Major Chest Trauma with Mcc in Tennessee

MS-DRG 183: Major chest trauma with mcc

$63,456typical hospital bill

$15,032typical amount paid

$10,856–$25,356range paid across 7 hospitals

Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $63,456 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Tristar Skyline Medical Center	Nashville	16	$164,494	$10,856
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital	Lebanon	18	$44,498	$11,933
Johnson City Medical Center	Johnson City	11	$40,331	$12,830
University Health System, Inc	Knoxville	28	$50,024	$15,032
Erlanger Medical Center	Chattanooga	11	$63,456	$15,294
Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville	23	$87,336	$21,464
Regional One Health	Memphis	15	$74,731	$25,356

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.