US Health Care Costs

Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Mcc in Tennessee

MS-DRG 441: Disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis with mcc

$40,615typical hospital bill
$14,036typical amount paid
$12,647–$25,685range paid across 8 hospitals

Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $40,615 for this stay in 2024, about 2.9 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
Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga19$35,357$12,647
Fort Sanders Regional Medical CenterKnoxville13$36,266$12,899
Jackson-Madison County General HospitalJackson23$39,898$13,473
Johnson City Medical CenterJohnson City15$39,419$14,000
Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis16$94,932$14,073
Methodist Hospitals of MemphisMemphis26$59,429$16,649
University Health System, IncKnoxville21$41,332$18,484
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville55$107,456$25,685

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.