Prices at 50 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,403 — 52% below the US median ($2,894), roughly 4.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock County Hospital | Sneedville, TN | $1,248 | $3,852 | — | 104 min | — |
| Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center | Bristol, TN | $1,272 | $3,141 | ★ 2/5 | 196 min | — |
| Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | Kingsport, TN | $1,272 | $3,118 | ★ 2/5 | 204 min | — |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital | Elizabethton, TN | $1,272 | $2,996 | ★ 2/5 | 142 min | — |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | Rogersville, TN | $1,272 | $3,084 | — | 113 min | — |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | Greeneville, TN | $1,272 | $3,126 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Johnson City Medical Center | Johnson City, TN | $1,272 | $3,021 | ★ 1/5 | 211 min | — |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | Kingsport, TN | $1,272 | $2,959 | — | 136 min | — |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | Johnson City, TN | $1,272 | $2,939 | ★ 3/5 | 178 min | — |
| Johnson County Community Hospital | Mountain City, TN | $1,272 | $3,021 | — | 131 min | — |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | Shelbyville, TN | $1,403 | $491 | ★ 4/5 | 125 min | — |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | Tullahoma, TN | $1,403 | $491 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| University Health System, Inc | Knoxville, TN | $1,686 | $3,005 | ★ 4/5 | 249 min | — |
| East Tennessee Childrens Hospital | Knoxville, TN | $1,686 | $3,005 | — | — | — |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $2,613 | $491 | ★ 5/5 | 269 min | — |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis | Memphis, TN | $2,841 | $2,912 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery | Nashville, TN | $4,047 | $1,477 | — | — | — |
| Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma | Gallatin, TN | $4,968 | $2,500 | ★ 3/5 | 144 min | — |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski | Pulaski, TN | $5,403 | $2,102 | ★ 3/5 | 120 min | — |
| Starr Regional Medical Center Athens | Athens, TN | $5,587 | $2,102 | ★ 3/5 | 148 min | — |
| Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th | Carthage, TN | $7,004 | $1,576 | ★ 4/5 | 94 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 $1,403 — about 4.7× the Medicare rate ($298). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($597).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $8,479 list price could save about $7,076 (83%).
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