Nebulizer breathing treatment cost in Tennessee

Prices at 57 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $99 — 47% below the US median ($187), roughly 11.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University Health System, Inc Knoxville, TN $30 $76 ★ 4/5 249 min —
East Tennessee Childrens Hospital Knoxville, TN $30 $76 — — —
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $48 $281 ★ 4/5 119 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN $48 $281 ★ 3/5 182 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton Covington, TN $48 $281 ★ 3/5 149 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City Union City, TN $48 $306 ★ 4/5 139 min —
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski Pulaski, TN $51 — ★ 3/5 120 min —
Hancock County Hospital Sneedville, TN $59 $185 — 104 min —
Starr Regional Medical Center Athens Athens, TN $59 — ★ 3/5 148 min —
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol, TN $60 $208 ★ 2/5 196 min —
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport, TN $60 $208 ★ 2/5 204 min —
Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City, TN $60 $199 ★ 3/5 178 min —
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN $72 $37 ★ 3/5 173 min —
Dekalb Community Hospital Smithville, TN $76 $35 — 108 min —
Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta, TN $76 $35 — 167 min —
Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN $76 $34 — 86 min —
Cumberland Medical Center Crossville, TN $95 $205 ★ 4/5 204 min —
Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $95 $191 ★ 2/5 198 min —
Roane Medical Center Harriman, TN $95 $191 ★ 4/5 174 min —
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $95 $191 ★ 4/5 186 min —
Leconte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $95 $205 ★ 5/5 200 min —
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $95 $191 ★ 3/5 234 min —
Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma Gallatin, TN $95 $162 ★ 3/5 144 min —
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $98 $191 ★ 4/5 170 min —
Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton, TN $99 $199 ★ 2/5 142 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 October 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)
$339
Cash / self-pay
$99
Insurer-negotiated
$177
Medicare pays
$9
$49$492
Median cash $99  ·  Medicare $9  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $99 — about 11.4× the Medicare rate ($9). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($17).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $339 list price could save about $240 (71%).

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