US Health Care Costs

Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Cc in Tennessee

MS-DRG 372: Major gastrointestinal disorders and peritoneal infections with cc

$36,287typical hospital bill
$9,267typical amount paid
$6,790–$15,808range paid across 8 hospitals

Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $36,287 for this stay in 2024, about 3.9 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, IncChattanooga11$26,382$6,790
Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis25$43,423$7,725
Jackson-Madison County General HospitalJackson15$34,264$7,787
Saint Thomas Rutherford HospitalMurfreesboro12$30,497$8,791
University Health System, IncKnoxville13$22,389$9,742
Ascension Saint Thomas HospitalNashville17$38,311$10,498
Methodist Hospitals of MemphisMemphis19$45,294$10,628
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville24$42,237$15,808

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.