Prices at 52 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
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County | Huntingdon, TN | $27 | $31 | ★ 4/5 | 119 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | Memphis, TN | $27 | $31 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton | Covington, TN | $27 | $31 | ★ 3/5 | 149 min | — |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery | Nashville, TN | $27 | $38 | — | — | — |
| Hancock County Hospital | Sneedville, TN | $36 | $110 | — | 104 min | — |
| Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center | Bristol, TN | $36 | $22 | ★ 2/5 | 196 min | — |
| Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | Kingsport, TN | $36 | $22 | ★ 2/5 | 204 min | — |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital | Elizabethton, TN | $36 | $22 | ★ 2/5 | 142 min | — |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | Rogersville, TN | $36 | $22 | — | 113 min | — |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | Greeneville, TN | $36 | $22 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Johnson City Medical Center | Johnson City, TN | $36 | $22 | ★ 1/5 | 211 min | — |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | Kingsport, TN | $36 | $22 | — | 136 min | — |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | Johnson City, TN | $36 | $22 | ★ 3/5 | 178 min | — |
| Johnson County Community Hospital | Mountain City, TN | $36 | $22 | — | 131 min | — |
| Big South Fork Medical Center | Oneida, TN | $38 | $125 | — | 170 min | — |
| Starr Regional Medical Center Athens | Athens, TN | $44 | — | ★ 3/5 | 148 min | — |
| Regional One Health | Memphis, TN | $44 | $21 | ★ 1/5 | 294 min | — |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | Shelbyville, TN | $51 | $45 | ★ 4/5 | 125 min | — |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | Tullahoma, TN | $51 | $43 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| University Health System, Inc | Knoxville, TN | $53 | $84 | ★ 4/5 | 249 min | — |
| East Tennessee Childrens Hospital | Knoxville, TN | $53 | $84 | — | — | — |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis | Memphis, TN | $64 | $21 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Parkwest Medical Center | Knoxville, TN | $64 | $29 | ★ 3/5 | 259 min | — |
| Cumberland Medical Center | Crossville, TN | $66 | $23 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association | Morristown, TN | $66 | $22 | ★ 2/5 | 198 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 $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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