Commercial rate index · state cell
Tennessee healthcare rate index
Commercial contracted rates in Tennessee run 0.92x the national Medicare fee schedule across the office-visit basket. On the Reddenda index, where 100 is the national standard, Tennessee prints 95.8, ranked 30 of 51 states.
Index 95.8
0.92x Medicare
94,800 verified rate points
8/8 basket codes published
The basket, code by code
as of 2026-07-15| CPT | Service | State median | vs Medicare | Rate points | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99202 | Office visit, new patient, 15-29 min | $82.61 | 1.16x | 17,216 | Benchmark |
| 99203 | Office visit, new patient, 30-44 min | $104.49 | 0.95x | 7,468 | Benchmark |
| 99204 | Office visit, new patient, 45-59 min | $166.61 | 1.00x | 7,122 | Benchmark |
| 99205 | Office visit, new patient, 60-74 min | $238.14 | 1.08x | 35,162 | Benchmark |
| 99212 | Office visit, established patient, 10-19 min | $46.97 | 0.83x | 6,319 | Benchmark |
| 99213 | Office visit, established patient, 20-29 min | $80.00 | 0.87x | 7,192 | Benchmark |
| 99214 | Office visit, established patient, 30-39 min | $115.04 | 0.87x | 7,254 | Benchmark |
| 99215 | Office visit, established patient, 40-54 min | $166.19 | 0.89x | 7,067 | Benchmark |
Medians computed across the full verified distribution of practice-level contracted rates in Tennessee. Publication floor: 11 verified rate points and a non-degenerate spread. Denominator: CMS PFS CY2026 national non-facility. Methodology v1.0.
Documented reimbursement figures are modeled, not guaranteed. Derived from federally mandated Transparency in Coverage data (45 CFR 147.212). No PHI.
Metros in Tennessee
The market is metro by metro. So is the index.
Sevierville
106.31.02x Medicare
Kingsport-Bristol
99.50.96x Medicare
Johnson City
99.50.96x Medicare
Greeneville
98.20.94x Medicare
Chattanooga
97.10.93x Medicare
Knoxville
94.80.91x Medicare
Memphis
940.90x Medicare
Nashville-Davidson--Mu
93.20.90x Medicare
Cleveland
930.89x Medicare
Dyersburg
91.50.88x Medicare
Cookeville
90.50.87x Medicare
Lawrenceburg
90.10.87x Medicare
Jackson
88.90.85x Medicare
Morristown
83.60.80x Medicare
Athens
78.40.75x Medicare
Clarksville
76.60.74x Medicare
Read it against the country.
The national standard is the RCRI print: 0.9608x Medicare, Vintage 001, established July 2026. Tennessee sits below it. State cells are satellite series to the national print and carry the same frozen methodology.
Cite this page
Source: Reddenda Commercial Rate Atlas, Tennessee. Reddenda. https://reddenda.health/atlas/tn/
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RCRI.US.ST.TNDerivation federally mandated TiC MRFs, verified to provider identitystate grain · 94,800 verified rate pointsas of 2026-07-15 · methodology v1.0