Kidney biopsy cost in Tennessee

Prices at 49 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $509 — 73% below the US median ($1,871), roughly 1.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol, TN $459 $1,645 ★ 2/5 196 min —
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport, TN $459 $1,645 ★ 2/5 204 min —
Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton, TN $459 $1,558 ★ 2/5 142 min —
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville, TN $459 $1,573 — 113 min —
Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville, TN $459 $1,541 ★ 2/5 154 min —
Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City, TN $459 $1,587 ★ 1/5 211 min —
Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport, TN $459 $1,558 — 136 min —
Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City, TN $459 $1,545 ★ 3/5 178 min —
Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City, TN $459 $1,587 — 131 min —
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $464 $1,575 ★ 3/5 259 min —
Cumberland Medical Center Crossville, TN $480 $1,632 ★ 4/5 204 min —
Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $480 $1,524 ★ 2/5 198 min —
Roane Medical Center Harriman, TN $480 $1,524 ★ 4/5 174 min —
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $480 $1,524 ★ 4/5 186 min —
Leconte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $480 $1,632 ★ 5/5 200 min —
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $480 $1,524 ★ 3/5 234 min —
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $495 $1,524 ★ 4/5 170 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $509 $2,239 ★ 4/5 119 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN $509 $2,239 ★ 3/5 182 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton Covington, TN $509 $2,239 ★ 3/5 149 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City Union City, TN $584 $2,483 ★ 4/5 139 min —
University Health System, Inc Knoxville, TN $717 $1,721 ★ 4/5 249 min —
East Tennessee Childrens Hospital Knoxville, TN $717 $1,721 — — —
Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma Gallatin, TN $1,178 $1,428 ★ 3/5 144 min —
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville, TN $1,244 $701 ★ 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$3,057
Cash / self-pay
$509
Insurer-negotiated
$1,575
Medicare pays
$492
$459$1,844
Median cash $509  ·  Medicare $492  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $509 — about 1.0× the Medicare rate ($492). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($984).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,057 list price could save about $2,548 (83%).

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