Prices at 44 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,160 — 22% below the US median ($4,041), roughly 13.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $501 | $503 | ★ 5/5 | 269 min | — |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital | Elizabethton, TN | $2,990 | $3,358 | ★ 2/5 | 142 min | — |
| Johnson City Medical Center | Johnson City, TN | $2,990 | $3,421 | ★ 1/5 | 211 min | — |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | Kingsport, TN | $2,990 | $3,358 | — | 136 min | — |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | Johnson City, TN | $2,990 | $3,329 | ★ 3/5 | 178 min | — |
| Johnson County Community Hospital | Mountain City, TN | $2,990 | $3,421 | — | 131 min | — |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence | Lawrenceburg, TN | $3,160 | $2,218 | ★ 3/5 | 129 min | — |
| Regional One Health | Memphis, TN | $3,355 | $2,907 | ★ 1/5 | 294 min | — |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis | Memphis, TN | $3,690 | $3,158 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma | Gallatin, TN | $4,286 | $2,500 | ★ 3/5 | 144 min | — |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery | Nashville, TN | $4,407 | $2,232 | — | — | — |
| Starr Regional Medical Center Athens | Athens, TN | $5,156 | $2,218 | ★ 3/5 | 148 min | — |
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center | Cookeville, TN | $7,702 | $4,880 | ★ 2/5 | 268 min | — |
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 September 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)
Typical cash price here is $3,160 — about 13.4× the Medicare rate ($236). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($471).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $19,163 list price could save about $16,003 (84%).
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