Screening colonoscopy cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 33 hospitals publish a cash price for screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code): from $314.16 to $3,981.65, with a median of $1,253.13. The lowest price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville (Collierville) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 12.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,253.13, is 24% below the US median of $1,658.13.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- Tennessee ranks 11th of 44 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 G0121. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$314.16Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville + 2 more
Median$1,253.13half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,981.65in Tennessee
Lowest saves$938.97vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville lowest Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC COLONOSCOPY/NOT HIGH RISK | $314.16 | $1,496.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis lowest Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC COLONOSCOPY/NOT HIGH RISK | $314.16 | $1,496.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's lowest Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC COLONOSCOPY/NOT HIGH RISK | $314.16 | $1,496.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Hardin County General Hospital Savannah · Savannah, TN G0121 Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | $320.12 | $838.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Manchester · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $377.60 | $472.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Rhea Medical Center Dayton · Dayton, TN SCREENING COLO | $442.00 | $650.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Colon Ca Scrn Not Hi Rsk Ind | $734.80 | $3,340.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Colon Ca Scrn Not Hi Rsk Ind | $734.80 | $3,340.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Colon Ca Scrn Not Hi Rsk Ind | $734.80 | $3,340.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Maury Regional Hospital Marshall Medical Center Lewisburg · Lewisburg, TN Colonoscopy | $738.00 | $1,800.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN SCREENING COLONSC NO RISK FX | $1,093.16 | $3,643.85 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN SCREEN COLONSC NO RISK FX DCAA | $1,093.16 | $3,643.85 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN SCREEN COLONSC NO RISK FX DCAB | $1,093.16 | $3,643.85 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN SCREENING COLONSC NO RISK FX | $1,093.16 | $3,643.85 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN SCREEN COLONSC NO RISK FX DCAB | $1,093.16 | $3,643.85 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $1,162.73 | — | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN SCREENING COLON NO RISK | $1,253.13 | $4,177.10 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC COLON CANCER SCR NON-HR | $1,324.14 | $4,566.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC COLON CANCER SCR NON-HR | $1,324.14 | $4,566.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC COLON CANCER SCR NON-HR | $1,324.14 | $4,566.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Maury Regional Hospital Columbia · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Colonoscopy | $1,349.72 | $3,292.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Medical Center Waynesboro · Waynesboro, TN Colonoscopy | $1,349.72 | $3,292.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | $1,471.85 | $4,514.87 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $1,658.13 | $8,547.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | $1,692.64 | $7,264.54 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 2540390000 - Colonoscopy Screening G0121 | $1,713.07 | $2,664.18 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN G0121 Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | $1,762.20 | $2,937.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | $1,919.02 | $7,706.90 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | $1,941.59 | $9,906.09 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Winchester Winchester · Winchester, TN Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | $2,020.39 | $8,179.71 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $3,181.90 | $14,048.11 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $3,694.14 | $13,682.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | $3,981.65 | $13,589.26 | Jul 14, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 9 | $1,093.16 | $1,324.14 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 7 | $314.16 | $734.80 |
| Knoxville, TN | 2 | $3,181.90 | $3,438.02 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 2 | $377.60 | $850.87 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $1,941.59 | $1,941.59 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $1,658.13 | $1,658.13 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $1,093.16 | $1,093.16 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $442.00 | $442.00 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $1,919.02 | $1,919.02 |
| Lewisburg, TN | 1 | $738.00 | $738.00 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $1,253.13 | $1,253.13 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $3,981.65 | $3,981.65 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $320.12 | $320.12 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $1,093.16 | $1,093.16 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $1,324.14 | $1,324.14 |
| Waynesboro, TN | 1 | $1,349.72 | $1,349.72 |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $2,020.39 | $2,020.39 |
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 screening colonoscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Screening colonoscopy explained.
Screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code) in other states
- Alabama$1,417.13
- Alaska$1,617.60
- Arizona$2,337.17
- Arkansas$661.80
- California$2,366.00
- Colorado$2,292.87
- Connecticut$3,225.00
- Delaware$2,726.64, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$1,480.93, 1 hospital
- Florida$3,238.10
- Georgia$1,525.29
- Hawaii$6,563.90
- Idaho$2,509.00
- Illinois$2,529.90
- Indiana$1,873.95
- Iowa$1,244.25
- Kansas$1,102.45
- Kentucky$3,446.04
- Louisiana$752.40
- Maine$1,030.04
- Maryland$564.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$1,963.00
- Michigan$999.30
- Minnesota$1,562.11
- Mississippi$966.21
- Missouri$1,366.40
- Montana$1,920.00
- Nebraska$1,830.88
- Nevada$1,058.10
- New Hampshire$1,756.39
- New Jersey$1,099.00
- New Mexico$1,360.93
- New York$1,543.69
- North Carolina$1,338.00
- North Dakota$1,742.40
- Ohio$2,602.50
- Oklahoma$1,324.80
- Oregon$1,777.14
- Pennsylvania$1,521.60
- Rhode Island$1,859.00
- South Carolina$5,757.31
- South Dakota$1,524.58, 4 hospitals
- Texas$782.00
- Utah$1,979.85, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$692.69, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$3,148.25
- Washington$1,587.95
- West Virginia$1,498.00
- Wisconsin$1,922.70
- Wyoming$2,009.25, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.