US Health Care Costs

Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant in Tennessee

MS-DRG 014: Allogeneic bone marrow transplant

$627,712typical hospital bill
$121,878typical amount paid
$81,938–$161,818range paid across 2 hospitals

Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $627,712 for this stay in 2024, about 5.2 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
Tristar Centennial Medical CenterNashville17$1,035,597$81,938
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville13$219,827$161,818

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.