Hemorrhoid banding cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for hemorrhoid banding (rubber band ligation): from $313.62 to $3,668.55, with a median of $1,015.80. The lowest price is at Hardin County General Hospital (Savannah). The highest price is 11.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,015.80, is 10% below the US median of $1,132.30.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- Tennessee ranks 18th of 45 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 46221. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$313.62Hardin County General Hospital
Median$1,015.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,668.55in Tennessee
Lowest saves$702.18vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin County General Hospital lowest Savannah · Savannah, TN 46221 - Hemorrhoid Banding | $313.62 | $821.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN HEMORRHOIDECTOMY SIMPLE | $608.81 | $2,029.35 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 46221780750 - LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) 46221 | $664.60 | $1,033.60 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HEMORRHOIDECTOMY / BAND LIGAT | $672.71 | $2,242.35 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Hemorrhoidectomy Internal Rubber Band Ligations | $838.64 | $3,812.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Hemorrhoidectomy Internal Rubber Band Ligations | $838.64 | $3,812.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Hemorrhoidectomy Internal Rubber Band Ligations | $838.64 | $3,812.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Hemorrhoidectomy Internal Rubber Band Ligations | $838.64 | $3,812.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC HEMORR INTBY LIGATION | $933.00 | $3,152.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 46221 Excision procedures on the anus | $1,015.80 | $1,693.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Rhea Medical Center Dayton · Dayton, TN LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID | $1,020.00 | $1,500.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $1,162.73 | — | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY | $1,170.44 | $4,036.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY | $1,170.44 | $4,036.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY | $1,170.44 | $4,036.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN HEMORRHOIDECTOMY SIMPLE | $1,284.93 | $4,283.10 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC HEMORR INTBY LIGATION | $1,333.30 | $3,152.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN Hemorrhoidectomy, internal, by rubber band ligation(s) | $1,813.90 | $9,254.61 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $3,668.55 | $18,910.00 | Jan 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
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 | $664.60 | $838.64 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $672.71 | $1,089.26 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 2 | $933.00 | $1,133.15 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $1,813.90 | $1,813.90 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $3,668.55 | $3,668.55 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $1,020.00 | $1,020.00 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $1,284.93 | $1,284.93 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $313.62 | $313.62 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $608.81 | $608.81 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $1,170.44 | $1,170.44 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $1,170.44 | $1,170.44 |
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 hemorrhoid banding is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Hemorrhoid banding explained.
Hemorrhoid banding (rubber band ligation) in other states
- Alabama$1,824.00
- Alaska$1,620.84
- Arizona$1,316.29
- Arkansas$834.60
- California$1,872.00
- Colorado$2,422.15
- Connecticut$3,224.78
- Delaware$1,067.60, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$2,277.23, 2 hospitals
- Florida$1,719.45
- Georgia$1,377.16
- Hawaii$1,850.10
- Idaho$1,094.40
- Illinois$914.00
- Indiana$2,199.33
- Iowa$653.80
- Kansas$956.00
- Kentucky$1,000.61
- Louisiana$498.40
- Maine$757.41
- Maryland$698.00, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$1,934.70
- Michigan$1,431.95
- Minnesota$815.17
- Mississippi$720.00
- Missouri$1,360.00
- Montana$661.60
- Nebraska$665.00
- Nevada$1,034.55, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$557.38
- New Jersey$2,531.28
- New Mexico$830.70
- New York$1,140.93
- North Carolina$734.16
- North Dakota$1,420.90
- Ohio$1,912.95
- Oklahoma$984.60
- Oregon$740.25
- Pennsylvania$1,791.43
- Rhode Island$1,859.00
- South Carolina$1,546.20
- South Dakota$1,183.20
- Texas$890.85
- Utah$1,413.80, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$1,341.00
- Virginia$1,452.00
- Washington$1,260.75
- West Virginia$1,181.25
- Wisconsin$1,235.70
- Wyoming$1,198.93, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.