Blood transfusion cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 86 hospitals publish a cash price for blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components): from $100.52 to $3,842.99, with a median of $397.54. The lowest price is at Claiborne Medical Center (Tazewell). The highest price is 38.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $397.54, is 48% below the US median of $760.00.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($450.73).
- Tennessee ranks 3rd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 14 of 86 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 36430. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 12, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$100.52Claiborne Medical Center
Median$397.54half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,842.99in Tennessee
Lowest saves$297.02vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claiborne Medical Center lowest Tazewell · Tazewell, TN BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $100.52 | $359.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR COMP | $104.11 | $359.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR COMP | $107.70 | $359.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR COMP | $107.70 | $359.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR COMP | $114.88 | $359.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC TRANSFUSION BLD BLD COMPONENT | $117.07 | $509.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC TRANSFUSION BLD BLD COMPONENT | $117.07 | $509.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR COMP | $118.47 | $359.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR COMP | $118.47 | $359.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR COMP | $118.47 | $359.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR COMP | $118.47 | $359.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC TRANSFUSION BLD BLD COMPONENT | $119.40 | $796.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC TRANSFUSION BLD BLD COMPONENT | $119.40 | $796.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC TRANSFUSION BLD BLD COMPONENT | $119.40 | $796.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC TRANSFUSION BLD BLD COMPONENT | $119.40 | $796.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC TRANSFUSION BLD BLD COMPONENT | $119.40 | $796.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC TRANSFUSION BLD BLD COMPONENT | $119.40 | $796.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC TRANSFUSION BLD BLD COMPONENT | $119.40 | $796.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC TRANSFUSION BLD BLD COMPONENT | $119.40 | $796.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hardin County General Hospital Savannah · Savannah, TN 36430 BLOOD ADMIN TRANSFUSION CHARGE | $175.72 | $460.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Jackson · Jackson, TN HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $209.10 | $697.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital Bolivar · Bolivar, TN HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $209.10 | $697.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital Camden · Camden, TN HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $209.10 | $697.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital Dyersburg · Dyersburg, TN HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $209.10 | $697.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital Milan · Jackson, TN HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $209.10 | $697.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital Martin · Martin, TN HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $209.10 | $697.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Peninsula Hospital Louisville · Knoxville, TN TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR COMP | $226.17 | $359.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $233.80 | $1,169.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $242.88 | $1,056.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $256.41 | $1,221.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $256.41 | $1,221.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $256.41 | $1,221.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Sweetwater Hospital Association Sweetwater · Sweetwater, TN TRANSFUSION SERVICES | $286.34 | $636.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $296.64 | $1,236.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Medical Center Waynesboro · Waynesboro, TN BLOOD ADMIN 0-1.5 HRS | $309.14 | $754.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY BLOOD TRANSF 0 2 HRS | $336.40 | $1,733.96 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN BLOOD PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION | $375.00 | $1,250.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN BLOOD PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION | $375.00 | $1,250.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN BLOOD PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION | $375.00 | $1,250.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN BLOOD PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION | $375.00 | $1,250.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN BLOOD PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION | $375.00 | $1,250.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN BLOOD PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION | $375.00 | $1,250.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, TN GIVE AUTOLOGOUS RBC'S (USE PROTOCOL) | $388.68 | $820.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Winchester Winchester · Winchester, TN Transfusion, blood or blood components | $406.40 | $1,645.35 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN Transfusion, blood or blood components | $420.03 | $2,143.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC TRANSFUSION BLOOD | $434.24 | $1,467.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN Transfusion, blood or blood components | $443.16 | $1,779.75 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Manchester · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN BLOOD ADMINISTRATION > 2HR | $456.80 | $571.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Transfusion, blood or blood components | $514.70 | $2,209.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Tennova North Knoxville Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $522.61 | $2,333.06 | Dec 3, 2024 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Transfusion, blood or blood components 36430 | $551.60 | $675.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC TRANSFUS BLOOD/COMP | $580.58 | $2,002.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC TRANSFUS BLOOD/COMP | $580.58 | $2,002.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC TRANSFUS BLOOD/COMP | $580.58 | $2,002.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Transfusion, blood or blood components | $599.84 | $1,840.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC TRANSFUSION BLOOD | $620.55 | $1,467.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Transfusion, blood or blood components | $622.53 | $2,124.69 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 36430752510 - BLOOD ADMINISTRATION 36430 | $644.34 | $1,002.09 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Transfusion Blood or Bld Comp | $667.01 | $2,308.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Blood Transfusion Service | $693.22 | $3,151.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Blood Transfusion Service | $693.22 | $3,151.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Blood Transfusion Service | $693.22 | $3,151.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Blood Transfusion Service | $693.22 | $3,151.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Rhea Medical Center Dayton · Dayton, TN BB ADMINISTRATION CHARGE | $705.16 | $1,037.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Blood Transfusion Service | $727.98 | $3,309.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Tennova LaFollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $730.25 | $2,333.06 | Dec 3, 2024 source file |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN TRANSFUSE FRESH FROZEN PLASMA | $786.90 | $1,311.50 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 36430 Transfusion, blood or blood components | $801.00 | $1,335.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital Paris · Paris, TN CRYOPRECIPITATE TRANS | $823.00 | $823.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $904.27 | $1,603.80 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Transfusion, blood or blood components | $933.63 | $1,841.48 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC Transfusion Blood or Bld Comp | $1,218.62 | $2,308.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Transfusion, blood or blood components | $1,335.79 | $1,335.79 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $1,455.41 | $1,455.41 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston County Community Hospital Erin · Erin, TN BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $1,546.03 | $3,865.08 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $1,921.77 | $1,921.77 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $2,473.49 | $2,473.49 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $2,911.63 | $2,911.63 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $2,990.32 | $2,990.32 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Antioch · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $3,094.84 | $3,094.84 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $3,300.38 | $3,300.38 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $3,335.16 | $3,335.16 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $3,431.25 | $3,431.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Valley Hospital Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $3,431.25 | $3,431.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge East Hospital East Ridge · Chattanooga, TN-GA Transfusion, blood or blood components | $3,842.99 | $3,842.99 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge West Hospital Jasper · Chattanooga, TN-GA BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $3,842.99 | $3,842.99 | Sep 1, 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
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
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 | 20 | $375.00 | $918.95 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 10 | $256.41 | $668.78 |
| Knoxville, TN | 8 | $107.70 | $118.47 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 7 | $434.24 | $3,431.25 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $119.40 | $119.40 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $119.40 | $119.40 |
| Jackson, TN | 2 | $209.10 | $209.10 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 2 | $456.80 | $518.69 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $420.03 | $420.03 |
| Bolivar, TN | 1 | $209.10 | $209.10 |
| Camden, TN | 1 | $209.10 | $209.10 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $336.40 | $336.40 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $375.00 | $375.00 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $114.88 | $114.88 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $705.16 | $705.16 |
| Dyersburg, TN | 1 | $209.10 | $209.10 |
| Erin, TN | 1 | $1,546.03 | $1,546.03 |
| Fayetteville, TN | 1 | $388.68 | $388.68 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $119.40 | $119.40 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $242.88 | $242.88 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $443.16 | $443.16 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $117.07 | $117.07 |
| Martin, TN | 1 | $209.10 | $209.10 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $375.00 | $375.00 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $107.70 | $107.70 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $667.01 | $667.01 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $622.53 | $622.53 |
| Paris, TN | 1 | $823.00 | $823.00 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $175.72 | $175.72 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $375.00 | $375.00 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $117.07 | $117.07 |
| Sweetwater, TN | 1 | $286.34 | $286.34 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $104.11 | $104.11 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $580.58 | $580.58 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $100.52 | $100.52 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $233.80 | $233.80 |
| Waynesboro, TN | 1 | $309.14 | $309.14 |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $406.40 | $406.40 |
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 blood transfusion is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Blood transfusion explained.
Blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components) in other states
- Alabama$375.20
- Alaska$1,181.50
- Arizona$541.38
- Arkansas$470.34
- California$873.60
- Colorado$1,129.16
- Connecticut$1,200.34
- Delaware$976.31
- District of Columbia$1,099.13, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,101.00
- Georgia$773.76
- Hawaii$940.10
- Idaho$978.75
- Illinois$863.71
- Indiana$900.25
- Iowa$550.91
- Kansas$577.20
- Kentucky$603.00
- Louisiana$475.30
- Maine$493.75
- Maryland$519.20
- Massachusetts$920.00
- Michigan$751.40
- Minnesota$704.76
- Mississippi$396.00
- Missouri$655.85
- Montana$757.40
- Nebraska$755.39
- Nevada$502.18
- New Hampshire$816.47
- New Jersey$832.59
- New Mexico$687.86
- New York$732.22
- North Carolina$745.50
- North Dakota$709.50
- Ohio$1,110.75
- Oklahoma$689.29
- Oregon$793.43
- Pennsylvania$941.55
- Puerto Rico$762.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,000.80
- South Carolina$1,023.10
- South Dakota$966.40
- Texas$765.00
- Utah$1,306.59
- Vermont$670.00
- Virginia$853.79
- Washington$1,016.25
- West Virginia$638.50
- Wisconsin$583.70
- Wyoming$712.69
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.