Prices at 53 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $486 — 64% below the US median ($1,347), roughly 2.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | Shelbyville, TN | $167 | $175 | ★ 4/5 | 123 min | 13.6% |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | Tullahoma, TN | $167 | $175 | ★ 3/5 | 173 min | 15.1% |
| Parkwest Medical Center | Knoxville, TN | $250 | $285 | ★ 3/5 | 259 min | 14.9% |
| Cumberland Medical Center | Crossville, TN | $250 | $553 | ★ 4/5 | 201 min | 15.1% |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association | Morristown, TN | $250 | $516 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | 15.7% |
| Roane Medical Center | Harriman, TN | $250 | $516 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | 15.5% |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge | Oak Ridge, TN | $250 | $516 | ★ 4/5 | 184 min | 15.0% |
| Leconte Medical Center | Sevierville, TN | $250 | $553 | ★ 5/5 | 195 min | 14.4% |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | Knoxville, TN | $250 | $516 | ★ 3/5 | 242 min | 15.1% |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center | Lenoir City, TN | $258 | $516 | ★ 4/5 | 170 min | 14.6% |
| Regional One Health | Memphis, TN | $263 | $451 | ★ 1/5 | 290 min | 16.2% |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $310 | $185 | ★ 5/5 | 277 min | 14.6% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County | Huntingdon, TN | $361 | $744 | ★ 4/5 | 118 min | 15.1% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | Memphis, TN | $361 | $744 | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | 15.4% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton | Covington, TN | $361 | $744 | ★ 3/5 | 149 min | 17.0% |
| Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center | Bristol, TN | $452 | $536 | ★ 2/5 | 192 min | 15.8% |
| Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | Kingsport, TN | $452 | $536 | ★ 2/5 | 207 min | 14.8% |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital | Elizabethton, TN | $452 | $500 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | 15.0% |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | Rogersville, TN | $452 | $517 | — | 112 min | 14.9% |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | Greeneville, TN | $452 | $524 | ★ 2/5 | 159 min | 16.0% |
| Johnson City Medical Center | Johnson City, TN | $452 | $507 | ★ 1/5 | 208 min | 15.5% |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | Kingsport, TN | $452 | $493 | — | 147 min | 14.5% |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | Johnson City, TN | $452 | $493 | ★ 3/5 | 176 min | 14.2% |
| Johnson County Community Hospital | Mountain City, TN | $452 | $507 | — | 126 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City | Union City, TN | $521 | $885 | ★ 4/5 | 139 min | 14.5% |
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)
Typical cash price here is $486 — about 2.8× the Medicare rate ($172). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($345).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,505 list price could save about $2,019 (81%).
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