Chemotherapy infusion cost in Tennessee

Prices at 54 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $160 — 62% below the US median ($418), roughly 2.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $92 $192 ★ 3/5 259 min 14.9%
Cumberland Medical Center Crossville, TN $94 $187 ★ 4/5 201 min 15.1%
Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $94 $187 ★ 2/5 199 min 15.7%
Roane Medical Center Harriman, TN $94 $187 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.5%
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $94 $187 ★ 4/5 184 min 15.0%
Leconte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $94 $187 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.4%
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $94 $187 ★ 3/5 242 min 15.1%
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $97 $187 ★ 4/5 170 min 14.6%
University Health System, Inc Knoxville, TN $99 $104 ★ 4/5 245 min 14.9%
East Tennessee Childrens Hospital Knoxville, TN $99 $104
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski Pulaski, TN $104 ★ 3/5 126 min 14.5%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $116 $281 ★ 4/5 118 min 15.1%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN $116 $281 ★ 3/5 174 min 15.4%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton Covington, TN $116 $281 ★ 3/5 149 min 17.0%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City Union City, TN $117 $305 ★ 4/5 139 min 14.5%
Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis, TN $142 $280 ★ 3/5 237 min 15.3%
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN $147 $133 ★ 3/5 174 min 13.9%
Saint Thomas River Park Hospital Mcminnville, TN $147 $99 ★ 3/5 185 min 14.5%
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol, TN $160 $313 ★ 2/5 192 min 15.8%
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport, TN $160 $313 ★ 2/5 207 min 14.8%
Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton, TN $160 $300 ★ 2/5 154 min 15.0%
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville, TN $160 $300 112 min 14.9%
Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville, TN $160 $308 ★ 2/5 159 min 16.0%
Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City, TN $160 $308 ★ 1/5 208 min 15.5%
Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport, TN $160 $300 147 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 July 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)
$609
Cash / self-pay
$160
Insurer-negotiated
$187
Medicare pays
$81
$94$364
Median cash $160  ·  Medicare $81  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $160 — about 2.0× the Medicare rate ($81). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($162).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $609 list price could save about $449 (74%).

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