Prices at 43 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $252 — 73% below the US median ($940), roughly 0.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center | Bristol, TN | $252 | $739 | ★ 2/5 | 192 min | 15.8% |
| Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | Kingsport, TN | $252 | $731 | ★ 2/5 | 207 min | 14.8% |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital | Elizabethton, TN | $252 | $775 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | 15.0% |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | Rogersville, TN | $252 | $701 | — | 112 min | 14.9% |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | Greeneville, TN | $252 | $746 | ★ 2/5 | 159 min | 16.0% |
| Johnson City Medical Center | Johnson City, TN | $252 | $752 | ★ 1/5 | 208 min | 15.5% |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | Kingsport, TN | $252 | $725 | — | 147 min | 14.5% |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | Johnson City, TN | $252 | $792 | ★ 3/5 | 176 min | 14.2% |
| Johnson County Community Hospital | Mountain City, TN | $252 | $752 | — | 126 min | — |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery | Nashville, TN | $688 | $1,477 | — | — | 14.0% |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | Shelbyville, TN | $714 | $568 | ★ 4/5 | 123 min | 13.6% |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | Tullahoma, TN | $714 | $555 | ★ 3/5 | 173 min | 15.1% |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital | Nashville, TN | $1,028 | $281 | ★ 4/5 | 134 min | 14.7% |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $1,329 | $566 | ★ 5/5 | 277 min | 14.6% |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis | Memphis, TN | $2,875 | $502 | ★ 3/5 | 237 min | 15.3% |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski | Pulaski, TN | $2,944 | $1,652 | ★ 3/5 | 126 min | 14.5% |
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 $252 — about 0.8× the Medicare rate ($335). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($671).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,677 list price could save about $1,425 (85%).
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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