Thyroid lobectomy cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for removal of one lobe of the thyroid (lobectomy): from $6,746.86 to $26,584.19, with a median of $8,875.22. The lowest price is at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital (Germantown). The highest price is 3.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $8,875.22, is 17% above the US median of $7,558.73.
- Tennessee ranks 15th of 30 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 60220. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$6,746.86Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital
Median$8,875.22half of hospitals charge less
Highest$26,584.19in Tennessee
Lowest saves$2,128.36vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital lowest Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Total Thyroid Lobectomy Uni W/WO Isthmusectomy | $6,746.86 | $30,667.55 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Total Thyroid Lobectomy Uni W/WO Isthmusectomy | $7,076.88 | $32,167.65 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Total Thyroid Lobectomy Uni W/WO Isthmusectomy | $7,076.88 | $32,167.65 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Total Thyroid Lobectomy Uni W/WO Isthmusectomy | $7,076.88 | $32,167.65 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $7,558.73 | — | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $7,648.22 | $33,766.99 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Total Thyroid Lobectomy Uni W/WO Isthmusectomy | $8,875.22 | $40,341.91 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital one side Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 60220 Total thyroid lobectomy, unilateral; with or without isthmusectomy | $9,023.40 | $15,039.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $10,864.20 | $56,001.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Winchester one side Winchester · Winchester, TN Total thyroid lobectomy, unilateral; with or without isthmusectomy | $14,520.03 | $58,785.54 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center one side Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Total thyroid lobectomy, unilateral; with or without isthmusectomy | $15,740.64 | $67,556.39 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens one side Athens · Athens, TN Total thyroid lobectomy, unilateral; with or without isthmusectomy | $18,214.19 | $92,929.53 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 60220 Partial removal of thyroid | $26,584.19 | $41,343.99 | 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 | 6 | $6,746.86 | $7,076.88 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 3 | $7,558.73 | $9,023.40 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $18,214.19 | $18,214.19 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $10,864.20 | $10,864.20 |
| Knoxville, TN | 1 | $7,648.22 | $7,648.22 |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $14,520.03 | $14,520.03 |
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 thyroid lobectomy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Thyroid lobectomy explained.
Removal of one lobe of the thyroid (lobectomy) in other states
- Alabama$12,712.05
- Alaska$20,708.30, 1 hospital
- Arizona$14,747.31, 4 hospitals
- Arkansas$6,449.95
- California$7,737.00
- Colorado$11,775.00, 3 hospitals
- Connecticut$3,785.00, 1 hospital
- Delaware$9,950.95, 1 hospital
- Florida$12,644.63
- Georgia$5,753.00
- Hawaii$10,612.00, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$14,360.76
- Illinois$6,446.00
- Indiana$9,904.45
- Iowa$2,285.70, 3 hospitals
- Kansas$6,168.68
- Kentucky$14,419.26
- Louisiana$5,574.55
- Maine$1,831.73, 1 hospital
- Maryland$2,200.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$8,081.60, 4 hospitals
- Michigan$8,312.83
- Minnesota$1,363.84
- Mississippi$8,995.00
- Missouri$12,018.89
- Montana$2,059.20
- Nebraska$8,139.71, 4 hospitals
- Nevada$6,672.70, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$894.30, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$6,457.82
- New Mexico$9,833.45
- New York$6,904.15
- North Carolina$7,807.76, 4 hospitals
- North Dakota$4,588.42, 2 hospitals
- Ohio$21,948.18
- Oklahoma$11,091.80
- Oregon$11,473.70
- Pennsylvania$11,464.13
- Puerto Rico$500.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$22,184.86
- South Dakota$7,857.28, 2 hospitals
- Texas$8,100.00
- Utah$10,305.00, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$9,928.77, 1 hospital
- Virginia$24,421.60
- Washington$13,052.00
- West Virginia$7,858.00
- Wisconsin$2,634.86
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.