Prices at 41 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $5,429 — 39% above the US median ($3,914), roughly 7.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $1,429 | $1,207 | ★ 5/5 | 269 min | — |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital | Nashville, TN | $4,460 | $604 | ★ 4/5 | 125 min | — |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski | Pulaski, TN | $4,495 | $2,218 | ★ 3/5 | 120 min | — |
| Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma | Gallatin, TN | $6,364 | $3,690 | ★ 3/5 | 144 min | — |
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center | Cookeville, TN | $6,459 | $6,178 | ★ 2/5 | 268 min | — |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery | Nashville, TN | $6,599 | $3,061 | — | — | — |
| Starr Regional Medical Center Athens | Athens, TN | $7,788 | $2,218 | ★ 3/5 | 148 min | — |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis | Memphis, TN | $13,762 | $3,506 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
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 September 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 $5,429 — about 7.2× the Medicare rate ($750). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,500).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $10,538 list price could save about $5,108 (48%).
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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