X-ray of the hip cost in Tennessee

Prices at 59 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $138 — 42% below the US median ($239), roughly 2.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville, TN $39 $42 ★ 4/5 123 min 13.6%
Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma, TN $39 $42 ★ 3/5 173 min 15.1%
Hancock County Hospital Sneedville, TN $68 $209 106 min
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol, TN $69 $99 ★ 2/5 192 min 15.8%
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport, TN $69 $99 ★ 2/5 207 min 14.8%
Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton, TN $69 $84 ★ 2/5 154 min 15.0%
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville, TN $69 $95 112 min 14.9%
Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville, TN $69 $90 ★ 2/5 159 min 16.0%
Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City, TN $69 $85 ★ 1/5 208 min 15.5%
Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport, TN $69 $93 147 min 14.5%
Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City, TN $69 $83 ★ 3/5 176 min 14.2%
Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City, TN $69 $85 126 min
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN $73 $45 ★ 5/5 277 min 14.6%
University Health System, Inc Knoxville, TN $93 $172 ★ 4/5 245 min 14.9%
East Tennessee Childrens Hospital Knoxville, TN $93 $172
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $98 $122 ★ 4/5 118 min 15.1%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN $98 $122 ★ 3/5 174 min 15.4%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton Covington, TN $98 $122 ★ 3/5 149 min 17.0%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City Union City, TN $99 $145 ★ 4/5 139 min 14.5%
Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis, TN $103 $81 ★ 3/5 237 min 15.3%
Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery Nashville, TN $109 $36 14.0%
Regional One Health Memphis, TN $112 $76 ★ 1/5 290 min 16.2%
Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma Gallatin, TN $118 $82 ★ 3/5 145 min 15.9%
Saint Thomas River Park Hospital Mcminnville, TN $125 $83 ★ 3/5 185 min 14.5%
Dekalb Community Hospital Smithville, TN $132 $83 107 min 15.0%

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)
$453
Cash / self-pay
$138
Insurer-negotiated
$90
Medicare pays
$49
$69$846
Median cash $138  ·  Medicare $49  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $138 — about 2.8× the Medicare rate ($49). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($98).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $453 list price could save about $315 (69%).

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