Prices at 46 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $834 — 68% below the US median ($2,590), roughly 1.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greeneville Community Hospital | Greeneville, TN | $619 | $1,866 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Johnson City Medical Center | Johnson City, TN | $619 | $1,877 | ★ 1/5 | 211 min | — |
| Johnson County Community Hospital | Mountain City, TN | $619 | $1,877 | — | 131 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County | Huntingdon, TN | $830 | $2,699 | ★ 4/5 | 119 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | Memphis, TN | $830 | $2,699 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton | Covington, TN | $830 | $2,699 | ★ 3/5 | 149 min | — |
| Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center | Bristol, TN | $834 | $1,932 | ★ 2/5 | 196 min | — |
| Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | Kingsport, TN | $834 | $1,932 | ★ 2/5 | 204 min | — |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | Rogersville, TN | $834 | $1,860 | — | 113 min | — |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | Kingsport, TN | $834 | $1,843 | — | 136 min | — |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | Johnson City, TN | $834 | $1,832 | ★ 3/5 | 178 min | — |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital | Elizabethton, TN | $854 | $1,843 | ★ 2/5 | 142 min | — |
| University Health System, Inc | Knoxville, TN | $978 | $1,890 | ★ 4/5 | 249 min | — |
| East Tennessee Childrens Hospital | Knoxville, TN | $978 | $1,890 | — | — | — |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | Shelbyville, TN | $1,156 | $657 | ★ 4/5 | 125 min | — |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | Tullahoma, TN | $1,156 | $603 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $2,152 | $794 | ★ 5/5 | 269 min | — |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery | Nashville, TN | $2,441 | $1,491 | — | — | — |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital | Nashville, TN | $2,480 | $176 | ★ 4/5 | 125 min | — |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence | Lawrenceburg, TN | $3,021 | $1,731 | ★ 3/5 | 129 min | — |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis | Memphis, TN | $9,071 | $1,788 | ★ 3/5 | 228 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 $834 — about 1.8× the Medicare rate ($462). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($924).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,369 list price could save about $3,535 (81%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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