CA 19-9 tumor marker test cost in Tennessee

Prices at 51 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $66 — 32% below the US median ($97), roughly 3.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $27 $31 ★ 4/5 118 min 15.1%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN $27 $31 ★ 3/5 174 min 15.4%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton Covington, TN $27 $31 ★ 3/5 149 min 17.0%
Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery Nashville, TN $27 $38 14.0%
Hancock County Hospital Sneedville, TN $36 $110 106 min
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol, TN $36 $22 ★ 2/5 192 min 15.8%
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport, TN $36 $22 ★ 2/5 207 min 14.8%
Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton, TN $36 $22 ★ 2/5 154 min 15.0%
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville, TN $36 $22 112 min 14.9%
Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville, TN $36 $22 ★ 2/5 159 min 16.0%
Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City, TN $36 $22 ★ 1/5 208 min 15.5%
Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport, TN $36 $22 147 min 14.5%
Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City, TN $36 $22 ★ 3/5 176 min 14.2%
Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City, TN $36 $22 126 min
Big South Fork Medical Center Oneida, TN $38 $125 168 min
Starr Regional Medical Center Athens Athens, TN $44 ★ 3/5 145 min 15.0%
Regional One Health Memphis, TN $44 $21 ★ 1/5 290 min 16.2%
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville, TN $51 $45 ★ 4/5 123 min 13.6%
Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma, TN $51 $43 ★ 3/5 173 min 15.1%
University Health System, Inc Knoxville, TN $53 $84 ★ 4/5 245 min 14.9%
East Tennessee Childrens Hospital Knoxville, TN $53 $84
Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis, TN $64 $21 ★ 3/5 237 min 15.3%
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $64 $29 ★ 3/5 259 min 14.9%
Cumberland Medical Center Crossville, TN $66 $23 ★ 4/5 201 min 15.1%
Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $66 $22 ★ 2/5 199 min 15.7%

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 June 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)
$243
Cash / self-pay
$66
Insurer-negotiated
$23
Medicare pays
$21
$36$193
Median cash $66  ·  Medicare $21  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $66 — about 3.2× the Medicare rate ($21). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($42).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $243 list price could save about $177 (73%).

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