CT scan of the neck with and without contrast cost in Tennessee

Prices at 56 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $850 — 48% below the US median ($1,644), roughly 3.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery Nashville, TN $219 $267 14.0%
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville, TN $373 $268 ★ 4/5 123 min 13.6%
Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma, TN $373 $265 ★ 3/5 173 min 15.1%
Big South Fork Medical Center Oneida, TN $383 $1,276 168 min
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $494 $269 ★ 3/5 259 min 14.9%
Cumberland Medical Center Crossville, TN $511 $183 ★ 4/5 201 min 15.1%
Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $511 $171 ★ 2/5 199 min 15.7%
Roane Medical Center Harriman, TN $511 $171 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.5%
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $511 $171 ★ 4/5 184 min 15.0%
Leconte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $511 $183 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.4%
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $511 $171 ★ 3/5 242 min 15.1%
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $527 $171 ★ 4/5 170 min 14.6%
Hancock County Hospital Sneedville, TN $577 $1,780 106 min
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol, TN $588 $414 ★ 2/5 192 min 15.8%
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport, TN $588 $381 ★ 2/5 207 min 14.8%
Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton, TN $588 $387 ★ 2/5 154 min 15.0%
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville, TN $588 $422 112 min 14.9%
Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville, TN $588 $411 ★ 2/5 159 min 16.0%
Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City, TN $588 $357 ★ 1/5 208 min 15.5%
Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport, TN $588 $389 147 min 14.5%
Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City, TN $588 $308 ★ 3/5 176 min 14.2%
Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City, TN $588 $357 126 min
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN $695 $261 ★ 5/5 277 min 14.6%
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN $826 $337 ★ 3/5 174 min 13.9%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $839 $246 ★ 4/5 118 min 15.1%

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)
$3,918
Cash / self-pay
$850
Insurer-negotiated
$337
Medicare pays
$220
$511$7,273
Median cash $850  ·  Medicare $220  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $850 — about 3.9× the Medicare rate ($220). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($440).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,918 list price could save about $3,068 (78%).

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