Cedar Recovery
Knoxville, Tennessee
12 treatment centers across Tennessee that work with Molina Healthcare.

Fentanyl-specific treatment shows up in Tennessee at a rate far above the directory as a whole — 7 of the 12 facilities listed here report treating it, against roughly 3 percent nationally. Residential and inpatient care is also unusually well represented: 7 of the 12 offer it, more than twice as common here as across the rest of the directory. Every one of the 12 reports accepting Molina Healthcare, alongside Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance.
That combination matters because Tennessee's opioid landscape has shifted toward synthetic drugs, and the care that follows a fentanyl-involved withdrawal often needs a bed rather than an appointment. What a plan will authorize, for how long, and at what share of cost is a separate question from what a facility offers — that part has to be confirmed with the insurer and the admissions office directly.
Seven of the 12 Tennessee facilities report inpatient care, well above the directory-wide rate, and every one offers outpatient rehab and medication-assisted treatment. Inpatient and outpatient are usually authorized separately by a plan, so confirm each step rather than assuming approval carries forward.
Eleven of the 12 report scholarships or grant funding — more than twelve times the rate seen across the directory as a whole. If coverage falls short or you are between plans, ask admissions what financial assistance they administer and what documentation it requires.
Seven of the 12 Tennessee listings record supporting new mothers, and one of the 12 runs a women-only program. Ten treat co-occurring mental-health conditions, and at least six address PTSD and trauma, which often sit underneath a substance use pattern.
All 12 facilities are state licensed, 9 are SAMHSA-listed, 7 hold Joint Commission accreditation and 6 are CARF accredited. Six also report offering services in ASL, which is worth flagging early if you need it.
Geography shapes access here more than most states. Tennessee stretches over 400 miles east to west, and people in rural counties routinely drive toward Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga or the Tri-Cities for a level of care that does not exist closer to home. All 12 Tennessee facilities in this directory offer virtual or telehealth services, which for many families turns a weekly two-hour round trip into something sustainable — though plans differ on how telehealth is reimbursed, so it is worth asking about specifically.
Tennessee also runs its Medicaid program as TennCare, and a commercial plan sits alongside that system rather than inside it. Since all 12 listings report accepting Medicaid and Medicare as well, a change in coverage mid-year does not automatically mean starting over with a new provider. Federal parity rules, enforced in Tennessee through the state's insurance regulators, require most plans to treat addiction benefits no more restrictively than comparable medical benefits — a useful thing to know if a request is denied and you are weighing an appeal.
Coverage for substance use treatment is a standard part of most plans, but the level of care approved, the length of stay and your share of the cost depend on the specific policy you hold. The 12 Tennessee facilities in this directory all report accepting Molina Healthcare, which is a starting point rather than a guarantee — confirm the details with the plan and with the facility's admissions office before you commit.
Call the member services number printed on the back of your insurance card and ask whether the specific facility and the specific level of care are in network, whether prior authorization is required, and what your deductible and copay look like this plan year. Then call the facility with the same questions — admissions staff run benefit checks daily and will often catch something the plan summary does not spell out.
Medically supervised withdrawal is usually treated as a distinct level of care with its own authorization rules, so approval for detox does not automatically extend to what follows it. Ask both the plan and the facility how detox is authorized, how many days are typically covered at a time, and what the process is for continuing into residential or outpatient care afterward.
Cost depends on the level of care, the length of stay, whether the facility is in network and where you are in your deductible — no honest figure can be quoted in advance. Every one of the 12 Tennessee listings also records self-pay as an option, and 11 report scholarships or grant funding, which is worth asking about directly if cost is the barrier.
TennCare is Tennessee's Medicaid program and operates separately from commercial coverage, though many people move between the two as work and income change. All 12 Tennessee facilities listed here report accepting Medicaid as well as Medicare and private insurance, so a change in coverage does not necessarily mean changing providers — ask the facility how they handle a mid-treatment switch.
Federal parity law requires most plans to apply the same general standards to addiction and mental-health benefits that they apply to medical and surgical care, and Tennessee's insurance regulators oversee compliance for plans sold in the state. It does not mean every request is approved — it means limits on visits, authorizations and stays should not be stricter than those on comparable medical care, and you can appeal a denial.
All 12 Tennessee listings offer virtual or telehealth services, which matters in a state where the drive from a rural county to the nearest metro can eat half a day. Telehealth coverage terms differ from in-person terms on some plans, so ask specifically whether virtual sessions are reimbursed at the same rate and whether the provider must be licensed in Tennessee.
Filter by the level of care you need first, then check the reported insurance and location, then call the facility using its own contact details. Recovery Dawn publishes what each facility reports and nothing more — the facility and your insurer are the two parties who can confirm anything binding.
Write down the level of care you think you need, then make two calls: one to the member services number on your insurance card, and one to the facility's own admissions line using the contact details on its listing. Ask both about prior authorization, network status and what happens if you need to step down to a lower level of care later. If you or someone you love is in immediate danger, call or text 988, or 911 for an emergency.
7 of the 12 that report it in Tennessee — 58%, against 23% across the directory.
7 of the 12 that report it in Tennessee — 58%, against 3.5% across the directory.
5 of the 10 that report it in Tennessee — 50%, against 27% across the directory.
7 of the 12 that report it in Tennessee — 58%, against 1.4% across the directory.
11 of the 12 that report it in Tennessee — 92%, against 7.5% across the directory.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jackson, Tennessee
Brentwood, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Shelbyville, Tennessee
Madison, Tennessee
Lebanon, Tennessee
Columbia, Tennessee
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Reported by 12 of the 12 listed here.
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Based on the 10 that report it; others have not said.
and 3 more
Reported by 12 of the 12 listed here.
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Reported by 12 of the 12 listed here.
Reported by 12 of the 12 listed here.
Reported by 11 of the 12 listed here.
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