Price AtlasInteractive atlas · All states · techysurgeon.comKidney removal (laparoscopic) in Tennessee: what insurers pay
Posted commercial rates at 37 Tennessee hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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CPT 50543
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) Nashville | $6,165 | 0.6× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga | $6,274 | 0.6× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield | $6,656 | 0.7× | 4 | 2026-09-01 |
| TriStar Skyline Medical Center Nashville | $6,840 | 0.7× | 4 | 2026-09-01 |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson | $6,874 | 0.7× | 4 | 2026-09-01 |
| TriStar Summit Medical Center Hermitage | $6,874 | 0.7× | 4 | 2026-09-01 |
| TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville | $6,874 | 0.7× | 4 | 2026-09-01 |
| TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Smyrna | $6,874 | 0.7× | 4 | 2026-09-01 |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Nashville | $6,910 | 0.7× | 4 | 2026-09-01 |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City | $6,910 | 0.7× | 4 | 2026-09-01 |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville | $8,359 | 0.9× | 2 | 2026-08-05 |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown | $10,126 | 1.1× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| Roane Medical Center Harriman | $10,126 | 1.1× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge | $10,126 | 1.1× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville | $10,126 | 1.1× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| Hardin Medical Center Savannah | $10,613 | 1.1× | 2 | 2026-05-01 |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville | $10,845 | 1.1× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell | $10,845 | 1.1× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville | $10,845 | 1.1× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| Erlanger Health System Chattanooga | $10,940 | 1.1× | 2 | 2026-01-25 |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis | $12,394 | 1.3× | 3 | 2026-03-19 |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville | $14,098 | 1.4× | 7 | 2026-01-01 |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville | $17,491 | 1.8× | 1 | 2026-01-25 |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon | $20,121 | 2.0× | 11 | 2025-10-01 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville | $20,294 | 2.0× | 11 | 2025-10-01 |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville | $21,239 | 2.2× | 11 | 2025-10-01 |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma | $21,239 | 2.2× | 11 | 2025-10-01 |
MS-DRG 657
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown | $14,398 | 1.2× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge | $14,401 | 1.2× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga | $14,665 | 1.2× | 10 | 2026-09-01 |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield | $14,900 | 1.2× | 9 | 2026-09-01 |
| TriStar Summit Medical Center Hermitage | $14,981 | 1.2× | 11 | 2026-09-01 |
| TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville | $14,993 | 1.2× | 9 | 2026-09-01 |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville | $15,216 | 1.3× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville | $15,300 | 1.3× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson | $15,418 | 1.2× | 9 | 2026-09-01 |
| TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Smyrna | $15,822 | 1.3× | 10 | 2026-09-01 |
| Roane Medical Center Harriman | $15,877 | 1.4× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) Nashville | $15,974 | 1.3× | 10 | 2026-01-01 |
| TriStar Skyline Medical Center Nashville | $16,018 | 1.3× | 11 | 2026-09-01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro | $16,296 | 1.3× | 9 | 2026-01-01 |
| Tennova Healthcare North Knoxville Medical Center Powell | $16,668 | 1.4× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Hardin Medical Center Savannah | $17,288 | 1.5× | 2 | 2026-05-01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Dekalb Smithville | $17,570 | 1.5× | 8 | 2026-01-01 |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville | $17,745 | 1.5× | 4 | 2026-01-25 |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville | $17,921 | 1.5× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville | $17,993 | 1.5× | 2 | 2026-08-05 |
| Livingston Regional Hospital Livingston | $18,502 | 1.6× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Nashville | $18,698 | 1.5× | 11 | 2026-09-01 |
| Erlanger Health System Chattanooga | $18,768 | 1.6× | 4 | 2026-01-25 |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell | $19,405 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville | $19,472 | 1.7× | 8 | 2026-01-01 |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta | $19,644 | 1.7× | 8 | 2026-01-01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman Centerville | $20,135 | 1.6× | 7 | 2026-01-01 |
| Tennova Healthcare Lafollette Medical Center La Follette | $20,756 | 1.8× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City Union City | $21,367 | 1.8× | 50 | 2026-02-25 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Memphis | $23,750 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-07-01 |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville | $26,787 | 2.1× | 4 | 2026-01-01 |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis | $27,349 | 2.3× | 5 | 2026-03-19 |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City | $31,030 | 2.5× | 7 | 2026-09-01 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville | $35,100 | 2.8× | 11 | 2025-10-01 |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville | $35,100 | 3.0× | 10 | 2025-10-01 |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma | $35,100 | 3.0× | 10 | 2025-10-01 |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon | $35,100 | 2.8× | 11 | 2025-10-01 |
MS-DRG 658
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown | $12,209 | 1.2× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge | $12,212 | 1.2× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville | $12,903 | 1.3× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville | $12,974 | 1.3× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga | $13,384 | 1.3× | 10 | 2026-09-01 |
| Roane Medical Center Harriman | $13,463 | 1.4× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| TriStar Summit Medical Center Hermitage | $13,700 | 1.3× | 11 | 2026-09-01 |
| Tennova Healthcare North Knoxville Medical Center Powell | $14,134 | 1.4× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Smyrna | $14,306 | 1.4× | 10 | 2026-09-01 |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson | $14,471 | 1.4× | 9 | 2026-09-01 |
| TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville | $14,471 | 1.4× | 9 | 2026-09-01 |
| TriStar Skyline Medical Center Nashville | $14,561 | 1.4× | 11 | 2026-09-01 |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville | $14,600 | 1.5× | 4 | 2026-01-25 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) Nashville | $14,606 | 1.4× | 10 | 2026-01-01 |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield | $14,624 | 1.4× | 9 | 2026-09-01 |
| Hardin Medical Center Savannah | $14,660 | 1.5× | 2 | 2026-05-01 |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville | $15,196 | 1.5× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville | $15,258 | 1.5× | 2 | 2026-08-05 |
| Erlanger Health System Chattanooga | $15,440 | 1.5× | 4 | 2026-01-25 |
| Livingston Regional Hospital Livingston | $15,739 | 1.6× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro | $15,974 | 1.5× | 9 | 2026-01-01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Dekalb Smithville | $16,284 | 1.6× | 8 | 2026-01-01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville | $16,284 | 1.6× | 8 | 2026-01-01 |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta | $16,284 | 1.6× | 8 | 2026-01-01 |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell | $16,455 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman Centerville | $16,594 | 1.6× | 7 | 2026-01-01 |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Nashville | $16,654 | 1.6× | 11 | 2026-09-01 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City Union City | $17,745 | 1.8× | 50 | 2026-02-25 |
| Tennova Healthcare Lafollette Medical Center La Follette | $18,303 | 1.8× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Memphis | $19,770 | 1.9× | 2 | 2026-07-01 |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City | $21,320 | 2.0× | 7 | 2026-09-01 |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville | $22,871 | 2.1× | 4 | 2026-01-01 |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis | $23,191 | 2.3× | 5 | 2026-03-19 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville | $28,877 | 2.7× | 11 | 2025-10-01 |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville | $28,877 | 2.9× | 10 | 2025-10-01 |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma | $28,877 | 2.9× | 10 | 2025-10-01 |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon | $28,877 | 2.7× | 11 | 2025-10-01 |
MS-DRG 656
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Dekalb Smithville | $22,279 | 1.1× | 7 | 2026-01-01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville | $22,305 | 1.1× | 7 | 2026-01-01 |
| TriStar Summit Medical Center Hermitage | $23,485 | 1.1× | 11 | 2026-09-01 |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield | $23,535 | 1.1× | 9 | 2026-09-01 |
| TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville | $23,593 | 1.1× | 9 | 2026-09-01 |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson | $24,198 | 1.1× | 9 | 2026-09-01 |
| Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga | $24,222 | 1.2× | 10 | 2026-09-01 |
| TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Smyrna | $24,974 | 1.1× | 10 | 2026-09-01 |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown | $25,049 | 1.2× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge | $25,054 | 1.2× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| TriStar Skyline Medical Center Nashville | $25,192 | 1.2× | 11 | 2026-09-01 |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville | $26,473 | 1.3× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville | $26,618 | 1.3× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) Nashville | $27,089 | 1.3× | 8 | 2026-01-01 |
| Roane Medical Center Harriman | $27,622 | 1.4× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Nashville | $28,507 | 1.3× | 11 | 2026-09-01 |
| Tennova Healthcare North Knoxville Medical Center Powell | $28,998 | 1.4× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Hardin Medical Center Savannah | $30,078 | 1.5× | 2 | 2026-05-01 |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville | $31,178 | 1.5× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville | $31,304 | 1.5× | 2 | 2026-08-05 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro | $31,555 | 1.4× | 7 | 2026-01-01 |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville | $31,626 | 1.6× | 4 | 2026-01-25 |
| Tennova Healthcare Lafollette Medical Center La Follette | $32,694 | 1.6× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Erlanger Health System Chattanooga | $33,448 | 1.6× | 4 | 2026-01-25 |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell | $33,760 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-08-05 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman Centerville | $34,156 | 1.6× | 6 | 2026-01-01 |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta | $34,564 | 1.7× | 7 | 2026-01-01 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City Union City | $37,344 | 1.8× | 50 | 2026-02-25 |
| Livingston Regional Hospital Livingston | $38,469 | 1.9× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Memphis | $41,941 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-07-01 |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville | $45,846 | 2.1× | 4 | 2026-01-01 |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis | $47,581 | 2.3× | 5 | 2026-03-19 |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City | $53,986 | 2.5× | 7 | 2026-09-01 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville | $62,554 | 2.9× | 11 | 2025-10-01 |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville | $62,554 | 3.1× | 10 | 2025-10-01 |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma | $62,554 | 3.1× | 10 | 2025-10-01 |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon | $62,554 | 2.9× | 11 | 2025-10-01 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for kidney removal (laparoscopic) in Tennessee?
37 Tennessee hospitals post usable commercial rates for kidney removal (laparoscopic) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 50543, hospital outpatient, the median across 27 hospitals is $10,126, 1.1× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.