US Health Care Costs

Non-Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Cc in Tennessee

MS-DRG 988: Non-extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with cc

$84,242average hospital bill
$20,990average amount paid

One Tennessee hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $84,242, about 4.0 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville12$84,242$20,990
–$33,158$24,341–$39,059 · 26 plans
Methodist Hospitals of MemphisMemphis–––$11,403$25,070$21,019–$27,077 · 21 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.