Pregnancy ultrasound (first trimester) cost in Tennessee

Prices at 58 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $209 — 57% below the US median ($489), roughly 1.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Henderson County Community Hospital Lexington, TN $60 $46 150 min 15.0%
Haywood County Community Hospital Brownsville, TN $60 $46 130 min 15.4%
University Health System, Inc Knoxville, TN $83 $149 ★ 4/5 245 min 14.9%
East Tennessee Childrens Hospital Knoxville, TN $83 $149
Hancock County Hospital Sneedville, TN $100 $308 106 min
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol, TN $102 $129 ★ 2/5 192 min 15.8%
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport, TN $102 $129 ★ 2/5 207 min 14.8%
Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton, TN $102 $119 ★ 2/5 154 min 15.0%
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville, TN $102 $142 112 min 14.9%
Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville, TN $102 $135 ★ 2/5 159 min 16.0%
Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City, TN $102 $109 ★ 1/5 208 min 15.5%
Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport, TN $102 $125 147 min 14.5%
Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City, TN $102 $100 ★ 3/5 176 min 14.2%
Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City, TN $102 $109 126 min
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville, TN $117 $119 ★ 4/5 123 min 13.6%
Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma, TN $117 $119 ★ 3/5 173 min 15.1%
Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery Nashville, TN $131 $94 14.0%
Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis, TN $172 $97 ★ 3/5 237 min 15.3%
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $199 $122 ★ 3/5 259 min 14.9%
Cumberland Medical Center Crossville, TN $205 $109 ★ 4/5 201 min 15.1%
Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $205 $102 ★ 2/5 199 min 15.7%
Roane Medical Center Harriman, TN $205 $102 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.5%
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $205 $102 ★ 4/5 184 min 15.0%
Leconte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $205 $109 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.4%
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $205 $102 ★ 3/5 242 min 15.1%

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 August 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)
$760
Cash / self-pay
$209
Insurer-negotiated
$129
Medicare pays
$117
$102$1,765
Median cash $209  ·  Medicare $117  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $209 — about 1.8× the Medicare rate ($117). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($234).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $760 list price could save about $551 (73%).

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