Chemotherapy infusion (first hour) cost in Tennessee

Prices at 53 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $260 — 57% below the US median ($601), roughly 2.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski Pulaski, TN $104 — ★ 3/5 120 min —
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $152 $315 ★ 3/5 259 min —
Cumberland Medical Center Crossville, TN $155 $341 ★ 4/5 204 min —
Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $155 $318 ★ 2/5 198 min —
Roane Medical Center Harriman, TN $155 $318 ★ 4/5 174 min —
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $155 $318 ★ 4/5 186 min —
Leconte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $155 $341 ★ 5/5 200 min —
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $155 $318 ★ 3/5 234 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $158 $458 ★ 4/5 119 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN $158 $458 ★ 3/5 182 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton Covington, TN $158 $458 ★ 3/5 149 min —
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $160 $318 ★ 4/5 170 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City Union City, TN $160 $545 ★ 4/5 139 min —
University Health System, Inc Knoxville, TN $172 $412 ★ 4/5 249 min —
East Tennessee Childrens Hospital Knoxville, TN $172 $412 — — —
Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis, TN $240 $304 ★ 3/5 228 min —
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN $251 $300 ★ 3/5 173 min —
Saint Thomas River Park Hospital Mcminnville, TN $251 $313 ★ 3/5 177 min —
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol, TN $260 $366 ★ 2/5 196 min —
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport, TN $260 $366 ★ 2/5 204 min —
Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton, TN $260 $352 ★ 2/5 142 min —
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville, TN $260 $402 — 113 min —
Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville, TN $260 $324 ★ 2/5 154 min —
Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City, TN $260 $327 ★ 1/5 211 min —
Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport, TN $260 $354 — 136 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$1,090
Cash / self-pay
$260
Insurer-negotiated
$318
Medicare pays
$133
$155$611
Median cash $260  ·  Medicare $133  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $260 — about 2.0× the Medicare rate ($133). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($267).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,090 list price could save about $830 (76%).

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