US Health Care Costs

Chemotherapy Without Acute Leukemia As Secondary Diagnosis with Cc in Tennessee

MS-DRG 847: Chemotherapy without acute leukemia as secondary diagnosis with cc

$71,709typical hospital bill
$15,502typical amount paid
$9,827–$20,753range paid across 5 hospitals

Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $71,709 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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 HospitalMemphis24$35,195$9,827
University Health System, IncKnoxville13$30,831$12,673
Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga30$96,451$15,502
Ascension Saint Thomas HospitalNashville18$98,872$17,524
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville42$71,709$20,753

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.