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Routine Electrocardiogram Cost in Tennessee
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 82 Tennessee hospitals. CPT 93005. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $98.91
📉 Low $11.31
📈 High $1,142
🏥 82 hospitals
🏛️ 70 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $6.25
Hospital comparison — Tennessee
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 82 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | BCBS | UHC | Cigna | Humana | Centene | Devoted | Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANDERBILT TULLAHOMA-HARTON HOSPITAL TULLAHOMA |
$11.31 | $4.42 | — | $4.10 | $4.42 | $4.10 | $4.50 | — | — |
| VANDERBILT BEDFORD HOSPITAL SHELBYVILLE |
$11.31 | $4.42 | — | $4.10 | $4.42 | $4.10 | $4.50 | — | — |
| VANDERBILT WILSON COUNTY HOSPITAL LEBANON |
$11.31 | $4.42 | — | $4.10 | $4.42 | $4.10 | $4.50 | — | — |
| HARDIN MEDICAL CENTER SAVANNAH |
$14.52 | $20.97 | $35.72 | $13.38 | $64.77 | — | $85.98 | — | — |
| MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT NASHVILLE |
$21.06 | $5.90 | $19.00 | $5.46 | $5.90 | $5.63 | $6.01 | — | — |
| MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT NASHVILLE |
$21.06 | $5.90 | $19.00 | $5.46 | $5.90 | $5.63 | $6.01 | — | — |
| BIG SOUTH FORK MEDICAL CENTER ALBERTA ST ONEDIA |
$33.00 | $110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SWEETWATER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION SWEETWATER |
$46.77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$47.10 | $10.20 | $8.81 | $27.28 | $56.95 | $55.87 | $56.95 | $56.95 | — |
| METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF OAK RIDGE OAK RIDGE |
$48.67 | $10.20 | $8.81 | $27.28 | $56.95 | $55.87 | $56.95 | $56.95 | — |
| FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$48.67 | $10.20 | $8.81 | $27.28 | $56.95 | $55.87 | $56.95 | $56.95 | — |
| LECONTE MEDICAL CENTER SEVIERVILLE |
$48.67 | $10.20 | $8.81 | $27.28 | $60.99 | $59.83 | $60.99 | $60.99 | — |
| ROANE MEDICAL CENTER HARRIMAN |
$48.67 | $10.20 | $8.81 | $27.28 | $56.95 | $55.87 | $56.95 | $56.95 | — |
| CUMBERLAND MEDICAL CENTER CROSSVILLE |
$48.67 | $10.20 | $8.81 | $32.73 | $60.99 | $59.83 | $60.99 | $60.99 | — |
| MORRISTOWN-HAMBLEN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM MORRISTOWN |
$48.67 | $10.20 | $8.81 | $27.28 | $56.95 | $55.87 | $56.95 | $56.95 | — |
| FORT LOUDOUN MEDICAL CENTER LENOIR CITY |
$50.24 | $10.20 | $8.81 | $27.28 | $56.95 | $55.87 | $56.95 | $56.95 | — |
| HENDERSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LEXINGTON |
$56.04 | $91.06 | $5.39 | $13.38 | $72.60 | $54.24 | — | — | — |
| HOUSTON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ERIN |
$56.04 | $91.06 | $5.39 | $13.38 | $72.60 | $54.24 | — | — | — |
| HAYWOOD COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BROWNSVILLE |
$56.04 | $91.06 | $5.39 | $13.38 | $72.60 | $54.24 | — | — | — |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$58.12 | $56.40 | $17.67 | $17.45 | $54.24 | $54.24 | $56.95 | $56.40 | $57.49 |
| VANDERBILT CLARKSVILLE HOSPITAL CLARKSVILLE |
$67.03 | $60.86 | $17.82 | $27.28 | $61.29 | $59.09 | $60.05 | $60.03 | $59.09 |
| JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MOUNTAIN CITY |
$69.69 | $37.24 | $15.90 | $24.08 | $28.98 | $89.28 | $87.87 | $92.26 | $87.87 |
| HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE |
$69.69 | $37.24 | $15.90 | $13.38 | $141 | $219 | $215 | $226 | $215 |
| HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE |
$69.69 | $37.24 | $15.90 | $13.38 | $141 | $219 | $215 | $226 | $215 |
| GREENEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GREENEVILLE |
$70.95 | $55.05 | $15.90 | $9.63 | $57.80 | $55.05 | $58.35 | $57.80 | $55.05 |
| FRANKLIN WOODS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL JOHNSON CITY |
$70.95 | $37.24 | $19.28 | $24.08 | $28.98 | $53.56 | $56.78 | $56.24 | $53.56 |
| JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER JOHNSON CITY |
$70.95 | $34.32 | $15.90 | $24.08 | $28.98 | $55.05 | $58.35 | $57.80 | $55.05 |
| INDIAN PATH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL KINGSPORT |
$70.95 | $32.77 | $15.90 | $24.08 | $28.98 | $53.52 | $56.73 | $56.20 | $53.52 |
| HAWKINS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ROGERSVILLE |
$70.95 | $37.24 | $15.90 | $13.38 | $56.20 | $53.52 | $56.73 | $56.20 | $53.52 |
| HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER KINGSPORT |
$70.95 | $33.87 | $15.90 | $16.05 | $58.76 | $55.96 | $59.32 | $58.76 | $55.96 |
| BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BRISTOL |
$70.95 | $33.87 | $15.90 | $16.05 | $58.76 | $55.96 | $59.32 | $58.76 | $55.96 |
| SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL ELIZABETHTON |
$70.95 | $37.24 | $15.90 | $24.08 | $28.98 | $53.52 | $56.73 | $56.20 | $53.52 |
| SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL FOR SPECIALTY SURGERY NASHVILLE |
$73.76 | — | $14.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$78.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST LE BONHEUR GERMANTOWN HOSPITAL GERMANTOWN |
$78.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST NORTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$78.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST SOUTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$78.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$78.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RHEA MEDICAL CENTER DAYTON |
$78.54 | — | $36.95 | — | $92.40 | $36.58 | — | — | — |
| LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER FAYETTEVILLE |
$84.85 | — | — | — | $54.75 | — | — | — | — |
| PRISMA HEALTH BLOUNT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MARYVILLE |
$90.21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PENINSULA HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE |
$98.91 | $6.70 | $56.95 | — | $56.95 | $55.87 | $56.95 | $56.95 | — |
| MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER LEWISBURG |
$99.63 | $69.60 | $19.11 | $13.56 | — | $77.68 | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS WEST HOSPITAL HARDING PK NASHVILLE |
$107 | $58.03 | $59.17 | $56.89 | — | $56.89 | $73.96 | — | $53.48 |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RIVER PARK HOSPITAL SPARTA RD MCMINNVILLE |
$107 | $57.19 | $13.36 | $56.07 | — | $56.07 | $72.89 | — | $56.07 |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL SEWELL DR SPARTA |
$107 | $57.19 | $13.36 | $56.07 | — | $56.07 | $72.89 | — | $56.07 |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER PKWY MURFREESBORO |
$107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS DEKALB W MAIN ST SMITHVILLE |
$107 | $57.19 | $13.36 | $56.07 | — | $56.07 | $72.89 | — | $56.07 |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS STONES RIVER HOSPITAL DOOLITTLE RD WOODBURY |
$107 | $58.03 | $13.36 | $56.89 | — | $56.89 | $73.96 | — | $56.89 |
| MACON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE |
$107 | $151 | $51.68 | $12.00 | $51.68 | $51.68 | $51.68 | — | — |
| UNITY MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$109 | — | $13.65 | $75.00 | — | — | — | — | $6.12 |
| WILLIAMSON MEDICAL CENTER FRANKLIN |
$126 | $5.94 | $5.94 | $5.94 | $5.94 | $5.94 | $5.94 | $5.94 | — |
| WAYNE MEDICAL CENTER WAYNESBORO |
$131 | $62.40 | $19.11 | $10.85 | $63.05 | $56.89 | $63.05 | — | $63.05 |
| MAURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL COLUMBIA |
$131 | $46.10 | $19.11 | $10.85 | $56.88 | $56.88 | $58.59 | — | $56.88 |
| STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS |
$168 | $51.00 | $74.00 | $40.40 | $52.20 | $74.00 | $300 | $103 | $100 |
| STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ETOWAH ETOWAH |
$168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NASHVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL NASVILLE |
$182 | $167 | $5.77 | — | $5.00 | — | — | — | — |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - SUMNER WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS GALLATIN |
$191 | $31.10 | $69.00 | $102 | $37.90 | $100 | $215 | $103 | $100 |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - RIVERVIEW WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS CARTHAGE |
$223 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $64.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | — | $16.00 |
| SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM SEWANEE HOSPITAL ROAD WINCHESTER |
$227 | $52.00 | $74.00 | $40.40 | $52.20 | $74.00 | — | $103 | $100 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 93005, 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: $178 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $98.91 for this?
That is the median of what the 82 Tennessee hospitals above publish for Routine electrocardiogram — 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 93005 in Tennessee, Medicare reimburses about $6.25 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Tennessee range from $11.31 to $1,142 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 15.8x 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 routine electrocardiogram cost in Tennessee?
- Cash prices for routine electrocardiogram (CPT 93005) in Tennessee range from $11.31 to $1,142, with a median of $98.91. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest routine electrocardiogram in Tennessee?
- The cheapest Tennessee hospital published cash price for this procedure is $11.31. 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 93005 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.