Carotid Artery Stent Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in Tennessee
MS-DRG 036: Carotid artery stent procedures without cc/mcc
$68,630typical hospital bill
$12,929typical amount paid
$11,470–$18,251range paid across 11 hospitals
Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $68,630 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)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkwest Medical Center | Knoxville | 15 | $54,926 | $11,470 | |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center | Powell | 24 | $72,246 | $12,324 | |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | Knoxville | 36 | $53,084 | $12,419 | |
| Maury Regional Hospital | Columbia | 13 | $68,630 | $12,568 | |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | Memphis | 52 | $57,709 | $12,883 | |
| Memorial Healthcare System, Inc | Chattanooga | 14 | $32,749 | $12,929 | |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital | Jackson | 27 | $64,008 | $13,357 | |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital | Nashville | 17 | $84,592 | $13,649 | |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital | Murfreesboro | 18 | $91,026 | $14,968 | |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis | Memphis | 18 | $74,319 | $14,971 | |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville | 13 | $83,625 | $18,251 |
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.