US Health Care Costs

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive Without Cc/Mcc in Tennessee

MS-DRG 282: Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive without cc/mcc

$33,344typical hospital bill
$5,703typical amount paid
$4,540–$7,285range paid across 9 hospitals

Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $33,344 for this stay in 2024, about 5.8 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
Williamson Medical CenterFranklin14$21,419$4,540
Parkwest Medical CenterKnoxville14$9,599$4,541
Physicians Regional Medical CenterPowell20$52,098$5,588
Jackson-Madison County General HospitalJackson52$33,344$5,679
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical CenterBristol18$31,728$5,703
Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga11$37,482$5,815
Saint Thomas Rutherford HospitalMurfreesboro12$39,192$6,386
Tristar Centennial Medical CenterNashville11$68,108$6,702
Johnson City Medical CenterJohnson City18$26,513$7,285

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.