Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc in Tennessee

MS-DRG 455: Combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion without cc/mcc

$157,286typical hospital bill

$34,712typical amount paid

$28,963–$45,075range paid across 16 hospitals

Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $157,286 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 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
Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery	Nashville	17	$100,962	$28,963
Maury Regional Hospital	Columbia	16	$108,861	$30,378
Parkridge Medical Center	Chattanooga	39	$164,918	$33,562
Baptist Memorial Hospital	Memphis	70	$128,514	$33,705
Parkwest Medical Center	Knoxville	17	$149,655	$33,766
Williamson Medical Center	Franklin	36	$90,453	$34,132
St Francis Hospital	Memphis	22	$372,565	$34,409
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital	Nashville	14	$222,968	$34,585
Tristar Centennial Medical Center	Nashville	37	$250,939	$34,839
Memorial Healthcare System, Inc	Chattanooga	14	$94,626	$35,668
Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center	Smyrna	19	$203,576	$36,810
Erlanger Medical Center	Chattanooga	19	$100,589	$38,107
University Health System, Inc	Knoxville	12	$125,940	$40,138
Methodist Hospitals of Memphis	Memphis	16	$259,363	$41,324
Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville	17	$204,837	$45,062
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center	Kingsport	11	$321,033	$45,075

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.