Drug screen (urine) cost in Tennessee

Prices at 57 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $107 — 5% below the US median ($113), roughly 6.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Hancock County Hospital Sneedville, TN $25 $64 106 min
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol, TN $26 $38 ★ 2/5 192 min 15.8%
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport, TN $26 $38 ★ 2/5 207 min 14.8%
Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton, TN $26 $50 ★ 2/5 154 min 15.0%
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville, TN $26 $40 112 min 14.9%
Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville, TN $26 $43 ★ 2/5 159 min 16.0%
Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City, TN $26 $50 ★ 1/5 208 min 15.5%
Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport, TN $26 $41 147 min 14.5%
Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City, TN $26 $50 ★ 3/5 176 min 14.2%
Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City, TN $26 $50 126 min
Big South Fork Medical Center Oneida, TN $31 $103 168 min
Henderson County Community Hospital Lexington, TN $34 $41 150 min 15.0%
Haywood County Community Hospital Brownsville, TN $34 $41 130 min 15.4%
Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma Gallatin, TN $54 $34 ★ 3/5 145 min 15.9%
Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson, TN $57 $25 ★ 3/5 116 min 14.4%
Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th Carthage, TN $72 ★ 4/5 95 min 15.9%
University Health System, Inc Knoxville, TN $73 $116 ★ 4/5 245 min 14.9%
East Tennessee Childrens Hospital Knoxville, TN $73 $116
Cookeville Regional Medical Center Cookeville, TN $96 $120 ★ 2/5 249 min 15.7%
Cumberland Medical Center Crossville, TN $107 $70 ★ 4/5 201 min 15.1%
Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $107 $65 ★ 2/5 199 min 15.7%
Roane Medical Center Harriman, TN $107 $65 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.5%
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $107 $65 ★ 4/5 184 min 15.0%
Leconte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $107 $70 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.4%
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $107 $65 ★ 3/5 242 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)
$291
Cash / self-pay
$107
Insurer-negotiated
$50
Medicare pays
$17
$26$548
Median cash $107  ·  Medicare $17  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $107 — about 6.2× the Medicare rate ($17). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($34).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $291 list price could save about $184 (63%).

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