US Health Care Costs

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Expired with Mcc in Tennessee

MS-DRG 283: Acute myocardial infarction, expired with mcc

$78,192typical hospital bill
$14,521typical amount paid
$12,486–$37,693range paid across 7 hospitals

Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $78,192 for this stay in 2024, about 5.4 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 HospitalMemphis12$128,581$12,486
Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga12$51,008$12,664
Blount Memorial HospitalMaryville11$52,147$14,264
Jackson-Madison County General HospitalJackson30$43,225$14,521
Tristar Centennial Medical CenterNashville11$158,278$15,635
Methodist Hospitals of MemphisMemphis14$78,192$17,043
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville15$218,137$37,693

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.