Hemodialysis cost in Tennessee

Prices at 49 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $473 — 58% below the US median ($1,117), roughly 6.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $221 $967 ★ 4/5 119 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN $221 $967 ★ 3/5 182 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton Covington, TN $221 $967 ★ 3/5 149 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City Union City, TN $258 $1,054 ★ 4/5 139 min —
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol, TN $301 $684 ★ 2/5 196 min —
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport, TN $301 $684 ★ 2/5 204 min —
Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton, TN $301 $632 ★ 2/5 142 min —
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville, TN $301 $654 — 113 min —
Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville, TN $301 $672 ★ 2/5 154 min —
Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City, TN $301 $660 ★ 1/5 211 min —
Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport, TN $301 $648 — 136 min —
Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City, TN $301 $623 ★ 3/5 178 min —
Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City, TN $301 $660 — 131 min —
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville, TN $473 $186 ★ 4/5 125 min —
Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma, TN $473 $154 ★ 3/5 168 min —
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $595 $508 ★ 3/5 259 min —
Starr Regional Medical Center Athens Athens, TN $740 — ★ 3/5 148 min —
Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery Nashville, TN $858 $353 — — —
Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma Gallatin, TN $871 $656 ★ 3/5 144 min —
Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis, TN $879 $641 ★ 3/5 228 min —
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN $880 $190 ★ 5/5 269 min —
Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th Carthage, TN $1,029 — ★ 4/5 94 min —
Regional One Health Memphis, TN $1,323 $583 ★ 1/5 294 min —
Highpoint Health-Trousdale With Ascension Saint Hartsville, TN $1,596 — — 73 min —
Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna, TN $2,694 $975 ★ 4/5 190 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)
$2,007
Cash / self-pay
$473
Insurer-negotiated
$658
Medicare pays
$75
$244$2,035
Median cash $473  ·  Medicare $75  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $473 — about 6.3× the Medicare rate ($75). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($150).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,007 list price could save about $1,534 (76%).

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