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PSA test (prostate) in Knoxville, TN costs $60 to $125. Here's every hospital's price.

3 hospitals in the Knoxville, TN metro area publish a cash price for psa test (prostate) (CPT 84153). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Knoxville, TN metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for psa test (prostate) (CPT 84153). The lowest is $60 at University Health System, INC, the median is $105 and the highest is $125 at Lafollette Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 2.1 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Knoxville, TN median of $105 is 56% above the national median of $67 across 1410 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

3 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $7 to $2,731. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between January 2026 and April 2026. 7 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$60
lowest cash price in Knoxville, TN
University Health System, INC · 13 mi
$45 below the median
$105
median cash price
3 hospitals
2.1×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
3/10
hospitals with a cash price
7 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
University Health System, INC

Knoxville · 13 mi · File Jan 2026

$60
list $240 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Physicians Regional Medical Center

Powell · 8 mi · File Apr 2026

$105
list $461 · lowest of 4 lines
3
Lafollette Medical Center

La Follette · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

$125
list $461 · lowest of 4 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 84153. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 84153, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About psa test (prostate)

CPT 84153 is a total PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood test, used to screen for and monitor prostate cancer and to follow prostate enlargement. It is a single blood test, usually ordered with a routine physical for men from around age 50, or earlier with family history.

What the price covers

The laboratory analysis only. The blood draw is a separate small charge. A "free PSA" test (84154) is a different code sometimes ordered alongside it.

Why prices vary

A PSA test costs a laboratory a few dollars. Hospital cash prices range from under $20 to several hundred dollars for the same test. Independent laboratories and direct-to-consumer lab services are usually the cheapest route; results are equivalent.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 84153 plus the blood draw?
  • Is a free-PSA test also being ordered?
  • Can the sample be sent to an independent laboratory?

Hospitals in Knoxville, TN without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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