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Critical Care, First 30-74 Minutes Cost in Tennessee
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 80 Tennessee hospitals. CPT 99291. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $976
📉 Low $204
📈 High $21,502
🏥 80 hospitals
🏛️ 68 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $289
Hospital comparison — Tennessee
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 80 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | BCBS | Aetna | Humana | Cigna | Centene | Medicare | Devoted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG SOUTH FORK MEDICAL CENTER ALBERTA ST ONEDIA |
$204 | — | — | $680 | — | — | — | — | — |
| VANDERBILT WILSON COUNTY HOSPITAL LEBANON |
$269 | $147 | $187 | $158 | — | — | — | — | — |
| VANDERBILT TULLAHOMA-HARTON HOSPITAL TULLAHOMA |
$269 | $147 | $187 | $158 | — | $158 | — | — | — |
| VANDERBILT BEDFORD HOSPITAL SHELBYVILLE |
$269 | $147 | $187 | $158 | — | $158 | — | — | — |
| SWEETWATER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION SWEETWATER |
$282 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HENDERSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LEXINGTON |
$309 | $129 | — | — | $194 | — | — | — | — |
| HOUSTON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ERIN |
$309 | $129 | — | — | $194 | — | — | — | — |
| HAYWOOD COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BROWNSVILLE |
$309 | $129 | — | — | $194 | — | — | — | — |
| HARDIN MEDICAL CENTER SAVANNAH |
$387 | $678 | $803 | $600 | — | $907 | $1,204 | — | — |
| PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$396 | $792 | $808 | $528 | $792 | $808 | $792 | — | $808 |
| WILLIAMSON MEDICAL CENTER FRANKLIN |
$402 | $208 | $208 | $208 | $208 | $208 | $208 | — | $208 |
| FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$409 | $792 | $808 | $528 | $792 | $808 | $792 | — | $808 |
| ROANE MEDICAL CENTER HARRIMAN |
$409 | $792 | $808 | $528 | $792 | $808 | $792 | — | $808 |
| CUMBERLAND MEDICAL CENTER CROSSVILLE |
$409 | $668 | $830 | $528 | $849 | $865 | $792 | — | $865 |
| LECONTE MEDICAL CENTER SEVIERVILLE |
$409 | $849 | $830 | $528 | $849 | $865 | $792 | — | $865 |
| MORRISTOWN-HAMBLEN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM MORRISTOWN |
$409 | $792 | $808 | $528 | $792 | $808 | $792 | — | $808 |
| METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF OAK RIDGE OAK RIDGE |
$409 | $792 | $808 | $528 | $792 | $808 | $792 | — | $808 |
| FORT LOUDOUN MEDICAL CENTER LENOIR CITY |
$422 | $792 | $808 | $528 | $792 | $808 | $792 | — | $808 |
| RHEA MEDICAL CENTER DAYTON |
$460 | — | $216 | — | $214 | $541 | — | — | — |
| UNITY MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$480 | $600 | $600 | — | — | — | — | $283 | — |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$500 | $199 | $177 | $57.80 | $199 | $42.70 | $808 | $816 | $209 |
| MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT NASHVILLE |
$502 | $250 | $241 | $271 | $257 | $271 | $276 | — | — |
| MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT NASHVILLE |
$502 | $250 | $241 | $271 | $257 | $271 | $276 | — | — |
| SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM LAWRENCEBURG | $653 | $40.40 | $74.00 | $52.00 | $74.00 | $52.20 | — | $100 | $103 |
| HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE |
$686 | $50.00 | $336 | $2,119 | $2,153 | $1,385 | $2,119 | $2,119 | $2,225 |
| HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE |
$686 | $50.00 | $336 | $2,119 | $2,153 | $1,385 | $2,119 | $2,119 | $2,225 |
| JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MOUNTAIN CITY |
$686 | $51.00 | $336 | $865 | $879 | $909 | $865 | $865 | $909 |
| HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER KINGSPORT |
$700 | $51.00 | $336 | $784 | $784 | $823 | $831 | $784 | $823 |
| HAWKINS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ROGERSVILLE |
$700 | $50.00 | $336 | $749 | $749 | $787 | $794 | $749 | $787 |
| INDIAN PATH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL KINGSPORT |
$700 | $50.00 | $336 | $749 | $749 | $787 | $794 | $749 | $787 |
| FRANKLIN WOODS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL JOHNSON CITY |
$700 | $51.00 | $336 | $750 | $750 | $787 | $795 | $750 | $787 |
| SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL ELIZABETHTON |
$700 | $50.00 | $336 | $749 | $749 | $787 | $794 | $749 | $787 |
| JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER JOHNSON CITY |
$700 | $50.00 | $336 | $771 | $771 | $809 | $817 | $771 | $809 |
| BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BRISTOL |
$700 | $51.00 | $336 | $784 | $784 | $823 | $831 | $784 | $823 |
| GREENEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GREENEVILLE |
$700 | $37.00 | $336 | $771 | $771 | $809 | $817 | $771 | $809 |
| CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HIXSON HIXSON |
$758 | $933 | $544 | $1,664 | $800 | $793 | $512 | — | — |
| VANDERBILT CLARKSVILLE HOSPITAL CLARKSVILLE |
$894 | $838 | $475 | $626 | $838 | $819 | $852 | $838 | $851 |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER PKWY MURFREESBORO |
$976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS WEST HOSPITAL HARDING PK NASHVILLE |
$976 | $807 | $839 | $823 | $807 | — | $1,049 | $759 | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL SEWELL DR SPARTA |
$976 | $795 | $431 | $811 | $795 | — | $1,034 | $795 | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS DEKALB W MAIN ST SMITHVILLE |
$976 | $795 | $365 | $811 | $795 | — | $1,034 | $795 | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS STONES RIVER HOSPITAL DOOLITTLE RD WOODBURY |
$976 | $807 | $431 | $823 | $807 | — | $1,049 | $807 | — |
| SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL FOR SPECIALTY SURGERY NASHVILLE |
$1,033 | — | $584 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER LEWISBURG |
$1,052 | $317 | $509 | — | $90.00 | $5,844 | — | — | — |
| STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS |
$1,079 | $40.40 | $74.00 | $51.00 | $74.00 | $52.20 | $300 | $100 | $103 |
| STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ETOWAH ETOWAH |
$1,079 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CHATTANOOGA CHATTANOOGA |
$1,083 | $933 | $544 | $1,664 | $800 | $793 | $538 | — | — |
| LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER FAYETTEVILLE |
$1,083 | — | — | — | — | $777 | — | — | — |
| METHODIST NORTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$1,213 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST LE BONHEUR GERMANTOWN HOSPITAL GERMANTOWN |
$1,213 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$1,213 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST SOUTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$1,213 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PRISMA HEALTH BLOUNT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MARYVILLE |
$1,222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM SEWANEE HOSPITAL ROAD WINCHESTER |
$1,271 | $40.40 | $74.00 | $52.00 | $74.00 | $52.20 | — | $100 | $103 |
| LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$1,274 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RIVER PARK HOSPITAL SPARTA RD MCMINNVILLE |
$1,383 | $795 | $431 | $811 | $795 | — | $1,034 | $795 | — |
| MACON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE |
$1,517 | $426 | $733 | $2,149 | $733 | $733 | $733 | — | — |
| SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM PULASKI PULASKI |
$1,701 | $40.40 | $74.00 | $52.00 | $74.00 | $52.20 | — | $100 | $103 |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - SUMNER WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS GALLATIN |
$1,743 | $102 | $65.00 | $31.10 | $100 | $52.20 | $215 | $100 | $103 |
| WAYNE MEDICAL CENTER WAYNESBORO |
$1,944 | $254 | $509 | $921 | $90.00 | $894 | $894 | $894 | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 99291, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $1,631 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 80 Tennessee hospitals above publish for Critical care, first 30-74 minutes — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 99291 in Tennessee, Medicare reimburses about $289 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Tennessee range from $204 to $21,502 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 3.4x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does critical care, first 30-74 minutes cost in Tennessee?
- Cash prices for critical care, first 30-74 minutes (CPT 99291) in Tennessee range from $204 to $21,502, with a median of $976. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest critical care, first 30-74 minutes in Tennessee?
- The cheapest Tennessee hospital published cash price for this procedure is $204. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Tennessee facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 99291 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.