Emergency department visit (level 1) cost in Tennessee

Prices at 58 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $101 — 51% below the US median ($208), roughly 9.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville, TN $27 $31 ★ 4/5 125 min —
Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma, TN $27 $28 ★ 3/5 168 min —
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN $51 $28 ★ 5/5 269 min —
Hancock County Hospital Sneedville, TN $67 $211 — 104 min —
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol, TN $68 $114 ★ 2/5 196 min —
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport, TN $68 $110 ★ 2/5 204 min —
Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton, TN $68 $81 ★ 2/5 142 min —
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville, TN $68 $110 — 113 min —
Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville, TN $68 $110 ★ 2/5 154 min —
Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City, TN $68 $83 ★ 1/5 211 min —
Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport, TN $68 $96 — 136 min —
Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City, TN $68 $80 ★ 3/5 178 min —
Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City, TN $68 $83 — 131 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $73 $122 ★ 4/5 119 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN $73 $122 ★ 3/5 182 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton Covington, TN $73 $122 ★ 3/5 149 min —
Big South Fork Medical Center Oneida, TN $77 $255 — 170 min —
University Health System, Inc Knoxville, TN $84 $251 ★ 4/5 249 min —
East Tennessee Childrens Hospital Knoxville, TN $84 $251 — — —
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski Pulaski, TN $85 — ★ 3/5 120 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City Union City, TN $97 $145 ★ 4/5 139 min —
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $98 $258 ★ 3/5 259 min —
Cumberland Medical Center Crossville, TN $101 $116 ★ 4/5 204 min —
Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $101 $116 ★ 2/5 198 min —
Roane Medical Center Harriman, TN $101 $116 ★ 4/5 174 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)
$456
Cash / self-pay
$101
Insurer-negotiated
$116
Medicare pays
$11
$68$773
Median cash $101  ·  Medicare $11  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $101 — about 9.1× the Medicare rate ($11). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($22).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $456 list price could save about $355 (78%).

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