US Health Care Costs

Endocrine Disorders with Mcc in Tennessee

MS-DRG 643: Endocrine disorders with mcc

$61,383typical hospital bill
$13,421typical amount paid
$10,911–$25,850range paid across 6 hospitals

Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $61,383 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga24$48,161$10,911
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Tristar Centennial Medical CenterNashville12$93,474$12,005
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Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis41$71,402$13,007
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Ascension Saint Thomas HospitalNashville12$50,093$13,836
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Methodist Hospitals of MemphisMemphis15$51,365$14,177
$14,215$22,774$14,725–$27,118 · 21 plans
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville15$90,275$25,850
–$32,941$23,843–$39,118 · 26 plans

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.