US Health Care Costs

Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital

1411 Baddour Parkway, Lebanon, TN 37087 · (615) 444-2250

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$16what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$8.2Mnet income, all sources
4.1%margin on patient care alone
$14.4Mcost of charity care (8.0% of costs)
$4.8Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
117beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

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 871210$74,761$13,592
Heart failure, with major complications 29187$46,343$8,885
Heart attack, with major complications 28058$55,812$11,613
Sepsis 87236$45,787$7,766
Hip or knee replacement 47031$83,936$13,738
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69831$64,163$11,754
Lung infection, with major complications 17730$61,401$11,540
Kidney failure, with major complications 68229$63,117$11,228
Kidney failure, with complications 68327$35,863$8,202
COPD, with major complications 19026$41,319$8,228
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64124$29,717$6,291
Diabetes, with complications 63822$42,394$7,041
Urinary tract infection 69020$39,968$6,108
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06519$35,020$8,096
Respiratory failure 18919$49,222$9,405
Pneumonia, with major complications 19319$41,967$9,085
Heart catheterization 28719$57,724$8,231
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30919$28,205$6,027
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48119$113,245$14,579
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68919$47,023$8,638
Major Chest Trauma with Mcc 18318$44,498$11,933
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64018$51,249$9,384
Delirium and other mental confusion 88418$49,323$11,520
Heart attack, with complications 28116$51,287$8,295
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85316$152,901$31,707
Major Chest Trauma with Cc 18414$42,513$9,563
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52214$114,241$14,879
Heart stent 32213$128,943$13,543
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28612$68,717$15,663
Stomach and digestive disorders 39212$30,864$6,274
Seizures 10111$45,595$7,083
Back problems (no surgery) 55211$49,016$7,582

Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".