US Health Care Costs

Pneumothorax with Cc in Tennessee

MS-DRG 200: Pneumothorax with cc

$58,486typical hospital bill
$10,563typical amount paid
$8,882–$14,476range paid across 5 hospitals

Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $58,486 for this stay in 2024, about 5.5 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)
Tristar Skyline Medical CenterNashville14$126,912$8,882
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Johnson City Medical CenterJohnson City12$31,512$9,250
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Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga11$58,486$10,563
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University Health System, IncKnoxville11$36,176$11,274
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Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville16$64,463$14,476
–$21,572$15,913–$26,124 · 26 plans
Methodist Hospitals of MemphisMemphis–––$6,535$1,272$1,233–$7,675 · 7 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.