Bowel surgery, with major complications in Tennessee
MS-DRG 329: Major small and large bowel procedures with mcc
$141,624typical hospital bill
$33,571typical amount paid
$25,153–$53,878range paid across 21 hospitals
Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $141,624 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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)
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.