Prices at 53 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $659 — 44% below the US median ($1,167), roughly 2.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Health System, Inc | Knoxville, TN | $226 | $538 | ★ 4/5 | 249 min | — |
| East Tennessee Childrens Hospital | Knoxville, TN | $226 | $538 | — | — | — |
| Henderson County Community Hospital | Lexington, TN | $317 | $696 | — | 151 min | — |
| Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center | Bristol, TN | $394 | $926 | ★ 2/5 | 196 min | — |
| Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | Kingsport, TN | $394 | $926 | ★ 2/5 | 204 min | — |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital | Elizabethton, TN | $394 | $890 | ★ 2/5 | 142 min | — |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | Rogersville, TN | $394 | $886 | — | 113 min | — |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | Greeneville, TN | $394 | $911 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Johnson City Medical Center | Johnson City, TN | $394 | $916 | ★ 1/5 | 211 min | — |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | Kingsport, TN | $394 | $919 | — | 136 min | — |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | Johnson City, TN | $394 | $887 | ★ 3/5 | 178 min | — |
| Johnson County Community Hospital | Mountain City, TN | $394 | $916 | — | 131 min | — |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | Shelbyville, TN | $645 | $334 | ★ 4/5 | 125 min | — |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | Tullahoma, TN | $645 | $334 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital | Murfreesboro, TN | $673 | $899 | ★ 3/5 | 173 min | — |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital | Mcminnville, TN | $673 | $861 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | — |
| Dekalb Community Hospital | Smithville, TN | $673 | $861 | — | 108 min | — |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital | Sparta, TN | $673 | $861 | — | 167 min | — |
| Stones River Hospital | Woodbury, TN | $673 | $873 | — | 86 min | — |
| Regional One Health | Memphis, TN | $722 | $762 | ★ 1/5 | 294 min | — |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis | Memphis, TN | $744 | $835 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th | Carthage, TN | $877 | $94 | ★ 4/5 | 94 min | — |
| Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma | Gallatin, TN | $1,066 | $1,428 | ★ 3/5 | 144 min | — |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery | Nashville, TN | $1,163 | $1,427 | — | — | — |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $1,202 | $424 | ★ 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 $659 — about 2.0× the Medicare rate ($323). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($646).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,490 list price could save about $1,830 (74%).
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