US Health Care Costs

Extracranial Procedures with Cc in Tennessee

MS-DRG 038: Extracranial procedures with cc

$64,213typical hospital bill
$12,097typical amount paid
$11,931–$19,506range paid across 3 hospitals

Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $64,213 for this stay in 2024, about 5.3 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
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical CenterKingsport13$64,213$11,931
Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga17$49,371$12,097
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville14$120,502$19,506

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.