US Health Care Costs

Lung Transplant in Tennessee

MS-DRG 007: Lung transplant

$1,380,345average hospital bill
$264,648average amount paid

One Tennessee hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $1,380,345, about 5.2 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville19$1,380,345$264,648
–$259,153$204,563–$307,749 · 24 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.