Prices at 55 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $29 — 41% below the US median ($49), roughly 2.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery | Nashville, TN | $14 | $18 | — | — | 14.0% |
| Hancock County Hospital | Sneedville, TN | $16 | $50 | — | 106 min | — |
| Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center | Bristol, TN | $17 | $11 | ★ 2/5 | 192 min | 15.8% |
| Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | Kingsport, TN | $17 | $11 | ★ 2/5 | 207 min | 14.8% |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital | Elizabethton, TN | $17 | $11 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | 15.0% |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | Rogersville, TN | $17 | $11 | — | 112 min | 14.9% |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | Greeneville, TN | $17 | $11 | ★ 2/5 | 159 min | 16.0% |
| Johnson City Medical Center | Johnson City, TN | $17 | $11 | ★ 1/5 | 208 min | 15.5% |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | Kingsport, TN | $17 | $11 | — | 147 min | 14.5% |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | Johnson City, TN | $17 | $11 | ★ 3/5 | 176 min | 14.2% |
| Johnson County Community Hospital | Mountain City, TN | $17 | $11 | — | 126 min | — |
| Regional One Health | Memphis, TN | $20 | $11 | ★ 1/5 | 290 min | 16.2% |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis | Memphis, TN | $22 | $11 | ★ 3/5 | 237 min | 15.3% |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | Shelbyville, TN | $23 | $21 | ★ 4/5 | 123 min | 13.6% |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | Tullahoma, TN | $23 | $22 | ★ 3/5 | 173 min | 15.1% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County | Huntingdon, TN | $29 | $16 | ★ 4/5 | 118 min | 15.1% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | Memphis, TN | $29 | $16 | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | 15.4% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton | Covington, TN | $29 | $16 | ★ 3/5 | 149 min | 17.0% |
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center | Cookeville, TN | $32 | $30 | ★ 2/5 | 249 min | 15.7% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City | Union City, TN | $33 | $19 | ★ 4/5 | 139 min | 14.5% |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $43 | $17 | ★ 5/5 | 277 min | 14.6% |
| University Health System, Inc | Knoxville, TN | $44 | $17 | ★ 4/5 | 245 min | 14.9% |
| East Tennessee Childrens Hospital | Knoxville, TN | $44 | $17 | — | — | — |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital | Nashville, TN | $45 | $11 | ★ 4/5 | 134 min | 14.7% |
| Starr Regional Medical Center Athens | Athens, TN | $51 | — | ★ 3/5 | 145 min | 15.0% |
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 $29 — about 2.7× the Medicare rate ($11). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($21).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $131 list price could save about $102 (78%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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