Cardiac catheterization cost in Tennessee

Prices at 50 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,405 — 74% below the US median ($9,329), roughly 2.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville, TN $978 $1,058 ★ 4/5 125 min
Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma, TN $978 $1,045 ★ 3/5 168 min
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $1,808 $3,084 ★ 3/5 259 min
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN $1,821 $1,132 ★ 5/5 269 min
Cumberland Medical Center Crossville, TN $1,869 $3,303 ★ 4/5 204 min
Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $1,869 $3,084 ★ 2/5 198 min
Roane Medical Center Harriman, TN $1,869 $3,084 ★ 4/5 174 min
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $1,869 $3,084 ★ 4/5 186 min
Leconte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $1,869 $3,303 ★ 5/5 200 min
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $1,869 $3,084 ★ 3/5 234 min
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $1,929 $3,084 ★ 4/5 170 min
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol, TN $2,405 $3,242 ★ 2/5 196 min
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport, TN $2,405 $3,242 ★ 2/5 204 min
Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton, TN $2,405 $3,299 ★ 2/5 142 min
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville, TN $2,405 $3,512 113 min
Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville, TN $2,405 $3,408 ★ 2/5 154 min
Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City, TN $2,405 $3,190 ★ 1/5 211 min
Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport, TN $2,405 $3,118 136 min
Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City, TN $2,405 $3,120 ★ 3/5 178 min
Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City, TN $2,405 $3,190 131 min
Starr Regional Medical Center Athens Athens, TN $2,646 $3,647 ★ 3/5 148 min
Regional One Health Memphis, TN $2,809 $2,717 ★ 1/5 294 min
University Health System, Inc Knoxville, TN $2,829 $3,113 ★ 4/5 249 min
East Tennessee Childrens Hospital Knoxville, TN $2,829 $3,113
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City Union City, TN $3,409 $5,287 ★ 4/5 139 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 September 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)
$16,036
Cash / self-pay
$2,405
Insurer-negotiated
$3,390
Medicare pays
$1,049
$1,835$7,354
Median cash $2,405  ·  Medicare $1,049  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,405 — about 2.3× the Medicare rate ($1,049). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($2,098).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $16,036 list price could save about $13,631 (85%).

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