X-ray of the lower leg cost in Tennessee

Prices at 58 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $123 — 49% below the US median ($243), roughly 3.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville, TN $29 $29 ★ 4/5 123 min 13.6%
Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma, TN $29 $28 ★ 3/5 173 min 15.1%
University Health System, Inc Knoxville, TN $45 $114 ★ 4/5 245 min 14.9%
East Tennessee Childrens Hospital Knoxville, TN $45 $114
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN $55 $30 ★ 5/5 277 min 14.6%
Hancock County Hospital Sneedville, TN $65 $206 106 min
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $66 $80 ★ 3/5 259 min 14.9%
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol, TN $66 $85 ★ 2/5 192 min 15.8%
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport, TN $66 $85 ★ 2/5 207 min 14.8%
Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton, TN $66 $79 ★ 2/5 154 min 15.0%
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville, TN $66 $82 112 min 14.9%
Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City, TN $66 $79 ★ 3/5 176 min 14.2%
Cumberland Medical Center Crossville, TN $68 $90 ★ 4/5 201 min 15.1%
Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $68 $84 ★ 2/5 199 min 15.7%
Roane Medical Center Harriman, TN $68 $84 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.5%
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $68 $84 ★ 4/5 184 min 15.0%
Leconte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $68 $90 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.4%
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $68 $84 ★ 3/5 242 min 15.1%
Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville, TN $69 $82 ★ 2/5 159 min 16.0%
Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City, TN $69 $81 ★ 1/5 208 min 15.5%
Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport, TN $69 $79 147 min 14.5%
Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City, TN $69 $81 126 min
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $70 $84 ★ 4/5 170 min 14.6%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City Union City, TN $83 $145 ★ 4/5 139 min 14.5%
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN $88 $47 ★ 3/5 174 min 13.9%

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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$439
Cash / self-pay
$123
Insurer-negotiated
$84
Medicare pays
$31
$65$991
Median cash $123  ·  Medicare $31  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $123 — about 3.9× the Medicare rate ($31). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($63).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $439 list price could save about $316 (72%).

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