Nuclear cardiac stress test cost in Tennessee

Prices at 54 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,179 — 63% below the US median ($3,174), roughly 2.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University Health System, Inc Knoxville, TN $363 $943 ★ 4/5 249 min —
East Tennessee Childrens Hospital Knoxville, TN $363 $943 — — —
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol, TN $452 $1,247 ★ 2/5 196 min —
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport, TN $452 $1,228 ★ 2/5 204 min —
Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton, TN $452 $1,216 ★ 2/5 142 min —
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville, TN $452 $1,233 — 113 min —
Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville, TN $452 $1,248 ★ 2/5 154 min —
Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City, TN $452 $1,208 ★ 1/5 211 min —
Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport, TN $452 $1,187 — 136 min —
Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City, TN $452 $1,211 ★ 3/5 178 min —
Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City, TN $452 $1,208 — 131 min —
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville, TN $458 $425 ★ 4/5 125 min —
Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma, TN $458 $425 ★ 3/5 168 min —
Regional One Health Memphis, TN $566 $1,184 ★ 1/5 294 min —
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $677 $1,228 ★ 3/5 259 min —
Cumberland Medical Center Crossville, TN $700 $1,341 ★ 4/5 204 min —
Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $700 $1,252 ★ 2/5 198 min —
Roane Medical Center Harriman, TN $700 $1,252 ★ 4/5 174 min —
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $700 $1,252 ★ 4/5 186 min —
Leconte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $700 $1,341 ★ 5/5 200 min —
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $700 $1,252 ★ 3/5 234 min —
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $722 $1,252 ★ 4/5 170 min —
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN $853 $499 ★ 5/5 269 min —
Saint Thomas River Park Hospital Mcminnville, TN $1,179 $781 ★ 3/5 177 min —
Dekalb Community Hospital Smithville, TN $1,179 $793 — 108 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)
$3,931
Cash / self-pay
$1,179
Insurer-negotiated
$1,233
Medicare pays
$428
$452$10,330
Median cash $1,179  ·  Medicare $428  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,179 — about 2.8× the Medicare rate ($428). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($856).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,931 list price could save about $2,752 (70%).

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