Emergency department visit (level 1) cost in Tennessee

Prices at 57 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $101 — 52% below the US median ($208), roughly 9.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville, TN $27 $31 ★ 4/5 123 min 13.6%
Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma, TN $27 $28 ★ 3/5 173 min 15.1%
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN $51 $28 ★ 5/5 277 min 14.6%
Hancock County Hospital Sneedville, TN $67 $211 106 min
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol, TN $68 $114 ★ 2/5 192 min 15.8%
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport, TN $68 $110 ★ 2/5 207 min 14.8%
Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton, TN $68 $81 ★ 2/5 154 min 15.0%
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville, TN $68 $110 112 min 14.9%
Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville, TN $68 $110 ★ 2/5 159 min 16.0%
Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City, TN $68 $83 ★ 1/5 208 min 15.5%
Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport, TN $68 $96 147 min 14.5%
Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City, TN $68 $80 ★ 3/5 176 min 14.2%
Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City, TN $68 $83 126 min
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $73 $122 ★ 4/5 118 min 15.1%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN $73 $122 ★ 3/5 174 min 15.4%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton Covington, TN $73 $122 ★ 3/5 149 min 17.0%
Big South Fork Medical Center Oneida, TN $77 $255 168 min
University Health System, Inc Knoxville, TN $84 $251 ★ 4/5 245 min 14.9%
East Tennessee Childrens Hospital Knoxville, TN $84 $251
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski Pulaski, TN $85 ★ 3/5 126 min 14.5%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City Union City, TN $97 $145 ★ 4/5 139 min 14.5%
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $98 $258 ★ 3/5 259 min 14.9%
Cumberland Medical Center Crossville, TN $101 $116 ★ 4/5 201 min 15.1%
Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $101 $116 ★ 2/5 199 min 15.7%
Roane Medical Center Harriman, TN $101 $116 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.5%

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)
$456
Cash / self-pay
$101
Insurer-negotiated
$116
Medicare pays
$11
$68$773
Median cash $101  ·  Medicare $11  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $101 — about 9.1× the Medicare rate ($11). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($22).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $456 list price could save about $355 (78%).

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