Prices at 55 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $183 — 59% below the US median ($441), roughly 1.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center | Bristol, TN | $69 | $175 | ★ 2/5 | 196 min | — |
| Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | Kingsport, TN | $69 | $175 | ★ 2/5 | 204 min | — |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital | Elizabethton, TN | $69 | $166 | ★ 2/5 | 142 min | — |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | Rogersville, TN | $69 | $167 | — | 113 min | — |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | Greeneville, TN | $69 | $172 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Johnson City Medical Center | Johnson City, TN | $69 | $169 | ★ 1/5 | 211 min | — |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | Kingsport, TN | $69 | $166 | — | 136 min | — |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | Johnson City, TN | $69 | $166 | ★ 3/5 | 178 min | — |
| Johnson County Community Hospital | Mountain City, TN | $69 | $169 | — | 131 min | — |
| Parkwest Medical Center | Knoxville, TN | $82 | $171 | ★ 3/5 | 259 min | — |
| Cumberland Medical Center | Crossville, TN | $85 | $183 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association | Morristown, TN | $85 | $171 | ★ 2/5 | 198 min | — |
| Roane Medical Center | Harriman, TN | $85 | $171 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge | Oak Ridge, TN | $85 | $171 | ★ 4/5 | 186 min | — |
| Leconte Medical Center | Sevierville, TN | $85 | $183 | ★ 5/5 | 200 min | — |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | Knoxville, TN | $85 | $171 | ★ 3/5 | 234 min | — |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center | Lenoir City, TN | $88 | $171 | ★ 4/5 | 170 min | — |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | Shelbyville, TN | $99 | $101 | ★ 4/5 | 125 min | — |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | Tullahoma, TN | $99 | $101 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| University Health System, Inc | Knoxville, TN | $131 | $172 | ★ 4/5 | 249 min | — |
| East Tennessee Childrens Hospital | Knoxville, TN | $131 | $172 | — | — | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City | Union City, TN | $133 | $293 | ★ 4/5 | 139 min | — |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital | Murfreesboro, TN | $170 | $170 | ★ 3/5 | 173 min | — |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital | Mcminnville, TN | $174 | $168 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | — |
| Dekalb Community Hospital | Smithville, TN | $183 | $168 | — | 108 min | — |
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 October 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 $183 — about 1.7× the Medicare rate ($107). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($214).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $595 list price could save about $412 (69%).
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