US Health Care Costs

Acute Leukemia with Mcc in Tennessee

MS-DRG 834: Acute leukemia with mcc

$222,772typical hospital bill
$42,059typical amount paid
$29,728–$72,272range paid across 6 hospitals

Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $222,772 for this stay in 2024, about 5.3 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 staysBilledPaid
St Francis HospitalMemphis11$252,406$29,728
Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga14$178,300$35,504
Ascension Saint Thomas HospitalNashville19$133,255$41,558
Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis25$214,928$42,559
Tristar Centennial Medical CenterNashville36$653,712$61,855
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville20$230,616$72,272

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.