Prices at 37 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,436 — 57% below the US median ($3,336), roughly 1.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Medical Center | Crossville, TN | $1,428 | $2,329 | ★ 4/5 | 201 min | 15.1% |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association | Morristown, TN | $1,428 | $2,329 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | 15.7% |
| Roane Medical Center | Harriman, TN | $1,428 | $2,329 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | 15.5% |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge | Oak Ridge, TN | $1,428 | $2,320 | ★ 4/5 | 184 min | 15.0% |
| Leconte Medical Center | Sevierville, TN | $1,428 | $2,329 | ★ 5/5 | 195 min | 14.4% |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | Knoxville, TN | $1,428 | $2,320 | ★ 3/5 | 242 min | 15.1% |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | Shelbyville, TN | $1,436 | $1,341 | ★ 4/5 | 123 min | 13.6% |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | Tullahoma, TN | $1,436 | $1,315 | ★ 3/5 | 173 min | 15.1% |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center | Lenoir City, TN | $1,474 | $2,329 | ★ 4/5 | 170 min | 14.6% |
| Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma | Gallatin, TN | $2,177 | $2,500 | ★ 3/5 | 145 min | 15.9% |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $2,674 | $1,570 | ★ 5/5 | 277 min | 14.6% |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery | Nashville, TN | $3,505 | $1,477 | — | — | 14.0% |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis | Memphis, TN | $5,835 | $2,228 | ★ 3/5 | 237 min | 15.3% |
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center | Cookeville, TN | $6,442 | $2,806 | ★ 2/5 | 249 min | 15.7% |
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 $1,436 — about 1.6× the Medicare rate ($898). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,797).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,605 list price could save about $3,169 (69%).
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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