Joint injection (cortisone shot) cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 66 hospitals publish a cash price for injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound: from $59.40 to $5,564.65, with a median of $343.47. The lowest price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City (Union City). The highest price is 93.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $343.47, is 22% below the US median of $439.76.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Tennessee ranks 14th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 66 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 20610. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$59.40Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City
Median$343.47half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,564.65in Tennessee
Lowest saves$284.07vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City lowest Union City · Union City, TN HC ED 20610-ASPIRATION OR INJECTION MAJOR JOINT/BURSA WO IMAGNG | $59.40 | $297.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 20610-ASPIRATION OR INJECTION MAJOR JOINT/BURSA WO IMAGNG | $64.89 | $309.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 20610-ASPIRATION OR INJECTION MAJOR JOINT/BURSA WO IMAGNG | $64.89 | $309.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 20610-ASPIRATION OR INJECTION MAJOR JOINT/BURSA WO IMAGNG | $64.89 | $309.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Hardin County General Hospital Savannah · Savannah, TN 20610 Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, major joint or bursa | $69.52 | $182.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC ED 20610-ASPIRATION OR INJECTION MAJOR JOINT/BURSA WO IMAGNG | $71.07 | $309.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 20610-ASPIRATION OR INJECTION MAJOR JOINT/BURSA WO IMAGNG | $74.16 | $309.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center one side Manchester · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN STERIODAL INJECTION RT SHOULDER JOINT,RIGHT | $76.80 | $96.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Rhea Medical Center one side Dayton · Dayton, TN PM-DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA LT LG,LEFT SIDE | $173.40 | $255.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, TN MAJOR JOINT ASP/INJ | $187.16 | $394.85 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, major joint or bursa (eg, shoulder, hip, knee, subacromial bursa); without ultrasound guidance | $271.51 | $1,090.39 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital one side Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASP INJ MAJ JT W/O US GUID UNILAT | $289.57 | $1,259.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital one side Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASP INJ MAJ JT W/O US GUID UNILAT | $289.57 | $1,259.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Winchester Winchester · Winchester, TN Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, major joint or bursa (eg, shoulder, hip, knee, subacromial bursa); without ultrasound guidance | $290.38 | $1,175.63 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Major Jt/Bursa W/O US | $292.60 | $1,330.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Major Jt/Bursa W/O US | $292.60 | $1,330.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Major Jt/Bursa W/O US | $292.60 | $1,330.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center one side Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASP INJ MAJ JT W/O US GUID UNILAT | $295.05 | $1,967.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital one side Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASP INJ MAJ JT W/O US GUID UNILAT | $295.05 | $1,967.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital one side Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASP INJ MAJ JT W/O US GUID UNILAT | $295.05 | $1,967.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital one side Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASP INJ MAJ JT W/O US GUID UNILAT | $295.05 | $1,967.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center one side Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASP INJ MAJ JT W/O US GUID UNILAT | $295.05 | $1,967.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital one side Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASP INJ MAJ JT W/O US GUID UNILAT | $295.05 | $1,967.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center one side Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASP INJ MAJ JT W/O US GUID UNILAT | $295.05 | $1,967.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital one side Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASP INJ MAJ JT W/O US GUID UNILAT | $295.05 | $1,967.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Major Jt/Bursa W/O US | $307.34 | $1,397.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Jackson · Jackson, TN HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US | $309.00 | $1,030.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital Bolivar · Bolivar, TN HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US | $309.00 | $1,030.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital Camden · Camden, TN HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US | $309.00 | $1,030.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital Dyersburg · Dyersburg, TN HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US | $309.00 | $1,030.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital Milan · Jackson, TN HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US | $309.00 | $1,030.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital Martin · Martin, TN HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US | $309.00 | $1,030.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, major joint or bursa (eg, shoulder, hip, knee, subacromial bursa); without ultrasound guidance | $341.41 | $1,465.26 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell · Tazewell, TN CT ARTH ASP/INJ MAJ% | $345.52 | $1,234.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Inj/Asp Major Jnt Site | $350.85 | $1,214.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN CT ARTHROCENTESIS ASP/INJECT MAJ | $357.86 | $1,234.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN CT ARTHROCENTESIS ASP/INJECT MAJ | $370.20 | $1,234.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center one side Knoxville · Knoxville, TN SP ARTHRCNT ASP/INJ MAJ WO US RT | $370.20 | $1,234.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN IR Asp &/or Inj Major Jt or Bursa 20610 | $383.79 | $675.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC ASPIR/INJ JOINT MAJOR | $393.39 | $1,329.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN SP ARTHRCNT ASP/INJ MAJ WO US | $394.88 | $1,234.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital one side Smithville · Smithville, TN ARTH JNTBRS MJR WO US RT | $395.57 | $1,318.55 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital one side McMinnville · McMinnville, TN ARTH JNTBRS MJR WO US LT | $395.57 | $1,318.55 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN IR ARTHCNTS/ASP/INJ MJR WO US | $395.57 | $1,318.55 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN SP ARTHCNTS/ASP/INJ MJR WO US | $395.57 | $1,318.55 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Stones River Hospital one side Woodbury · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ARTH JNTBRS MJR WO US LT | $395.57 | $1,318.55 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN CT ARTHROCENTESIS ASP/INJECT MAJ | $407.22 | $1,234.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center one side Knoxville · Knoxville, TN SP ARTHRCNT ASP/INJ MAJ WO US LT | $407.22 | $1,234.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN CT ARTHROCENTESIS ASP/INJECT MAJ | $407.22 | $1,234.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN CT ARTHROCENTESIS ASP/INJECT MAJ | $407.22 | $1,234.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, major joint or bursa (eg, shoulder, hip, knee, subacromial bursa); without ultrasound guidance | $430.29 | $1,468.55 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC ARTHOCENTESIS ASP/INJ MAJOR | $493.87 | $1,703.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC ARTHOCENTESIS ASP/INJ MAJOR | $493.87 | $1,703.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC ARTHOCENTESIS ASP/INJ MAJOR | $493.87 | $1,703.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 20610 ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIRAND/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US TECHFEE | $531.36 | $885.60 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 20610620100 - DRAIN/INJECTION MAJOR JOINT BURSA 20610 | $557.51 | $867.05 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC ASPIRATION MAJOR JOINT | $562.17 | $1,329.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital Paris · Paris, TN MAJOR JOINT INJECTION - RADIOLOGY W/O US | $575.00 | $575.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC Inj/Asp Major Jnt Site | $640.99 | $1,214.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital one side Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN XR Hip Injection/Asp Right | $648.60 | $1,081.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, major joint or bursa (eg, shoulder, hip, knee, subacromial bursa); without ultrasound guidance | $653.66 | $1,289.28 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, major joint or bursa (eg, shoulder, hip, knee, subacromial bursa); without ultrasound guidance | $661.06 | $3,372.77 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY DRAIN/INJECT, JOINT/BURSA | $1,506.03 | $7,763.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN DRAIN/INJECT, JOINT/BURSA | $2,302.90 | $10,167.35 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN DRAIN/INJECT, JOINT/BURSA | $4,072.32 | $15,082.67 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, major joint or bursa (eg, shoulder, hip, knee, subacromial bursa); without ultrasound guidance | $5,564.65 | $17,069.49 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 10 | $341.41 | $444.72 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $64.89 | $292.60 |
| Knoxville, TN | 7 | $370.20 | $407.22 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $295.05 | $295.05 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 3 | $393.39 | $562.17 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $295.05 | $295.05 |
| Jackson, TN | 2 | $309.00 | $309.00 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 2 | $76.80 | $285.34 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $661.06 | $661.06 |
| Bolivar, TN | 1 | $309.00 | $309.00 |
| Camden, TN | 1 | $309.00 | $309.00 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $1,506.03 | $1,506.03 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $394.88 | $394.88 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $173.40 | $173.40 |
| Dyersburg, TN | 1 | $309.00 | $309.00 |
| Fayetteville, TN | 1 | $187.16 | $187.16 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $295.05 | $295.05 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $71.07 | $71.07 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $271.51 | $271.51 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $289.57 | $289.57 |
| Martin, TN | 1 | $309.00 | $309.00 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $395.57 | $395.57 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $370.20 | $370.20 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $350.85 | $350.85 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $430.29 | $430.29 |
| Paris, TN | 1 | $575.00 | $575.00 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $69.52 | $69.52 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $395.57 | $395.57 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $289.57 | $289.57 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $357.86 | $357.86 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $493.87 | $493.87 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $345.52 | $345.52 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $59.40 | $59.40 |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $290.38 | $290.38 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What joint injection (cortisone shot) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Joint injection (cortisone shot) explained.
Injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound in other states
- Alabama$385.00
- Alaska$418.00
- Arizona$567.43
- Arkansas$399.31
- California$951.60
- Colorado$344.34
- Connecticut$652.05
- Delaware$960.45
- District of Columbia$557.92, 3 hospitals
- Florida$668.20
- Georgia$905.19
- Hawaii$599.25
- Idaho$305.00
- Illinois$494.00
- Indiana$412.92
- Iowa$354.00
- Kansas$342.23
- Kentucky$391.16
- Louisiana$258.30
- Maine$269.32
- Maryland$240.42
- Massachusetts$566.25
- Michigan$422.07
- Minnesota$362.85
- Mississippi$248.95
- Missouri$290.88
- Montana$275.85
- Nebraska$198.69
- Nevada$333.00
- New Hampshire$336.29
- New Jersey$1,065.25
- New Mexico$427.38
- New York$505.82
- North Carolina$418.80
- North Dakota$303.20
- Ohio$696.00
- Oklahoma$366.05
- Oregon$312.00
- Pennsylvania$468.12
- Puerto Rico$2,100.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,510.00
- South Carolina$646.52
- South Dakota$688.00
- Texas$592.44
- Utah$460.95
- Vermont$681.90
- Virginia$387.46
- Washington$484.86
- West Virginia$343.50
- Wisconsin$399.36
- Wyoming$408.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.