US Health Care Costs

Major Hematological and Immunological Diagnoses Except Sickle Cell Crisis and Coagulatio in Tennessee

MS-DRG 808: Major hematological and immunological diagnoses except sickle cell crisis and coagulatio

$107,050typical hospital bill
$28,583typical amount paid
$17,419–$59,300range paid across 5 hospitals

Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $107,050 for this stay in 2024, about 3.7 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
Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis20$89,826$17,419
Ascension Saint Thomas HospitalNashville14$78,132$18,499
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville15$107,050$28,583
Tristar Centennial Medical CenterNashville25$439,344$57,258
Methodist Hospitals of MemphisMemphis12$246,389$59,300

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.