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Hospitals in Tennessee with the lowest medicare spending per patient

72 Tennessee hospitals ranked by medicare spending per patient in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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72 hospitals ranked in Tennessee by medicare spending per patient; 49 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalMedicare spending per patientlower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterTotal bedsCompare
National average1.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min
T48St Francis HospitalMemphis, TN · Acute care1.04, 23rd percentile1, 3rd percentile1, 1st percentile13.0%, 15th percentile13.0%, 15th percentile16.3%, 4th percentile1.23, 9th percentile150 min, 49th percentile519Compare St Francis Hospital
52Metro Nashville General HospitalNashville, TN · Acute care1.05, 19th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile——14.7%, 68th percentile0.99, 37th percentile125 min, 70th percentile150Compare Metro Nashville General Hospital
T53Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga, TN · Acute care1.06, 16th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile14.8%, 1st percentile12.4%, 23rd percentile13.9%, 94th percentile0.95, 55th percentile169 min, 36th percentile848Compare Erlanger Medical Center
T53Maury Regional HospitalColumbia, TN · Acute care1.06, 16th percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile11.6%, 58th percentile15.2%, 3rd percentile15.7%, 13th percentile0.92, 67th percentile206 min, 16th percentile258Compare Maury Regional Hospital
T53Johnson City Medical CenterJohnson City, TN · Acute care1.06, 16th percentile1, 3rd percentile2, 10th percentile13.9%, 4th percentile11.1%, 48th percentile15.5%, 19th percentile1.23, 9th percentile211 min, 14th percentile585Compare Johnson City Medical Center
T53Haywood County Community HospitalBrownsville, TN · Acute care1.06, 16th percentile————15.4%, 23rd percentile—126 min, 69th percentile9Compare Haywood County Community Hospital
T57Saint Thomas River Park HospitalMcminnville, TN · Acute care1.07, 14th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile—12.5%, 22nd percentile14.5%, 79th percentile0.95, 55th percentile177 min, 31st percentile125Compare Saint Thomas River Park Hospital
T57Southern Tennessee Regional Health System LawrenceLawrenceburg, TN · Acute care1.07, 14th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile—13.2%, 13th percentile15.2%, 34th percentile0.94, 59th percentile129 min, 66th percentile96Compare Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence
T57Tristar Skyline Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care1.07, 14th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile12.9%, 17th percentile10.9%, 52nd percentile14.1%, 91st percentile0.92, 67th percentile180 min, 29th percentile395Compare Tristar Skyline Medical Center
60Tristar Southern Hills Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care1.08, 12th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.2%, 71st percentile14.7%, 5th percentile14.8%, 61st percentile0.93, 63rd percentile119 min, 75th percentile136Compare Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center
61Livingston Regional HospitalLivingston, TN · Acute care1.09, 10th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile—9.5%, 79th percentile14.9%, 54th percentile0.96, 51st percentile114 min, 79th percentile110Compare Livingston Regional Hospital
T62Jackson-Madison County General HospitalJackson, TN · Acute care1.10, 8th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile13.6%, 7th percentile13.2%, 13th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentile0.87, 81st percentile241 min, 6th percentile771Compare Jackson-Madison County General Hospital
T62Sycamore Shoals HospitalElizabethton, TN · Acute care1.10, 8th percentile2, 17th percentile4, 76th percentile—13.5%, 11th percentile15.0%, 46th percentile0.92, 67th percentile142 min, 55th percentile121Compare Sycamore Shoals Hospital
T62Wellmont Holston Valley Medical CenterKingsport, TN · Acute care1.10, 8th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile11.4%, 65th percentile11.9%, 32nd percentile14.8%, 61st percentile1.04, 28th percentile204 min, 17th percentile505Compare Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center
65Lafollette Medical CenterLa Follette, TN · Acute care1.11, 7th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile—10.0%, 70th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentile0.94, 59th percentile147 min, 51st percentile66Compare Lafollette Medical Center
66Dyersburg Regional Medical CenterDyersburg, TN · Acute care1.13, 5th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—9.8%, 73rd percentile15.2%, 34th percentile0.98, 41st percentile177 min, 31st percentile225Compare Dyersburg Regional Medical Center
67Regional One HealthMemphis, TN · Acute care1.14, 4th percentile1, 3rd percentile2, 10th percentile——16.2%, 5th percentile1.20, 10th percentile294 min, 2nd percentile631Compare Regional One Health
68Unity Medical CenterManchester, TN · Acute care1.15, 4th percentile3, 43rd percentile5, 97th percentile——14.8%, 61st percentile0.96, 51st percentile132 min, 63rd percentile49Compare Unity Medical Center
69Baptist Memorial Hospital Union CityUnion City, TN · Acute care1.16, 3rd percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—11.5%, 39th percentile14.5%, 79th percentile0.92, 67th percentile139 min, 57th percentile137Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City
T70Volunteer Community HospitalMartin, TN · Acute care1.20, 2nd percentile2, 17th percentile4, 76th percentile—11.3%, 44th percentile14.8%, 61st percentile0.98, 41st percentile163 min, 40th percentile100Compare Volunteer Community Hospital
T70Henderson County Community HospitalLexington, TN · Acute care1.20, 2nd percentile—4, 76th percentile——15.0%, 46th percentile—151 min, 48th percentile45Compare Henderson County Community Hospital
72Lincoln Medical CenterFayetteville, TN · Acute care1.23, 1st percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile—11.8%, 34th percentile14.9%, 54th percentile0.97, 46th percentile130 min, 65th percentile91Compare Lincoln Medical Center

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).