Prices at 42 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $781 — 46% below the US median ($1,454), roughly 1.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center | Bristol, TN | $385 | $873 | ★ 2/5 | 196 min | — |
| Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | Kingsport, TN | $385 | $860 | ★ 2/5 | 204 min | — |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | Rogersville, TN | $385 | $847 | — | 113 min | — |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | Greeneville, TN | $385 | $847 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | Shelbyville, TN | $647 | $676 | ★ 4/5 | 125 min | — |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | Tullahoma, TN | $647 | $671 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Big South Fork Medical Center | Oneida, TN | $690 | $2,300 | — | 170 min | — |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence | Lawrenceburg, TN | $691 | $1,447 | ★ 3/5 | 129 min | — |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis | Memphis, TN | $737 | $1,410 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| University Health System, Inc | Knoxville, TN | $781 | $1,344 | ★ 4/5 | 249 min | — |
| East Tennessee Childrens Hospital | Knoxville, TN | $781 | $1,344 | — | — | — |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital | Mcminnville, TN | $827 | $929 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | — |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital | Murfreesboro, TN | $841 | $943 | ★ 3/5 | 173 min | — |
| Dekalb Community Hospital | Smithville, TN | $841 | $885 | — | 108 min | — |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital | Sparta, TN | $841 | $885 | — | 167 min | — |
| Stones River Hospital | Woodbury, TN | $841 | $916 | — | 86 min | — |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $1,205 | $751 | ★ 5/5 | 269 min | — |
| Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma | Gallatin, TN | $1,270 | $1,428 | ★ 3/5 | 144 min | — |
| Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th | Carthage, TN | $1,407 | $1,172 | ★ 4/5 | 94 min | — |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery | Nashville, TN | $1,767 | $1,926 | — | — | — |
| Starr Regional Medical Center Athens | Athens, TN | $2,039 | $1,447 | ★ 3/5 | 148 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 $781 — about 1.5× the Medicare rate ($522). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,044).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,790 list price could save about $2,009 (72%).
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