Diabetes, with major complications in Tennessee
MS-DRG 637: Diabetes with mcc
$46,216typical hospital bill
$10,450typical amount paid
$9,769–$17,988range paid across 25 hospitals
Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $46,216 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 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.