Prices at 57 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $33 — 42% below the US median ($57), roughly 1.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | Shelbyville, TN | $9 | $19 | ★ 4/5 | 125 min | — |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | Tullahoma, TN | $9 | $19 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence | Lawrenceburg, TN | $15 | — | ★ 3/5 | 129 min | — |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $17 | $19 | ★ 5/5 | 269 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City | Union City, TN | $18 | $91 | ★ 4/5 | 139 min | — |
| Henderson County Community Hospital | Lexington, TN | $19 | $29 | — | 151 min | — |
| Hancock County Hospital | Sneedville, TN | $20 | $57 | — | 104 min | — |
| Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center | Bristol, TN | $20 | $68 | ★ 2/5 | 196 min | — |
| Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | Kingsport, TN | $20 | $68 | ★ 2/5 | 204 min | — |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital | Elizabethton, TN | $20 | $65 | ★ 2/5 | 142 min | — |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | Rogersville, TN | $20 | $65 | — | 113 min | — |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | Greeneville, TN | $20 | $67 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Johnson City Medical Center | Johnson City, TN | $20 | $67 | ★ 1/5 | 211 min | — |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | Kingsport, TN | $20 | $65 | — | 136 min | — |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | Johnson City, TN | $20 | $65 | ★ 3/5 | 178 min | — |
| Johnson County Community Hospital | Mountain City, TN | $20 | $67 | — | 131 min | — |
| Haywood County Community Hospital | Brownsville, TN | $23 | $39 | — | 126 min | — |
| Big South Fork Medical Center | Oneida, TN | $24 | $79 | — | 170 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County | Huntingdon, TN | $24 | $88 | ★ 4/5 | 119 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | Memphis, TN | $24 | $88 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton | Covington, TN | $24 | $88 | ★ 3/5 | 149 min | — |
| University Health System, Inc | Knoxville, TN | $25 | $58 | ★ 4/5 | 249 min | — |
| East Tennessee Childrens Hospital | Knoxville, TN | $25 | $58 | — | — | — |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis | Memphis, TN | $27 | $50 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Regional One Health | Memphis, TN | $32 | $59 | ★ 1/5 | 294 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 $33 — about 1.7× the Medicare rate ($19). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($38).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $134 list price could save about $101 (75%).
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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