US Health Care Costs

Other Circulatory System O.r. Procedures in Tennessee

MS-DRG 264: Other circulatory system o.r. procedures

$167,675typical hospital bill
$29,587typical amount paid
$25,221–$42,650range paid across 3 hospitals

Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $167,675 for this stay in 2024, about 5.7 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
Methodist Hospitals of MemphisMemphis14$87,179$25,221
Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis19$167,675$29,587
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville13$189,685$42,650

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.