Emergency department visit (level 4) cost in Tennessee

Prices at 59 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $508 — 47% below the US median ($950), roughly 4.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Henderson County Community Hospital Lexington, TN $138 $247 150 min 15.0%
Haywood County Community Hospital Brownsville, TN $138 $247 130 min 15.4%
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville, TN $152 $202 ★ 4/5 123 min 13.6%
Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma, TN $152 $193 ★ 3/5 173 min 15.1%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $209 $589 ★ 4/5 118 min 15.1%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN $209 $589 ★ 3/5 174 min 15.4%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton Covington, TN $209 $589 ★ 3/5 149 min 17.0%
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN $282 $193 ★ 5/5 277 min 14.6%
Hancock County Hospital Sneedville, TN $295 $924 106 min
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $300 $750 ★ 3/5 259 min 14.9%
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol, TN $300 $468 ★ 2/5 192 min 15.8%
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport, TN $300 $517 ★ 2/5 207 min 14.8%
Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton, TN $300 $399 ★ 2/5 154 min 15.0%
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville, TN $300 $517 112 min 14.9%
Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville, TN $300 $517 ★ 2/5 159 min 16.0%
Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City, TN $300 $409 ★ 1/5 208 min 15.5%
Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport, TN $300 $533 147 min 14.5%
Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City, TN $300 $398 ★ 3/5 176 min 14.2%
Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City, TN $300 $409 126 min
Big South Fork Medical Center Oneida, TN $308 $1,028 168 min
Cumberland Medical Center Crossville, TN $310 $437 ★ 4/5 201 min 15.1%
Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $310 $408 ★ 2/5 199 min 15.7%
Roane Medical Center Harriman, TN $310 $408 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.5%
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $310 $408 ★ 4/5 184 min 15.0%
Leconte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $310 $437 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.4%

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)
$2,002
Cash / self-pay
$508
Insurer-negotiated
$520
Medicare pays
$118
$209$3,537
Median cash $508  ·  Medicare $118  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $508 — about 4.3× the Medicare rate ($118). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($236).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,002 list price could save about $1,494 (75%).

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