US Health Care Costs

Blount Memorial Hospital

907 E Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804 · (865) 983-7211

General hospitalGovernment - LocalEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$15what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$2.4Mnet income, all sources
−5.7%margin on patient care alone
$5.7Mcost of charity care (2.9% of costs)
$20.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
150beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

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

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 871166$53,972$13,620
Pneumonia, with major complications 193103$30,655$9,295
Heart failure, with major complications 29192$31,574$9,455
Lung infection, with major complications 17769$36,404$11,347
Heart attack, with major complications 28054$39,126$11,547
Respiratory failure 18947$35,676$9,170
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68936$26,281$8,524
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37835$26,353$7,763
Kidney failure, with major complications 68235$26,145$10,372
Kidney failure, with complications 68335$24,141$6,926
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48132$58,769$14,331
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38931$20,498$6,323
COPD, with major complications 19029$27,134$8,241
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85328$121,879$35,213
Sepsis 87226$31,073$7,918
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30924$17,774$6,219
Heart stent 32224$63,930$14,630
Stomach and digestive disorders 39224$22,833$6,259
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30823$29,296$9,274
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64123$19,667$6,172
Anemia and blood disorders 81223$21,005$7,039
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52222$58,267$14,824
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60321$20,835$6,937
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37720$42,630$11,856
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06519$27,235$7,472
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20819$93,650$17,836
Heart attack, with complications 28118$24,803$6,954
Urinary tract infection 69018$17,379$6,275
Irregular heartbeat 31016$16,836$4,867
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48016$70,833$19,103
Interstitial Lung Disease with Mcc 19615$48,240$12,568
Stroke, with major complications 06414$55,224$13,475
Hip or knee replacement 47014$62,560$13,316
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17513$34,591$10,216
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture with Mcc 52113$68,272$20,083
Pleural Effusion with Mcc 18612$53,441$11,148
Pneumonia, with complications 19412$23,780$6,625
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39112$32,895$9,437
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Cc 43912$23,592$6,926
Diabetes, with major complications 63712$34,212$10,198
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Mcc 07011$33,973$12,057
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Cc 07111$20,020$7,520
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Expired with Mcc 28311$52,147$14,264
Bowel surgery, with complications 33011$73,130$17,346
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Mcc 38811$33,193$10,317
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64011$25,158$9,260

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