Septoplasty cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for septoplasty to straighten the nasal septum: from $2,687.40 to $8,575.01, with a median of $5,374.78. The lowest price is at Metro Nashville General Hospital (Nashville). The highest price is 3.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,374.78, is 9% above the US median of $4,924.40.
- Tennessee ranks 19th of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 30520. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 12, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$2,687.40Metro Nashville General Hospital
Median$5,374.78half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,575.01in Tennessee
Lowest saves$2,687.38vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Nashville General Hospital lowest Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 30520 Septoplasty or submucous resection, w/ or w/o cartilage scoring/contouring/replcmnt w/ graft | $2,687.40 | $4,479.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Septoplasty or submucous resection, with or without cartilage scoring, contouring or replacement with graft | $3,588.85 | $15,402.77 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN REPAIR OF NASAL SEPTUM | $4,145.32 | — | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN Septoplasty or submucous resection, with or without cartilage scoring, contouring or replacement with graft | $4,756.85 | $24,269.63 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Septoplasty/Submucous Resecj W/WO Cartilage Grf | $5,038.03 | $22,900.15 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Septoplasty/Submucous Resecj W/WO Cartilage Grf | $5,711.53 | $25,961.50 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Septoplasty/Submucous Resecj W/WO Cartilage Grf | $5,820.05 | $26,454.79 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Tennova North Knoxville Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN REPAIR OF NASAL SEPTUM | $6,135.14 | $27,389.00 | Dec 3, 2024 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Septoplasty/Submucous Resecj W/WO Cartilage Grf | $6,454.80 | $29,339.98 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 30520 Repair of nasal septum | $8,575.01 | $13,335.94 | Mar 25, 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 5 | $5,038.03 | $5,820.05 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 3 | $2,687.40 | $3,588.85 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $4,756.85 | $4,756.85 |
| Knoxville, TN | 1 | $6,135.14 | $6,135.14 |
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 septoplasty is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Septoplasty explained.
Septoplasty to straighten the nasal septum in other states
- Alabama$5,720.56
- Alaska$5,548.14
- Arizona$10,350.73
- Arkansas$2,545.75
- California$4,924.40
- Colorado$3,833.53
- Delaware$1,846.39, 2 hospitals
- Florida$13,392.80
- Georgia$8,241.00
- Hawaii$5,596.50, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$6,135.00
- Illinois$6,287.00
- Indiana$10,025.48
- Iowa$7,115.40
- Kansas$4,447.37
- Kentucky$1,862.92
- Louisiana$5,727.66
- Maine$1,420.22, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$1,635.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$6,709.00
- Michigan$2,568.71
- Minnesota$2,424.76
- Mississippi$6,240.13
- Missouri$8,121.38
- Montana$1,406.40
- Nebraska$3,070.40
- Nevada$3,606.00
- New Jersey$4,327.45
- New Mexico$5,971.63
- New York$3,871.68
- North Carolina$4,645.36
- North Dakota$4,270.37, 4 hospitals
- Ohio$20,586.28
- Oklahoma$5,323.86
- Oregon$7,308.38
- Pennsylvania$6,111.09
- Puerto Rico$1,000.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$2,395.39, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$5,837.53
- South Dakota$7,584.00
- Texas$3,652.15
- Utah$3,916.95, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$3,144.69, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$15,867.74
- Washington$4,952.53
- West Virginia$3,500.67
- Wisconsin$3,593.07
- Wyoming$1,195.15, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.