US Health Care Costs

Ventricular Shunt Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in Tennessee

MS-DRG 033: Ventricular shunt procedures without cc/mcc

$73,368average hospital bill
$15,303average amount paid

One Tennessee hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $73,368, about 4.8 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville12$73,368$15,303

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.