X-ray of the hip (1 view) cost in Tennessee

Prices at 55 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $126 — 35% below the US median ($194), roughly 3.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville, TN $28 $29 ★ 4/5 125 min —
Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma, TN $28 $29 ★ 3/5 168 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $50 $122 ★ 4/5 119 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN $50 $122 ★ 3/5 182 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton Covington, TN $50 $122 ★ 3/5 149 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City Union City, TN $51 $145 ★ 4/5 139 min —
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN $53 $31 ★ 5/5 269 min —
University Health System, Inc Knoxville, TN $61 $147 ★ 4/5 249 min —
East Tennessee Childrens Hospital Knoxville, TN $61 $147 — — —
Hancock County Hospital Sneedville, TN $65 $200 — 104 min —
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol, TN $66 $86 ★ 2/5 196 min —
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport, TN $66 $86 ★ 2/5 204 min —
Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton, TN $66 $82 ★ 2/5 142 min —
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville, TN $66 $83 — 113 min —
Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville, TN $66 $84 ★ 2/5 154 min —
Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City, TN $66 $82 ★ 1/5 211 min —
Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport, TN $66 $82 — 136 min —
Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City, TN $66 $81 ★ 3/5 178 min —
Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City, TN $66 $82 — 131 min —
Regional One Health Memphis, TN $96 $76 ★ 1/5 294 min —
Saint Thomas River Park Hospital Mcminnville, TN $98 $77 ★ 3/5 177 min —
Dekalb Community Hospital Smithville, TN $103 $75 — 108 min —
Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta, TN $103 $54 — 167 min —
Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN $103 $54 — 86 min —
Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis, TN $103 $81 ★ 3/5 228 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)
$439
Cash / self-pay
$126
Insurer-negotiated
$84
Medicare pays
$34
$51$952
Median cash $126  ·  Medicare $34  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $126 — about 3.7× the Medicare rate ($34). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($67).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $439 list price could save about $313 (71%).

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