Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation with Mcc in Tennessee

MS-DRG 233: Coronary bypass with cardiac catheterization or open ablation with mcc

$272,892typical hospital bill

$53,052typical amount paid

$43,146–$70,714range paid across 11 hospitals

Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $272,892 for this stay in 2024, about 5.1 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
St Francis Hospital	Memphis	13	$571,645	$43,146
Parkwest Medical Center	Knoxville	13	$156,722	$47,881
Physicians Regional Medical Center	Powell	19	$272,892	$49,023
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge	Oak Ridge	11	$153,466	$50,288
Memorial Healthcare System, Inc	Chattanooga	24	$274,949	$51,588
Cookeville Regional Medical Center	Cookeville	14	$174,563	$53,052
Tristar Centennial Medical Center	Nashville	18	$622,592	$53,404
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital	Nashville	57	$259,361	$57,361
Erlanger Medical Center	Chattanooga	17	$270,570	$60,355
Baptist Memorial Hospital	Memphis	33	$347,277	$61,361
Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville	12	$296,247	$70,714

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.