Prices at 52 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $9,732 — 31% below the US median ($14,082), roughly 1.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unity Medical Center | Manchester, TN | $5,975 | $5,485 | ★ 3/5 | 126 min | 14.8% |
| Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma 🍼 | Gallatin, TN | $6,796 | $7,529 | ★ 3/5 | 145 min | 15.9% |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis 🍼 | Memphis, TN | $6,946 | $9,519 | ★ 3/5 | 237 min | 15.3% |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence 🍼 | Lawrenceburg, TN | $8,027 | $8,512 | ★ 3/5 | 130 min | 15.2% |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery | Nashville, TN | $9,279 | $9,206 | — | — | 14.0% |
| Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th 🍼 | Carthage, TN | $10,184 | $2,060 | ★ 4/5 | 95 min | 15.9% |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski 🍼 | Pulaski, TN | $11,978 | $7,590 | ★ 3/5 | 126 min | 14.5% |
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center 🍼 | Cookeville, TN | $13,610 | $7,082 | ★ 2/5 | 249 min | 15.7% |
| Starr Regional Medical Center Athens 🍼 | Athens, TN | $13,907 | $7,940 | ★ 3/5 | 145 min | 15.0% |
| Regional One Health 🍼 | Memphis, TN | $15,847 | $16,596 | ★ 1/5 | 290 min | 16.2% |
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. 🍼 = CMS Birthing-Friendly hospital. Data last updated August 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 $9,732 — about 1.3× the Medicare rate ($7,552). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($15,104).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $31,239 list price could save about $21,507 (69%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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