Prices at 55 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $370 — 9% below the US median ($407), roughly 6.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson County Community Hospital | Lexington, TN | $59 | — | — | 151 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County | Huntingdon, TN | $102 | $408 | ★ 4/5 | 119 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | Memphis, TN | $102 | $408 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton | Covington, TN | $102 | $408 | ★ 3/5 | 149 min | — |
| University Health System, Inc | Knoxville, TN | $163 | $366 | ★ 4/5 | 249 min | — |
| East Tennessee Childrens Hospital | Knoxville, TN | $163 | $366 | — | — | — |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | Shelbyville, TN | $216 | $101 | ★ 4/5 | 125 min | — |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | Tullahoma, TN | $216 | $90 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City | Union City, TN | $232 | $485 | ★ 4/5 | 139 min | — |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence | Lawrenceburg, TN | $245 | $335 | ★ 3/5 | 129 min | — |
| Hancock County Hospital | Sneedville, TN | $262 | $809 | — | 104 min | — |
| Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center | Bristol, TN | $267 | $320 | ★ 2/5 | 196 min | — |
| Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | Kingsport, TN | $267 | $320 | ★ 2/5 | 204 min | — |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital | Elizabethton, TN | $267 | $292 | ★ 2/5 | 142 min | — |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | Rogersville, TN | $267 | $352 | — | 113 min | — |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | Greeneville, TN | $267 | $322 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Johnson City Medical Center | Johnson City, TN | $267 | $301 | ★ 1/5 | 211 min | — |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | Kingsport, TN | $267 | $295 | — | 136 min | — |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | Johnson City, TN | $267 | $293 | ★ 3/5 | 178 min | — |
| Johnson County Community Hospital | Mountain City, TN | $267 | $301 | — | 131 min | — |
| Parkwest Medical Center | Knoxville, TN | $370 | $926 | ★ 3/5 | 259 min | — |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital | Nashville, TN | $380 | $34 | ★ 4/5 | 125 min | — |
| Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma | Gallatin, TN | $382 | $1,428 | ★ 3/5 | 144 min | — |
| Cumberland Medical Center | Crossville, TN | $383 | $306 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association | Morristown, TN | $383 | $295 | ★ 2/5 | 198 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 $370 — about 6.5× the Medicare rate ($57). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($114).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,234 list price could save about $864 (70%).
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