US Health Care Costs

Other Disorders of the Eye Without Mcc in Tennessee

MS-DRG 125: Other disorders of the eye without mcc

$38,173typical hospital bill
$11,736typical amount paid
$11,642–$11,829range paid across 2 hospitals

Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $38,173 for this stay in 2024, about 3.3 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
University Health System, IncKnoxville14$30,949$11,642
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville11$45,398$11,829

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.