Prices at 51 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $9,279 — 34% below the US median ($14,099), roughly 1.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unity Medical Center | Manchester, TN | $5,975 | $5,485 | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | — |
| Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma 🍼 | Gallatin, TN | $6,796 | $7,529 | ★ 3/5 | 144 min | — |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis 🍼 | Memphis, TN | $6,946 | $9,519 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence 🍼 | Lawrenceburg, TN | $8,027 | $8,512 | ★ 3/5 | 129 min | — |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery | Nashville, TN | $9,279 | $9,206 | — | — | — |
| Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th 🍼 | Carthage, TN | $10,184 | $2,060 | ★ 4/5 | 94 min | — |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski 🍼 | Pulaski, TN | $11,978 | $7,590 | ★ 3/5 | 120 min | — |
| Starr Regional Medical Center Athens 🍼 | Athens, TN | $13,907 | $7,940 | ★ 3/5 | 148 min | — |
| Regional One Health 🍼 | Memphis, TN | $15,847 | $16,596 | ★ 1/5 | 294 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. 🍼 = CMS Birthing-Friendly hospital. 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 $9,279 — about 1.2× the Medicare rate ($7,552). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($15,104).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $31,406 list price could save about $22,127 (70%).
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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