COVID-19 PCR test cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 82 hospitals publish a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test): from $14.72 to $428.35, with a median of $55.46. The lowest price is at Hancock County Hospital (Sneedville) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 29.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $55.46, is 44% below the US median of $98.92.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($51.31).
- Tennessee ranks 2nd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 12 of 82 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 87635. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$14.72Hancock County Hospital + 1 more
Median$55.46half of hospitals charge less
Highest$428.35in Tennessee
Lowest saves$40.74vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock County Hospital lowest Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $14.72 | $64.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital lowest Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $14.72 | $64.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $15.00 | $100.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $15.00 | $100.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $15.00 | $100.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $15.00 | $100.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $15.00 | $100.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $15.00 | $100.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $15.00 | $100.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $15.00 | $100.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hardin County General Hospital Savannah · Savannah, TN SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Ag POCT | $29.03 | $76.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY COVID19 PRB | $29.98 | $154.50 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 87635 IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $32.40 | $54.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Iadna Sars-Cov-2 Covid-19 Amplified Probe Tq - Sars-Cov-2 Rt Pcr | $33.00 | $150.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Iadna Sars-Cov-2 Covid-19 Amplified Probe Tq - Sars-Cov-2 Rt Pcr | $33.00 | $150.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Iadna Sars-Cov-2 Covid-19 Amplified Probe Tq - Sars-Cov-2 Rt Pcr | $33.00 | $150.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital one side Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Iadna Sars-Cov-2 Covid-19 Amplified Probe Tq - Sars-Cov-2 Rt Pcr | $33.00 | $150.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN SARS-COV-2-COVID-19 AMP PRB | $35.80 | $179.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN 2019 CORONAVIRUS SARS-COV-2 RA | $36.24 | $120.80 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN 2019 CORONAVIRUS SARS-COV-2 RA | $36.24 | $120.80 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN 2019 CORONAVIRUS SARS-COV-2 RA | $36.24 | $120.80 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 2019 CORONVIRUS SARS-COV-2 RAP | $36.24 | $120.80 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 2019 CORONAVIRUS SARS-COV-2 RA | $36.24 | $120.80 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 2019 CORONAVIRUS SARS-COV-2 RA | $36.24 | $120.80 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN COVID19 PRB | $37.89 | $167.27 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR SARS-COV-2-COVID-19 AMP PRB | $39.06 | $186.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR SARS-COV-2-COVID-19 AMP PRB | $39.06 | $186.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR SARS-COV-2-COVID-19 AMP PRB | $39.06 | $186.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease ºCOVID-19»), amplified probe technique | $42.00 | $42.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN SARS-COV-2-COVID-19 AMP PRB | $42.78 | $186.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC SARS-COV-2 PCR | $43.21 | $149.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC SARS-COV-2 PCR | $43.21 | $149.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC SARS-COV-2 PCR | $43.21 | $149.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR SARS-COV-2-COVID-19 AMP PRB | $44.64 | $186.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN COVID19 PRB | $45.16 | $167.27 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Sars-Cov-2 | $50.86 | $176.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Sweetwater Hospital Association Sweetwater · Sweetwater, TN SARS-COV-2 TO KNOXVILLE INTEGERITY LAB | $51.98 | $115.50 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell · Tazewell, TN SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 | $52.64 | $188.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge East Hospital East Ridge · Chattanooga, TN-GA COVID-19 DNA/RNA AMP | $54.45 | $54.45 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Valley Hospital Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA COVID-19 DNA/RNA AMP | $54.45 | $54.45 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN COVID-19 DNA/RNA AMP | $55.00 | $55.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Winchester Winchester · Winchester, TN Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), amplified probe technique | $55.92 | $226.38 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA COVID-19 DNA/RNA AMP | $56.64 | $56.64 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge West Hospital Jasper · Chattanooga, TN-GA COVID-19 DNA/RNA AMP | $57.51 | $57.51 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMP PRB | $58.00 | $200.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital one side Jackson · Jackson, TN HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ - SARS-COV-2 RT PCR | $59.70 | $199.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital one side Bolivar · Bolivar, TN HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ - SARS-COV-2 RT PCR | $59.70 | $199.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital one side Camden · Camden, TN HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ - SARS-COV-2 RT PCR | $59.70 | $199.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital one side Dyersburg · Dyersburg, TN HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ - SARS-COV-2 RT PCR | $59.70 | $199.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital one side Milan · Jackson, TN HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ - SARS-COV-2 RT PCR | $59.70 | $199.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital one side Martin · Martin, TN HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ - SARS-COV-2 RT PCR | $59.70 | $199.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMP PRB | $60.00 | $200.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMP PRB | $60.00 | $200.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Antioch · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN COVID-19 DNA/RNA AMP | $61.00 | $61.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN COVID-19 DNA/RNA AMP | $62.00 | $62.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), amplified probe technique | $63.13 | $253.55 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, TN SARS-CoV-2-Liat | $63.20 | $133.33 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMP PRB | $66.00 | $200.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMP PRB | $66.00 | $200.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMP PRB | $66.00 | $200.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMP PRB | $66.00 | $200.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Rhea Medical Center Dayton · Dayton, TN ID NOW COVID19-INHOUSE | $66.54 | $97.85 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery one side Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN COVID-19 Ql RT-PCR | $66.70 | $96.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), amplified probe technique | $66.87 | $228.21 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN COVID-19 DNA/RNA AMP | $67.00 | $67.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 87635720400 - COVID-19 SARS-COV-2 87635 | $67.97 | $105.70 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease ºCOVID-19»), amplified probe technique | $68.00 | $68.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN SARS-COV2 COVID19 AMP PRB | $68.16 | $213.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital Paris · Paris, TN SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 (DNA or RNA) | $75.00 | $75.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), amplified probe technique | $83.70 | $427.06 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), amplified probe technique | $90.39 | $387.94 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC Sars-Cov-2 | $92.93 | $176.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Houston County Community Hospital Erin · Erin, TN SARS-COV-2 RNA TEST-INHOUSE RAPID | $102.62 | $256.55 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), amplified probe technique | $116.71 | $358.01 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Manchester · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN COVID-19 PCR | $124.00 | $155.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Peninsula Hospital Louisville · Knoxville, TN SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMP PRB | $126.00 | $200.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN SARS-COV-2;COVID-19 AMP PRO TE | $167.46 | $297.00 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Maury Regional Hospital Marshall Medical Center Lewisburg · Lewisburg, TN COVID-19 (2019 Novel Coronavirus,NAA) | $172.61 | $421.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Medical Center Waynesboro · Waynesboro, TN COVID 19(INPATIENT) | $172.61 | $421.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), amplified probe technique | $181.51 | $358.01 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN SARSCOV2 RTPCR BDMAX | $184.74 | $307.90 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease ºCOVID-19»), amplified probe technique | $428.35 | $428.35 | 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.
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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 | 18 | $32.40 | $64.35 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $33.00 | $39.06 |
| Knoxville, TN | 8 | $37.89 | $66.00 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 5 | $54.45 | $56.64 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Jackson, TN | 2 | $59.70 | $59.70 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 2 | $43.21 | $83.60 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $83.70 | $83.70 |
| Bolivar, TN | 1 | $59.70 | $59.70 |
| Camden, TN | 1 | $59.70 | $59.70 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $29.98 | $29.98 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $36.24 | $36.24 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $68.16 | $68.16 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $66.54 | $66.54 |
| Dyersburg, TN | 1 | $59.70 | $59.70 |
| Erin, TN | 1 | $102.62 | $102.62 |
| Fayetteville, TN | 1 | $63.20 | $63.20 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $42.78 | $42.78 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $63.13 | $63.13 |
| Lewisburg, TN | 1 | $172.61 | $172.61 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $14.72 | $14.72 |
| Martin, TN | 1 | $59.70 | $59.70 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $36.24 | $36.24 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $50.86 | $50.86 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $66.87 | $66.87 |
| Paris, TN | 1 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $29.03 | $29.03 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $36.24 | $36.24 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $14.72 | $14.72 |
| Sweetwater, TN | 1 | $51.98 | $51.98 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $58.00 | $58.00 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $43.21 | $43.21 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $52.64 | $52.64 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $35.80 | $35.80 |
| Waynesboro, TN | 1 | $172.61 | $172.61 |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $55.92 | $55.92 |
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
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COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test) in other states
- Alabama$58.70
- Alaska$103.70
- Arizona$64.80
- Arkansas$97.28
- California$94.62
- Colorado$118.63
- Connecticut$123.00
- Delaware$226.80
- District of Columbia$43.78, 3 hospitals
- Florida$87.69
- Georgia$86.25
- Hawaii$75.00
- Idaho$93.75
- Illinois$115.50
- Indiana$105.75
- Iowa$119.20
- Kansas$135.85
- Kentucky$68.39
- Louisiana$74.10
- Maine$88.40
- Maryland$256.67
- Massachusetts$165.03
- Michigan$108.10
- Minnesota$119.46
- Mississippi$44.64
- Missouri$97.03
- Montana$121.00
- Nebraska$133.50
- Nevada$74.04
- New Hampshire$125.00
- New Jersey$56.44
- New Mexico$111.90
- New York$98.00
- North Carolina$89.00
- North Dakota$124.80
- Ohio$141.00
- Oklahoma$81.00
- Oregon$119.63
- Pennsylvania$91.20
- Puerto Rico$304.16, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$150.40
- South Carolina$81.75
- South Dakota$124.80
- Texas$95.00
- Utah$76.41
- Vermont$105.00
- Virginia$77.00
- Washington$105.30
- West Virginia$107.75
- Wisconsin$135.00
- Wyoming$108.57
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.