Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) in Tennessee

MS-DRG 460: Spinal fusion except cervical without mcc

$146,993typical hospital bill

$30,082typical amount paid

$22,818–$47,838range paid across 14 hospitals

Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $146,993 for this stay in 2024, about 4.9 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Williamson Medical Center	Franklin	28	$81,997	$22,818
Parkwest Medical Center	Knoxville	38	$106,080	$23,356
Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery	Nashville	121	$75,016	$23,775
Tristar Summit Medical Center	Hermitage	18	$150,445	$24,345
Cookeville Regional Medical Center	Cookeville	19	$82,755	$24,756
Physicians Regional Medical Center	Powell	11	$143,541	$25,595
Baptist Memorial Hospital	Memphis	46	$102,428	$29,921
Methodist Hospitals of Memphis	Memphis	14	$155,813	$30,244
University Health System, Inc	Knoxville	38	$127,789	$30,410
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital	Nashville	42	$172,631	$30,909
Tristar Centennial Medical Center	Nashville	21	$239,206	$31,935
Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center	Smyrna	17	$158,178	$36,413
Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville	60	$196,525	$37,713
Johnson City Medical Center	Johnson City	16	$259,647	$47,838

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.