US Health Care Costs

Other O.r. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with Mcc in Tennessee

MS-DRG 957: Other o.r. procedures for multiple significant trauma with mcc

$387,466typical hospital bill
$81,547typical amount paid
$70,000–$86,371range paid across 3 hospitals

Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $387,466 for this stay in 2024, about 4.8 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, IncKnoxville12$254,924$70,000
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville22$387,466$81,547
Regional One HealthMemphis11$416,169$86,371

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.