Prices at 55 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $845 — 42% below the US median ($1,466), roughly 2.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson County Community Hospital | Lexington, TN | $369 | $792 | — | 151 min | — |
| Hancock County Hospital | Sneedville, TN | $398 | $1,293 | — | 104 min | — |
| Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center | Bristol, TN | $406 | $903 | ★ 2/5 | 196 min | — |
| Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | Kingsport, TN | $406 | $903 | ★ 2/5 | 204 min | — |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital | Elizabethton, TN | $406 | $852 | ★ 2/5 | 142 min | — |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | Rogersville, TN | $406 | $864 | — | 113 min | — |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | Greeneville, TN | $406 | $876 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Johnson City Medical Center | Johnson City, TN | $406 | $880 | ★ 1/5 | 211 min | — |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | Kingsport, TN | $406 | $864 | — | 136 min | — |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | Johnson City, TN | $406 | $824 | ★ 3/5 | 178 min | — |
| Johnson County Community Hospital | Mountain City, TN | $406 | $880 | — | 131 min | — |
| University Health System, Inc | Knoxville, TN | $528 | $968 | ★ 4/5 | 249 min | — |
| East Tennessee Childrens Hospital | Knoxville, TN | $528 | $968 | — | — | — |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | Shelbyville, TN | $670 | $502 | ★ 4/5 | 125 min | — |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | Tullahoma, TN | $670 | $451 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Regional One Health | Memphis, TN | $1,019 | $794 | ★ 1/5 | 294 min | — |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital | Murfreesboro, TN | $1,093 | $943 | ★ 3/5 | 173 min | — |
| Dekalb Community Hospital | Smithville, TN | $1,093 | $885 | — | 108 min | — |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital | Mcminnville, TN | $1,093 | $903 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | — |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital | Sparta, TN | $1,093 | $885 | — | 167 min | — |
| Stones River Hospital | Woodbury, TN | $1,093 | $916 | — | 86 min | — |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery | Nashville, TN | $1,134 | $1,477 | — | — | — |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $1,248 | $613 | ★ 5/5 | 269 min | — |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence | Lawrenceburg, TN | $1,372 | $1,937 | ★ 3/5 | 129 min | — |
| Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma | Gallatin, TN | $1,494 | $1,428 | ★ 3/5 | 144 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 $845 — about 2.3× the Medicare rate ($371). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($741).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,704 list price could save about $1,859 (69%).
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