US Health Care Costs

High blood pressure in Tennessee

MS-DRG 305: Hypertension without mcc

$30,423typical hospital bill
$6,085typical amount paid
$4,879–$12,777range paid across 24 hospitals

Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $30,423 for this stay in 2024, about 5.0 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
Williamson Medical CenterFranklin13$16,087$4,879
Parkwest Medical CenterKnoxville18$14,492$5,031
Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga30$31,045$5,164
Morristown Hamblen Hospital AssociationMorristown12$17,062$5,350
Cookeville Regional Medical CenterCookeville16$17,932$5,462
Methodist Medical Center of Oak RidgeOak Ridge14$13,612$5,526
Vanderbilt Clarksville HospitalClarksville17$34,799$5,597
Physicians Regional Medical CenterPowell14$42,429$5,634
Fort Sanders Regional Medical CenterKnoxville15$15,042$5,771
Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis61$35,419$5,847
Highpoint Health-Sumner with Ascension Saint ThomaGallatin21$33,725$5,874
Tristar Horizon Medical CenterDickson11$53,396$5,984
Parkridge Medical CenterChattanooga23$48,091$6,187
Jackson-Madison County General HospitalJackson13$24,642$6,299
Tristar Centennial Medical CenterNashville16$47,862$6,299
Saint Thomas Rutherford HospitalMurfreesboro30$23,263$6,630
Tristar Skyline Medical CenterNashville18$44,775$6,713
Tristar Hendersonville Medical CenterHendersonville17$50,219$6,820
Ascension Saint Thomas HospitalNashville34$28,322$7,036
Johnson City Medical CenterJohnson City25$29,384$7,158
Tristar Summit Medical CenterHermitage25$67,164$7,218
Methodist Hospitals of MemphisMemphis25$29,802$7,518
University Health System, IncKnoxville37$20,977$8,366
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville18$47,700$12,777

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.