US Health Care Costs

Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Mcc in Tennessee

MS-DRG 466: Revision of hip or knee replacement with mcc

$246,850typical hospital bill
$42,083typical amount paid
$32,584–$51,582range paid across 2 hospitals

Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $246,850 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
Tristar Centennial Medical CenterNashville18$251,413$32,584
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville15$242,287$51,582

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.