Centers (Mammography/Tomosynthesis) (HLAFAKAD), Mobile Imaging Services (HLAFAKAC)

Keywords

• Outpatient diagnostic imaging
• Interventional radiology procedures
• Mammography screening services
• MRI imaging services
• Wellness screening services

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices20 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Diagnostic Imaging Services: Fee-for-service revenue model providing outpatient diagnostic imaging studies including MRI, CT, PET/CT, mammography, ultrasound, X-ray, nuclear medicine, and bone density scans. Revenue is generated through patient service fees, with insurance billing for most patients and self-pay pricing for uninsured patients.
2. Interventional Radiology Procedures: Minimally invasive image-guided procedures including epidural steroid injections, discography, kyphoplasty, angiography, atherectomy, uterine fibroid embolization, myelography, and lumbar puncture. These specialized procedures generate revenue through facility fees and professional interpretation.
3. Wellness Screening Services: Preventive and screening examinations including cardiac calcium scoring CT, low-dose lung cancer screening, PAD screening, and CoreScan body composition analysis. These services are typically covered by insurance for qualifying patients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Premier Radiology operates Tennessee's largest outpatient diagnostic imaging network, delivering comprehensive imaging studies including MRI, CT, PET/CT, ultrasound, X-ray, 3D mammography, nuclear medicine, and bone density scans across 21 centers in Middle Tennessee. The company also provides minimally invasive interventional radiology procedures (angiography, atherectomy, kyphoplasty, epidural steroid injections, discography, uterine fibroid embolization) and preventive wellness screenings (calcium scoring, CoreScan, cardiac CTA, lung screening, PAD screening). Services are delivered through outpatient centers, a mobile diagnostics program, and digital scheduling platforms under a strategic partnership with Ascension Saint Thomas.

Product overview

Premier Radiology offers Tennessee's largest outpatient diagnostic imaging network through a partnership with Ascension Saint Thomas, operating 21 convenient locations across Middle Tennessee. The company's portfolio comprises three main service categories: (1) Diagnostic Imaging Services including PET/CT, MRI (with 3T technology), CT, Ultrasound, X-Ray, Nuclear Medicine, and Mammography (including 3D Tomosynthesis); (2) Interventional Radiology Procedures such as Angiography, Atherectomy, Kyphoplasty, Epidural Steroid Injections, Discography, and Uterine Fibroid Embolization; and (3) Wellness Screening Services including Calcium Scoring CT, CoreScan, Cardiac CTA, Low-Dose CT Lung Screening, and PAD Screening. The company also provides mobile diagnostics for assisted living communities, nursing homes, and physician offices, and maintains patient-facing portals for online mammogram scheduling (MammoNow) and provider-facing portals for accessing PACs and RIS systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PET/CT

Quantifiable outcome

• Same-day appointment availability with diagnostic images available before patients leave the office
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ascension Saint ThomascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPremier Radiology is partnered with Ascension Saint Thomas, a health system operating over 250 care sites including 16 hospitals. This partnership provides Premier Radiology access to the Ascension Saint Thomas brand reputation and nationally recognized care standards. Through this relationship, Premier Radiology brings comprehensive, personalized healthcare to communities across Tennessee, leveraging Ascension's extensive hospital network while maintaining their outpatient focus. Ascension Saint Thomas's scale and reputation enhance Premier Radiology's ability to serve patients throughout Middle Tennessee.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• RadNet: Largest outpatient diagnostic imaging network in the United States with hundreds of centers offering MRI, CT, mammography, and interventional procedures; directly comparable in business model (multi-site outpatient imaging) and modality mix, though at national scale.
• SimonMed Imaging: Large outpatient imaging provider operating across multiple U.S. states with a similar modality portfolio (MRI, CT, ultrasound, 3D mammography, interventional) and similar multi-site retail storefront model.
• RAYUS Radiology: National outpatient diagnostic imaging network offering MRI, CT, mammography, and pain management/interventional services through owned centers; directly comparable in services, sub-specialized radiologist model, and multi-site outpatient delivery.
• Akumin: Multi-state outpatient imaging operator providing MRI, CT, PET/CT, mammography, and interventional services to referring physicians and patients; closely aligned business model and modality breadth.
• Radiology Partners: Largest physician-led radiology practice in the U.S., providing sub-specialized reads and practice management to hospitals and outpatient imaging sites; comparable as a sub-specialist radiology organization even if its delivery model is contracted reading rather than owned centers.
• Touchstone Medical Imaging: Outpatient diagnostic imaging center operator offering MRI, CT, ultrasound, X-ray, and mammography across multiple states; comparable multi-site retail imaging model with similar payer mix.
• Solis Mammography: Specialty outpatient breast imaging network emphasizing 3D mammography and women's breast health; comparable as a specialty outpatient imaging provider with strong emphasis on mammography, though narrower modality set than Premier Radiology.
• Outpatient Imaging Affiliates: Operator and developer of outpatient imaging centers in partnership with health systems and physician groups; comparable in its joint-venture, health-system-affiliated outpatient imaging model that mirrors Premier Radiology's Ascension Saint Thomas partnership approach.

Broad incumbents

• HCA Healthcare: Largest for-profit hospital operator in the U.S., with significant Middle Tennessee presence via TriStar Health; competes in imaging as part of broader inpatient/outpatient service lines and represents the hospital-based alternative Premier Radiology positions against on price.
• Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Major academic health system in Nashville offering comprehensive diagnostic and interventional radiology as part of a broader inpatient/outpatient portfolio; key hospital-based competitor for sub-specialized imaging referrals in the same market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PremierRadTN
• Facebookfacebook.com/PremierRadiologyTN
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/premierradiology

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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