Prices at 40 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,720 — 28% below the US median ($3,766), roughly 8.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Health System, Inc | Knoxville, TN | $568 | $1,300 | ★ 4/5 | 249 min | — |
| East Tennessee Childrens Hospital | Knoxville, TN | $568 | $1,300 | — | — | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County | Huntingdon, TN | $1,111 | $4,676 | ★ 4/5 | 119 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,111 | $4,676 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton | Covington, TN | $1,111 | $4,676 | ★ 3/5 | 149 min | — |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | Shelbyville, TN | $1,461 | $980 | ★ 4/5 | 125 min | — |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | Tullahoma, TN | $1,461 | $1,005 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis | Memphis, TN | $1,996 | $3,484 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $2,720 | $1,318 | ★ 5/5 | 269 min | — |
| Regional One Health | Memphis, TN | $2,821 | $3,193 | ★ 1/5 | 294 min | — |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital | Murfreesboro, TN | $2,859 | $1,637 | ★ 3/5 | 173 min | — |
| Dekalb Community Hospital | Smithville, TN | $2,859 | $1,197 | — | 108 min | — |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital | Mcminnville, TN | $2,859 | $1,197 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | — |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital | Sparta, TN | $2,859 | $1,197 | — | 167 min | — |
| Stones River Hospital | Woodbury, TN | $2,859 | $1,239 | — | 86 min | — |
| Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma | Gallatin, TN | $3,514 | $2,500 | ★ 3/5 | 144 min | — |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery | Nashville, TN | $4,821 | $1,477 | — | — | — |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital | Nashville, TN | $4,891 | $321 | ★ 4/5 | 125 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 $2,720 — about 8.7× the Medicare rate ($311). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($623).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $5,845 list price could save about $3,125 (53%).
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