US Health Care Costs

Other Cardiothoracic Procedures with Mcc in Tennessee

MS-DRG 228: Other cardiothoracic procedures with mcc

$191,227typical hospital bill
$38,177typical amount paid
$37,036–$58,058range paid across 4 hospitals

Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $191,227 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
Johnson City Medical CenterJohnson City12$190,129$37,036
Jackson-Madison County General HospitalJackson17$121,888$37,081
Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis27$192,324$39,273
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville16$302,595$58,058

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.