University of Tennessee Medical Cent
1924 Alcoa Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920 Hospital ***** CMS quality 4 of 5
75%Self-pay discount
75% off list
One of the deepest self-pay discounts published. Median across the 3,451 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average chargesCharges 4.5× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Large hospital (400+ beds)
- Beds
- 698
- Ownership
- Nonprofit
- Medicare ID
- 440015
- Cost report
- FY ending 12/31/2024
- CMS quality
- ***** 4 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- Knoxville, TN
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.2× | |
| Post-surgery recovery 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.2× | |
| Childbirth and delivery 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.1× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.6× | |
| CT scan most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 35.9× | |
| MRI 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 17.4× | |
| Cardiac catheterisation 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 7.8× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 8.3× | |
| Respiratory therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 9.5× | |
| Physical therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.2× | |
| Occupational therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 4.7× | |
| Speech therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 4.5× | |
| Implanted devices 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 4.3× | |
| Drugs given at the facility 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 3.7× | |
| Dialysis most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 5.8× | |
| Emergency room visit 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 6.0× | |
| Observation stay 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 1.8× | |
| Inpatient room and board cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.3× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 1.7× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $88.12 cash price | $352 75% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $18.98 cash price | $75.90 75% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $18.98 cash price | $75.90 75% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $18.98 cash price | $75.90 75% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $7.58 cash price | $30.31 75% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $18.27 cash price | $73.09 75% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $31.23 cash price | $125 75% off |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $131 cash price | $525 75% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $7.71 cash price | $30.83 75% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $40.27 cash price | $161 75% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $124 cash price | $494 75% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 440015, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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