US Health Care Costs

Other Respiratory System Diagnoses Without Mcc in Tennessee

MS-DRG 206: Other respiratory system diagnoses without mcc

$65,334typical hospital bill
$11,078typical amount paid
$6,874–$15,282range paid across 2 hospitals

Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $65,334 for this stay in 2024, about 5.9 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
Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis13$41,504$6,874
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville18$89,164$15,282

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.