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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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Emergency Department Visit with Straightforward Medical Decision Making Cost in Tennessee

What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 81 Tennessee hospitals. CPT 99282. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.

📊 Median $208 📉 Low $15.28 📈 High $1,702 🏥 81 hospitals 🏛️ 69 with insurance contracts 🇺🇸 Medicare $38.20

Hospital comparison — Tennessee

Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 81 hospitals.

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Hospital	Cash	Aetna	Cigna	BCBS	UHC	Humana	Centene	Medicare	Devoted
HARDIN MEDICAL CENTER SAVANNAH	$15.28	$154	$169	$149	$137	—	$224	—	—
SWEETWATER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION SWEETWATER	$44.63	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
HENDERSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LEXINGTON	$47.56	$38.22	$31.23	$27.55	$38.22	$38.22	$62.45	—	—
HOUSTON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ERIN	$47.56	$38.22	$31.23	$27.55	$38.22	$38.22	$62.45	—	—
HAYWOOD COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BROWNSVILLE	$47.56	$38.22	$31.23	$27.55	$38.22	$38.22	$62.45	—	—
VANDERBILT WILSON COUNTY HOSPITAL LEBANON	$52.78	$31.10	$31.10	—	—	$28.79	$31.67	—	—
VANDERBILT TULLAHOMA-HARTON HOSPITAL TULLAHOMA	$52.78	$31.10	$31.10	—	—	$28.79	$31.67	—	—
VANDERBILT BEDFORD HOSPITAL SHELBYVILLE	$52.78	$31.10	$31.10	—	—	$28.79	$31.67	—	—
WILLIAMSON MEDICAL CENTER FRANKLIN	$67.20	$41.04	$41.04	$41.04	$41.04	$41.04	$41.04	—	$41.04
JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MOUNTAIN CITY	$92.46	$117	$122	$40.00	$51.00	$118	$117	$117	$122
HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE	$92.46	$285	$299	$40.00	$50.00	$290	$285	$285	$300
HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE	$92.46	$285	$299	$40.00	$50.00	$290	$285	$285	$300
HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER KINGSPORT	$94.35	$146	$153	$40.00	$51.00	$146	$154	$146	$153
HAWKINS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ROGERSVILLE	$94.35	$139	$146	$40.00	$50.00	$139	$148	$139	$146
SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL ELIZABETHTON	$94.35	$139	$146	$40.00	$50.00	$139	$148	$139	$146
INDIAN PATH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL KINGSPORT	$94.35	$139	$146	$40.00	$50.00	$139	$148	$139	$146
FRANKLIN WOODS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL JOHNSON CITY	$94.35	$139	$146	$48.00	$51.00	$139	$148	$139	$146
JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER JOHNSON CITY	$94.35	$143	$150	$40.00	$50.00	$143	$152	$143	$150
GREENEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GREENEVILLE	$94.35	$143	$150	$40.00	$37.00	$143	$152	$143	$150
BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BRISTOL	$94.35	$146	$153	$40.00	$51.00	$146	$154	$146	$153
MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT NASHVILLE	$98.28	$41.46	$41.46	$35.52	$38.39	$39.63	$42.23	—	—
MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT NASHVILLE	$98.28	$41.46	$41.46	$35.52	$38.39	$39.63	$42.23	—	—
UNITY MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER	$102	—	—	$222	$128	—	—	$37.44	—
BIG SOUTH FORK MEDICAL CENTER ALBERTA ST ONEDIA	$106	$353	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
RHEA MEDICAL CENTER DAYTON	$131	—	$154	$43.91	—	$43.48	—	—	—
LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER FAYETTEVILLE	$141	—	$146	—	—	—	—	—	—
PATHWAYS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES JACKSON	$146	—	—	$35.16	$74.00	—	—	—	—
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE	$146	$38.98	$39.36	$28.83	$32.86	$39.03	$152	$153	$150
VANDERBILT CLARKSVILLE HOSPITAL CLARKSVILLE	$159	$162	$149	$43.98	$158	$158	$160	$158	$160
PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE	$176	$152	$152	$145	$149	$149	$152	—	$152
FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE	$182	$152	$152	$145	$149	$149	$152	—	$152
LECONTE MEDICAL CENTER SEVIERVILLE	$182	$163	$163	$145	$160	$160	$163	—	$163
METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF OAK RIDGE OAK RIDGE	$182	$152	$152	$145	$149	$149	$152	—	$152
ROANE MEDICAL CENTER HARRIMAN	$182	$152	$152	$145	$149	$149	$152	—	$152
CUMBERLAND MEDICAL CENTER CROSSVILLE	$182	$163	$163	$145	$160	$160	$163	—	$163
MORRISTOWN-HAMBLEN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM MORRISTOWN	$182	$152	$152	$145	$149	$149	$152	—	$152
STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ETOWAH ETOWAH	$186	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS	$186	$51.00	$52.20	$74.00	$40.40	$74.00	$300	$100	$103
FORT LOUDOUN MEDICAL CENTER LENOIR CITY	$188	$152	$152	$145	$149	$149	$152	—	$152
SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL FOR SPECIALTY SURGERY NASHVILLE	$192	—	—	$584	—	—	—	—	—
METHODIST SOUTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS	$208	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
METHODIST LE BONHEUR GERMANTOWN HOSPITAL GERMANTOWN	$208	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
METHODIST NORTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS	$208	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MEMPHIS	$208	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
PRISMA HEALTH BLOUNT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MARYVILLE	$208	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM LAWRENCEBURG	$222	$52.00	$52.20	$74.00	$40.40	$74.00	—	$100	$103
SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM SEWANEE HOSPITAL ROAD WINCHESTER	$226	$52.00	$52.20	$74.00	$40.40	$74.00	—	$100	$103
LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEMPHIS	$231	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER LEWISBURG	$239	$448	$410	$48.00	$244	$90.00	—	—	—
SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM PULASKI PULASKI	$279	$52.00	$52.20	$74.00	$40.40	$74.00	—	$100	$103
WAYNE MEDICAL CENTER WAYNESBORO	$284	$173	$168	$45.64	$168	$90.00	$168	$168	—
MACON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE	$285	$404	$138	$138	$99.00	$138	$138	—	—
HIGHPOINT HEALTH - SUMNER WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS GALLATIN	$317	$31.10	$52.20	$100	$102	$100	$215	$100	$103
MAURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL COLUMBIA	$348	$156	$152	$45.64	$152	$90.00	$156	$152	—
CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HIXSON HIXSON	$355	$780	$149	$50.35	$226	$150	$240	—	—
NASHVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL NASVILLE	$357	$38.40	$38.40	$40.70	$21.12	$38.40	$38.40	$38.40	—
HIGHPOINT HEALTH - RIVERVIEW WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS CARTHAGE	$369	$16.00	$64.00	$16.00	$16.00	$16.00	$16.00	$16.00	—
CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CHATTANOOGA CHATTANOOGA	$508	$780	$149	$50.35	$226	$150	$252	—	—
ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS DEKALB W MAIN ST SMITHVILLE	$573	$37.71	$898	$33.83	$149	$149	$194	$149	—
ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RIVER PARK HOSPITAL SPARTA RD MCMINNVILLE	$573	$37.71	$898	$64.27	$149	$149	$194	$149	—

What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 99282, 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: $322 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.

Billed more than $208 for this?

That is the median of what the 81 Tennessee hospitals above publish for Emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making — 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 99282 in Tennessee, Medicare reimburses about $38.20 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Tennessee range from $15.28 to $1,702 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 5.4x 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 emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making cost in Tennessee?: Cash prices for emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making (CPT 99282) in Tennessee range from $15.28 to $1,702, with a median of $208. Prices vary widely by hospital.
Where can I find the cheapest emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making in Tennessee?: The cheapest Tennessee hospital published cash price for this procedure is $15.28. 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 99282 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.