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Evaluation of Swallowing Function Cost in Tennessee
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 74 Tennessee hospitals. CPT 92610. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $156
📉 Low $15.60
📈 High $3,787
🏥 74 hospitals
🏛️ 63 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $80.95
Hospital comparison — Tennessee
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 74 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | BCBS | Aetna | Cigna | Humana | Centene | Devoted | Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG SOUTH FORK MEDICAL CENTER ALBERTA ST ONEDIA |
$15.60 | — | — | $52.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER PKWY MURFREESBORO |
$49.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS WEST HOSPITAL HARDING PK NASHVILLE |
$49.50 | $78.69 | $81.84 | $80.26 | — | $78.69 | $102 | — | $73.97 |
| PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$54.60 | $37.15 | $95.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LECONTE MEDICAL CENTER SEVIERVILLE |
$56.42 | $37.15 | $95.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF OAK RIDGE OAK RIDGE |
$56.42 | $37.15 | $95.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$56.42 | $37.15 | $95.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CUMBERLAND MEDICAL CENTER CROSSVILLE |
$56.42 | $44.57 | $95.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ROANE MEDICAL CENTER HARRIMAN |
$56.42 | $37.15 | $95.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MORRISTOWN-HAMBLEN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM MORRISTOWN |
$56.42 | $37.15 | $95.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HARDIN MEDICAL CENTER SAVANNAH |
$56.92 | $33.53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FORT LOUDOUN MEDICAL CENTER LENOIR CITY |
$58.24 | $37.15 | $95.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| VITRUVIAN HEALTH BRADLEY MEDICAL CENTER CLEVELAND |
$70.52 | $59.17 | $46.56 | $58.04 | — | — | $58.60 | — | — |
| HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE |
$80.73 | $46.00 | $37.68 | $249 | $163 | $253 | $249 | $262 | $249 |
| HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE |
$80.73 | $46.00 | $37.68 | $249 | $163 | $253 | $249 | $262 | $249 |
| JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MOUNTAIN CITY |
$80.73 | $46.00 | $37.68 | $102 | $107 | $103 | $102 | $107 | $102 |
| JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER JOHNSON CITY |
$82.20 | $44.00 | $37.68 | $80.95 | $85.00 | $80.95 | $85.81 | $85.00 | $80.95 |
| SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL ELIZABETHTON |
$82.20 | $39.00 | $37.68 | $80.95 | $85.00 | $80.95 | $85.81 | $85.00 | $80.95 |
| INDIAN PATH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL KINGSPORT |
$82.20 | $38.00 | $37.68 | $80.95 | $85.00 | $80.95 | $85.81 | $85.00 | $80.95 |
| BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BRISTOL |
$82.20 | $57.00 | $37.68 | $80.95 | $85.00 | $80.95 | $85.81 | $85.00 | $80.95 |
| GREENEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GREENEVILLE |
$82.20 | $37.00 | $37.68 | $80.95 | $85.00 | $80.95 | $85.81 | $85.00 | $80.95 |
| HAWKINS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ROGERSVILLE |
$82.20 | $43.00 | $37.68 | $80.95 | $85.00 | $80.95 | $85.81 | $85.00 | $80.95 |
| FRANKLIN WOODS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL JOHNSON CITY |
$82.20 | $46.00 | $45.80 | $80.95 | $85.00 | $80.95 | $85.81 | $85.00 | $80.95 |
| HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER KINGSPORT |
$82.20 | $61.00 | $37.68 | $80.95 | $85.00 | $80.95 | $85.81 | $85.00 | $80.95 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$86.50 | $52.52 | $41.87 | $57.80 | $65.65 | $65.65 | $68.93 | $68.28 | $69.59 |
| PRISMA HEALTH BLOUNT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MARYVILLE |
$99.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER FAYETTEVILLE |
$107 | — | — | — | $79.43 | — | — | — | — |
| SWEETWATER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION SWEETWATER |
$109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNITY MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$114 | $110 | $142 | — | — | — | — | — | $79.33 |
| MACON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE |
$142 | $68.47 | $68.47 | $201 | $68.47 | $68.47 | $68.47 | — | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RIVER PARK HOSPITAL SPARTA RD MCMINNVILLE |
$147 | $78.69 | $48.53 | $80.26 | $111 | $78.69 | $102 | — | $78.69 |
| WILLIAMSON MEDICAL CENTER FRANKLIN |
$149 | $36.90 | $65.65 | $65.65 | $68.45 | $65.65 | $66.96 | $66.96 | — |
| SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM SEWANEE HOSPITAL ROAD WINCHESTER |
$153 | $30.10 | $74.00 | $52.00 | $52.20 | $74.00 | — | $103 | $100 |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS DEKALB W MAIN ST SMITHVILLE |
$154 | $78.69 | $32.48 | $80.26 | $111 | $78.69 | $102 | — | $78.69 |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS STONES RIVER HOSPITAL DOOLITTLE RD WOODBURY |
$154 | $78.69 | $32.48 | $80.26 | $111 | $78.69 | $102 | — | $78.69 |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL SEWELL DR SPARTA |
$154 | $78.69 | $32.48 | $80.26 | $111 | $78.69 | $102 | — | $78.69 |
| CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HIXSON HIXSON |
$156 | $51.31 | $48.34 | $370 | $121 | — | $106 | — | — |
| MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER LEWISBURG |
$158 | $36.90 | $45.28 | — | — | $74.73 | — | — | — |
| RHEA MEDICAL CENTER DAYTON |
$182 | — | $85.73 | — | $214 | $84.89 | — | — | — |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - SUMNER WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS GALLATIN |
$191 | $45.20 | $100 | $31.10 | $37.90 | $100 | $215 | $103 | $100 |
| MAURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL COLUMBIA |
$203 | $29.52 | $45.28 | $67.62 | $65.65 | $65.65 | $67.62 | — | $65.65 |
| WAYNE MEDICAL CENTER WAYNESBORO |
$203 | $29.52 | $45.28 | $71.00 | $68.93 | $66.66 | $68.93 | — | $68.93 |
| VANDERBILT CLARKSVILLE HOSPITAL CLARKSVILLE |
$215 | $74.00 | $42.22 | $79.75 | $102 | $77.43 | $78.69 | $78.66 | $77.43 |
| VANDERBILT TULLAHOMA-HARTON HOSPITAL TULLAHOMA |
$219 | $49.19 | — | $53.12 | $53.12 | $49.19 | $54.10 | — | — |
| VANDERBILT WILSON COUNTY HOSPITAL LEBANON |
$219 | $49.19 | — | $53.12 | $53.12 | $49.19 | $54.10 | — | — |
| VANDERBILT BEDFORD HOSPITAL SHELBYVILLE |
$219 | $49.19 | — | $53.12 | $53.12 | $49.19 | $54.10 | — | — |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - RIVERVIEW WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS CARTHAGE |
$223 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $64.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | — | $16.00 |
| CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CHATTANOOGA CHATTANOOGA |
$223 | $51.31 | $48.34 | $370 | $121 | — | $111 | — | — |
| NASHVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL NASVILLE |
$254 | $36.07 | $81.39 | $65.58 | $65.58 | $65.58 | $65.58 | — | $65.58 |
| LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$266 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ETOWAH ETOWAH |
$279 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS |
$279 | $30.10 | $74.00 | $51.00 | $52.20 | $74.00 | $300 | $103 | $100 |
| SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM LAWRENCEBURG | $295 | $30.10 | $74.00 | $52.00 | $52.20 | $74.00 | — | $103 | $100 |
| METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$301 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST SOUTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$301 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST LE BONHEUR GERMANTOWN HOSPITAL GERMANTOWN |
$301 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST NORTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$301 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL BARTLETT BARTLETT |
$306 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM PULASKI PULASKI |
$314 | $30.10 | $74.00 | $52.00 | $52.20 | $74.00 | — | $103 | $100 |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - TROUSDALE WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS HARTSVILLE |
$347 | $36.00 | $37.08 | $63.70 | $64.00 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $37.08 | $36.00 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 92610, 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: $271 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 92610 in Tennessee, Medicare reimburses about $80.95 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Tennessee range from $15.60 to $3,787 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 1.9x 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 evaluation of swallowing function cost in Tennessee?
- Cash prices for evaluation of swallowing function (CPT 92610) in Tennessee range from $15.60 to $3,787, with a median of $156. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest evaluation of swallowing function in Tennessee?
- The cheapest Tennessee hospital published cash price for this procedure is $15.60. 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 92610 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.