Prices at 55 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $327 — 53% below the US median ($702), roughly 1.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock County Hospital | Sneedville, TN | $189 | $612 | — | 106 min | — |
| Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center | Bristol, TN | $202 | $679 | ★ 2/5 | 192 min | 15.8% |
| Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | Kingsport, TN | $202 | $672 | ★ 2/5 | 207 min | 14.8% |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital | Elizabethton, TN | $202 | $642 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | 15.0% |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | Rogersville, TN | $202 | $662 | — | 112 min | 14.9% |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | Greeneville, TN | $202 | $664 | ★ 2/5 | 159 min | 16.0% |
| Johnson City Medical Center | Johnson City, TN | $202 | $661 | ★ 1/5 | 208 min | 15.5% |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | Kingsport, TN | $202 | $642 | — | 147 min | 14.5% |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | Johnson City, TN | $202 | $643 | ★ 3/5 | 176 min | 14.2% |
| Johnson County Community Hospital | Mountain City, TN | $202 | $661 | — | 126 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City | Union City, TN | $203 | $1,060 | ★ 4/5 | 139 min | 14.5% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County | Huntingdon, TN | $316 | $843 | ★ 4/5 | 118 min | 15.1% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | Memphis, TN | $316 | $843 | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | 15.4% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton | Covington, TN | $316 | $843 | ★ 3/5 | 149 min | 17.0% |
| Parkwest Medical Center | Knoxville, TN | $326 | $1,204 | ★ 3/5 | 259 min | 14.9% |
| Cumberland Medical Center | Crossville, TN | $327 | $722 | ★ 4/5 | 201 min | 15.1% |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association | Morristown, TN | $327 | $675 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | 15.7% |
| Roane Medical Center | Harriman, TN | $327 | $675 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | 15.5% |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge | Oak Ridge, TN | $327 | $675 | ★ 4/5 | 184 min | 15.0% |
| Leconte Medical Center | Sevierville, TN | $327 | $722 | ★ 5/5 | 195 min | 14.4% |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | Knoxville, TN | $327 | $675 | ★ 3/5 | 242 min | 15.1% |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center | Lenoir City, TN | $338 | $675 | ★ 4/5 | 170 min | 14.6% |
| University Health System, Inc | Knoxville, TN | $412 | $410 | ★ 4/5 | 245 min | 14.9% |
| East Tennessee Childrens Hospital | Knoxville, TN | $412 | $410 | — | — | — |
| Regional One Health | Memphis, TN | $477 | $587 | ★ 1/5 | 290 min | 16.2% |
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 $327 — about 1.9× the Medicare rate ($171). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($342).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,347 list price could save about $1,020 (76%).
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