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Acute leukemia with major complications in Tennessee

What 6 hospitals in Tennessee charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for acute leukemia with major complications (DRG 834), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 834 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $330,589 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $50,799 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $40,365 Average per stay
State rank #1 of 12 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Tennessee billed an average of $330,589 for acute leukemia with major complications, about 6.5 times the average total payment of $50,799. That payment is 36% below the U.S. average of $78,977.

These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.

Paid $50,799Billed $330,589

About 15¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Tennessee billed for this stay.

Medicare prices this stay in 2 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in Tennessee:

Tennessee hospitals: acute leukemia with major complications

Every Tennessee hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital Stays Avg charge Avg payment Medicare paid
Centennial Medical CenterNashville 36 $653,712 $61,855 $47,342
Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis 25 $214,928 $42,559 $39,374
Vanderbilt University HospitalNashville 20 $230,616 $72,272 $42,711
St Thomas HospitalNashville 19 $133,255 $41,558 $37,819
Memorial Healthcare System, INCChattanooga 14 $178,300 $35,504 $33,404
St Francis HospitalMemphis 11 $252,406 $29,728 $28,780
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Lowest and highest payments in Tennessee

Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare hospital stays. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.

Lowest

St Francis HospitalMemphis, TN$29,728
Memorial Healthcare System, INCChattanooga, TN$35,504
St Thomas HospitalNashville, TN$41,558
Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis, TN$42,559
Centennial Medical CenterNashville, TN$61,855

Highest

Vanderbilt University HospitalNashville, TN$72,272
Centennial Medical CenterNashville, TN$61,855
Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis, TN$42,559
St Thomas HospitalNashville, TN$41,558
Memorial Healthcare System, INCChattanooga, TN$35,504

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Questions

How much does acute leukemia with major complications cost in Tennessee?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for acute leukemia with major complications (DRG 834) at 6 hospitals in Tennessee was billed at $330,589 on average, while the average total payment was $50,799, of which Medicare paid $40,365. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.

Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?

Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this stay in Tennessee, average charges were 6.5 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.