Prices at 53 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,053 — 52% below the US median ($2,189), roughly 5.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson County Community Hospital | Lexington, TN | $221 | $3,569 | — | 151 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County | Huntingdon, TN | $494 | $2,622 | ★ 4/5 | 119 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | Memphis, TN | $494 | $2,622 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton | Covington, TN | $494 | $2,622 | ★ 3/5 | 149 min | — |
| University Health System, Inc | Knoxville, TN | $564 | $1,016 | ★ 4/5 | 249 min | — |
| East Tennessee Childrens Hospital | Knoxville, TN | $564 | $1,016 | — | — | — |
| Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center | Bristol, TN | $773 | $1,893 | ★ 2/5 | 196 min | — |
| Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | Kingsport, TN | $773 | $1,893 | ★ 2/5 | 204 min | — |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital | Elizabethton, TN | $773 | $1,741 | ★ 2/5 | 142 min | — |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | Rogersville, TN | $773 | $1,819 | — | 113 min | — |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | Greeneville, TN | $773 | $1,791 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Johnson City Medical Center | Johnson City, TN | $773 | $1,791 | ★ 1/5 | 211 min | — |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | Kingsport, TN | $773 | $1,778 | — | 136 min | — |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | Johnson City, TN | $773 | $1,742 | ★ 3/5 | 178 min | — |
| Johnson County Community Hospital | Mountain City, TN | $773 | $1,791 | — | 131 min | — |
| Dekalb Community Hospital | Smithville, TN | $1,053 | $1,218 | — | 108 min | — |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | Shelbyville, TN | $1,057 | $556 | ★ 4/5 | 125 min | — |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | Tullahoma, TN | $1,057 | $599 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital | Murfreesboro, TN | $1,093 | $1,442 | ★ 3/5 | 173 min | — |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital | Mcminnville, TN | $1,093 | $1,218 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | — |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital | Sparta, TN | $1,093 | $1,218 | — | 167 min | — |
| Stones River Hospital | Woodbury, TN | $1,093 | $1,239 | — | 86 min | — |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis | Memphis, TN | $1,332 | $1,737 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma | Gallatin, TN | $1,458 | $2,500 | ★ 3/5 | 144 min | — |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $1,969 | $675 | ★ 5/5 | 269 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 $1,053 — about 5.9× the Medicare rate ($178). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($357).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,353 list price could save about $3,300 (76%).
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