US Health Care Costs

Knee Procedures Without Principal Diagnosis of Infection with Cc/Mcc in Tennessee

MS-DRG 488: Knee procedures without principal diagnosis of infection with cc/mcc

$83,073average hospital bill
$18,467average amount paid

One Tennessee hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $83,073, about 4.5 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga11$83,073$18,467

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.