Electromyography (EMG) cost in Tennessee

Prices at 46 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $96 — 70% below the US median ($322), roughly 0.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol, TN $78 $173 ★ 2/5 196 min —
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport, TN $78 $170 ★ 2/5 204 min —
Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton, TN $78 $128 ★ 2/5 142 min —
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville, TN $78 $189 — 113 min —
Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville, TN $78 $155 ★ 2/5 154 min —
Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City, TN $78 $130 ★ 1/5 211 min —
Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport, TN $78 $143 — 136 min —
Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City, TN $78 $127 ★ 3/5 178 min —
Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City, TN $78 $130 — 131 min —
University Health System, Inc Knoxville, TN $81 $114 ★ 4/5 249 min —
East Tennessee Childrens Hospital Knoxville, TN $81 $114 — — —
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville, TN $87 $135 ★ 4/5 125 min —
Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma, TN $87 $135 ★ 3/5 168 min —
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $95 $124 ★ 3/5 259 min —
Cumberland Medical Center Crossville, TN $98 $132 ★ 4/5 204 min —
Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $98 $124 ★ 2/5 198 min —
Roane Medical Center Harriman, TN $98 $124 ★ 4/5 174 min —
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $98 $124 ★ 4/5 186 min —
Leconte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $98 $132 ★ 5/5 200 min —
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $98 $124 ★ 3/5 234 min —
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $101 $124 ★ 4/5 170 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $145 $178 ★ 4/5 119 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN $145 $178 ★ 3/5 182 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton Covington, TN $145 $178 ★ 3/5 149 min —
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN $162 $137 ★ 5/5 269 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)
$503
Cash / self-pay
$96
Insurer-negotiated
$124
Medicare pays
$141
$78$163
Median cash $96  ·  Medicare $141  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $96 — about 0.7× the Medicare rate ($141). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($282).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $503 list price could save about $407 (81%).

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