US Health Care Costs

Other Respiratory System Diagnoses with Mcc in Tennessee

MS-DRG 205: Other respiratory system diagnoses with mcc

$65,061typical hospital bill
$14,866typical amount paid
$11,501–$23,071range paid across 5 hospitals

Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $65,061 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 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
Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga11$38,395$11,501
Methodist Hospitals of MemphisMemphis18$40,801$13,853
Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis17$65,061$14,866
Ascension Saint Thomas HospitalNashville11$76,004$16,366
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville35$83,444$23,071

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.