Prices at 50 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,403 — 50% below the US median ($2,826), roughly 4.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock County Hospital | Sneedville, TN | $1,248 | $3,852 | — | 106 min | — |
| Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center | Bristol, TN | $1,272 | $3,141 | ★ 2/5 | 192 min | 15.8% |
| Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | Kingsport, TN | $1,272 | $3,118 | ★ 2/5 | 207 min | 14.8% |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital | Elizabethton, TN | $1,272 | $2,996 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | 15.0% |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | Rogersville, TN | $1,272 | $3,084 | — | 112 min | 14.9% |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | Greeneville, TN | $1,272 | $3,126 | ★ 2/5 | 159 min | 16.0% |
| Johnson City Medical Center | Johnson City, TN | $1,272 | $3,021 | ★ 1/5 | 208 min | 15.5% |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | Kingsport, TN | $1,272 | $2,959 | — | 147 min | 14.5% |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | Johnson City, TN | $1,272 | $2,939 | ★ 3/5 | 176 min | 14.2% |
| Johnson County Community Hospital | Mountain City, TN | $1,272 | $3,021 | — | 126 min | — |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | Shelbyville, TN | $1,403 | $491 | ★ 4/5 | 123 min | 13.6% |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | Tullahoma, TN | $1,403 | $491 | ★ 3/5 | 173 min | 15.1% |
| University Health System, Inc | Knoxville, TN | $1,686 | $3,005 | ★ 4/5 | 245 min | 14.9% |
| East Tennessee Childrens Hospital | Knoxville, TN | $1,686 | $3,005 | — | — | — |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $2,613 | $491 | ★ 5/5 | 277 min | 14.6% |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis | Memphis, TN | $2,841 | $2,912 | ★ 3/5 | 237 min | 15.3% |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery | Nashville, TN | $4,047 | $1,477 | — | — | 14.0% |
| Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma | Gallatin, TN | $4,968 | $2,500 | ★ 3/5 | 145 min | 15.9% |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski | Pulaski, TN | $5,403 | $2,102 | ★ 3/5 | 126 min | 14.5% |
| Starr Regional Medical Center Athens | Athens, TN | $5,587 | $2,102 | ★ 3/5 | 145 min | 15.0% |
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center | Cookeville, TN | $6,975 | $3,575 | ★ 2/5 | 249 min | 15.7% |
| Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th | Carthage, TN | $7,004 | $1,576 | ★ 4/5 | 95 min | 15.9% |
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)
Typical cash price here is $1,403 — about 4.7× the Medicare rate ($298). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($597).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $8,479 list price could save about $7,076 (83%).
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