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Posted commercial rates at 41 Tennessee hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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MS-DRG 788
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin Medical Center Savannah | $4,456 | 0.7× | 3 | 2026-05-01 |
| Tennova Healthcare North Knoxville Medical Center Powell | $7,638 | 1.2× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville | $8,046 | 1.3× | 4 | 2026-01-25 |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence Lawrenceburg | $8,070 | 1.3× | 6 | 2026-07-14 |
| Livingston Regional Hospital Livingston | $8,101 | 1.3× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville | $8,190 | 1.3× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown | $8,190 | 1.3× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge | $8,190 | 1.3× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville | $8,190 | 1.3× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville | $8,220 | 1.3× | 4 | 2026-08-05 |
| TriStar Summit Medical Center Hermitage | $8,234 | 1.3× | 11 | 2026-09-01 |
| Roane Medical Center Harriman | $8,318 | 1.4× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield | $8,326 | 1.3× | 9 | 2026-09-01 |
| TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville | $8,326 | 1.3× | 9 | 2026-09-01 |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson | $8,460 | 1.3× | 9 | 2026-09-01 |
| Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga | $8,503 | 1.4× | 10 | 2026-09-01 |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski Pulaski | $8,562 | 1.4× | 6 | 2026-07-14 |
| Starr Regional Medical Center Athens Athens | $8,600 | 1.4× | 6 | 2026-07-10 |
| Erlanger Health System Chattanooga | $8,859 | 1.4× | 4 | 2026-01-25 |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville | $9,080 | 1.5× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Smyrna | $9,119 | 1.4× | 10 | 2026-09-01 |
| TriStar Skyline Medical Center Nashville | $9,290 | 1.4× | 11 | 2026-09-01 |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell | $9,469 | 1.5× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Dekalb Smithville | $9,599 | 1.6× | 8 | 2026-01-01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville | $9,602 | 1.6× | 8 | 2026-01-01 |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta | $9,604 | 1.6× | 8 | 2026-01-01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro | $9,610 | 1.5× | 9 | 2026-01-01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman Centerville | $9,661 | 1.5× | 7 | 2026-01-01 |
| Tennova Healthcare Lafollette Medical Center La Follette | $10,271 | 1.7× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) Nashville | $10,767 | 1.6× | 10 | 2026-01-01 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City Union City | $11,048 | 1.8× | 50 | 2026-02-25 |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Nashville | $11,579 | 1.8× | 11 | 2026-09-01 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Memphis | $12,019 | 1.9× | 2 | 2026-07-01 |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville | $12,021 | 1.8× | 6 | 2026-01-01 |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City | $12,208 | 1.9× | 7 | 2026-09-01 |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis | $14,329 | 2.3× | 5 | 2026-03-19 |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville | $15,624 | 2.5× | 6 | 2026-09-25 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville | $17,370 | 2.7× | 11 | 2025-10-01 |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville | $17,370 | 2.8× | 10 | 2025-10-01 |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma | $17,370 | 2.8× | 10 | 2025-10-01 |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon | $17,370 | 2.7× | 11 | 2025-10-01 |
MS-DRG 787
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin Medical Center Savannah | $6,759 | 0.9× | 2 | 2026-05-01 |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville | $8,114 | 1.1× | 4 | 2026-01-25 |
| Tennova Healthcare North Knoxville Medical Center Powell | $8,220 | 1.1× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown | $8,787 | 1.2× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge | $8,788 | 1.2× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield | $9,176 | 1.2× | 9 | 2026-09-01 |
| TriStar Summit Medical Center Hermitage | $9,194 | 1.2× | 11 | 2026-09-01 |
| Starr Regional Medical Center Athens Athens | $9,204 | 1.3× | 6 | 2026-07-10 |
| TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville | $9,208 | 1.2× | 9 | 2026-09-01 |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville | $9,286 | 1.3× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville | $9,337 | 1.3× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence Lawrenceburg | $9,499 | 1.3× | 6 | 2026-07-14 |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson | $9,577 | 1.3× | 9 | 2026-09-01 |
| Erlanger Health System Chattanooga | $9,605 | 1.3× | 4 | 2026-01-25 |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski Pulaski | $9,614 | 1.3× | 6 | 2026-07-14 |
| Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga | $9,619 | 1.3× | 10 | 2026-09-01 |
| Roane Medical Center Harriman | $9,689 | 1.4× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville | $9,700 | 1.4× | 4 | 2026-08-05 |
| Livingston Regional Hospital Livingston | $9,723 | 1.4× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Smyrna | $10,245 | 1.4× | 10 | 2026-09-01 |
| TriStar Skyline Medical Center Nashville | $10,367 | 1.4× | 11 | 2026-09-01 |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville | $10,937 | 1.5× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) Nashville | $11,123 | 1.5× | 10 | 2026-01-01 |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell | $11,185 | 1.6× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Dekalb Smithville | $11,302 | 1.6× | 8 | 2026-01-01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville | $11,401 | 1.6× | 8 | 2026-01-01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro | $11,453 | 1.5× | 9 | 2026-01-01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman Centerville | $11,453 | 1.5× | 7 | 2026-01-01 |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta | $11,500 | 1.6× | 8 | 2026-01-01 |
| Tennova Healthcare Lafollette Medical Center La Follette | $11,981 | 1.7× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City | $12,208 | 1.6× | 7 | 2026-09-01 |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Nashville | $12,771 | 1.7× | 11 | 2026-09-01 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City Union City | $12,804 | 1.8× | 50 | 2026-02-25 |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville | $13,513 | 1.7× | 6 | 2026-01-01 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Memphis | $14,064 | 1.9× | 2 | 2026-07-01 |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis | $16,690 | 2.3× | 5 | 2026-03-19 |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville | $18,198 | 2.5× | 6 | 2026-09-25 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville | $20,387 | 2.7× | 11 | 2025-10-01 |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville | $20,387 | 2.8× | 10 | 2025-10-01 |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma | $20,387 | 2.8× | 10 | 2025-10-01 |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon | $20,387 | 2.7× | 11 | 2025-10-01 |
MS-DRG 786
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennova Healthcare North Knoxville Medical Center Powell | $8,220 | 0.8× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Hardin Medical Center Savannah | $9,062 | 0.8× | 1 | 2026-05-01 |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville | $10,102 | 0.9× | 4 | 2026-01-25 |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville | $11,268 | 1.1× | 4 | 2026-08-05 |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville | $11,388 | 1.1× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown | $11,388 | 1.1× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| Roane Medical Center Harriman | $11,388 | 1.1× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge | $11,388 | 1.1× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell | $11,388 | 1.1× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville | $11,388 | 1.1× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville | $11,388 | 1.1× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City | $12,208 | 1.1× | 7 | 2026-09-01 |
| Starr Regional Medical Center Athens Athens | $12,211 | 1.1× | 5 | 2026-07-10 |
| Erlanger Health System Chattanooga | $12,372 | 1.1× | 4 | 2026-01-25 |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield | $12,749 | 1.1× | 9 | 2026-09-01 |
| TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville | $12,787 | 1.1× | 9 | 2026-09-01 |
| TriStar Summit Medical Center Hermitage | $12,813 | 1.1× | 11 | 2026-09-01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) Nashville | $12,818 | 1.1× | 9 | 2026-01-01 |
| Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga | $13,157 | 1.2× | 10 | 2026-09-01 |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson | $13,171 | 1.2× | 9 | 2026-09-01 |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence Lawrenceburg | $13,343 | 1.3× | 5 | 2026-07-14 |
| TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Smyrna | $13,810 | 1.2× | 10 | 2026-09-01 |
| TriStar Skyline Medical Center Nashville | $13,977 | 1.2× | 11 | 2026-09-01 |
| Livingston Regional Hospital Livingston | $13,984 | 1.3× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro | $15,176 | 1.4× | 8 | 2026-01-01 |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Nashville | $15,424 | 1.4× | 11 | 2026-09-01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Dekalb Smithville | $16,223 | 1.5× | 8 | 2026-01-01 |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta | $16,223 | 1.5× | 8 | 2026-01-01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville | $16,472 | 1.6× | 7 | 2026-01-01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman Centerville | $16,574 | 1.5× | 6 | 2026-01-01 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City Union City | $18,995 | 1.8× | 48 | 2026-02-25 |
| Tennova Healthcare Lafollette Medical Center La Follette | $19,164 | 1.8× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville | $19,968 | 1.7× | 5 | 2026-01-01 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Memphis | $21,152 | 1.9× | 2 | 2026-07-01 |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis | $24,651 | 2.3× | 5 | 2026-03-19 |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville | $26,879 | 2.5× | 6 | 2026-09-25 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville | $31,025 | 2.8× | 11 | 2025-10-01 |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville | $31,025 | 2.9× | 10 | 2025-10-01 |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma | $31,025 | 2.9× | 10 | 2025-10-01 |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon | $31,025 | 2.8× | 11 | 2025-10-01 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for c-section in Tennessee?
41 Tennessee hospitals post usable commercial rates for c-section in their federal price-transparency files. For inpatient stay (MS-DRG 788), the median across 41 hospitals is $9,119, 1.4× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.