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Bronchitis and asthma with complications in Tennessee

What 4 hospitals in Tennessee charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for bronchitis and asthma with complications (DRG 202), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 202 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $30,546 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $7,988 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $5,310 Average per stay
State rank #7 of 28 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Tennessee billed an average of $30,546 for bronchitis and asthma with complications, about 3.8 times the average total payment of $7,988. That payment is 16% below the U.S. average of $9,465.

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 $7,988Billed $30,546

About 26¢ 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: bronchitis and asthma with 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
Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis 24 $35,058 $7,399 $4,942
Methodist Healthcare-MemphisMemphis 14 $28,938 $10,261 $5,754
Williamson Medical CenterFranklin 12 $21,546 $6,095 $4,718
St Thomas HospitalNashville 12 $32,400 $8,407 $6,118
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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

Williamson Medical CenterFranklin, TN$6,095
Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis, TN$7,399
St Thomas HospitalNashville, TN$8,407
Methodist Healthcare-MemphisMemphis, TN$10,261

Highest

Methodist Healthcare-MemphisMemphis, TN$10,261
St Thomas HospitalNashville, TN$8,407
Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis, TN$7,399
Williamson Medical CenterFranklin, TN$6,095

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Questions

How much does bronchitis and asthma with complications cost in Tennessee?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for bronchitis and asthma with complications (DRG 202) at 4 hospitals in Tennessee was billed at $30,546 on average, while the average total payment was $7,988, of which Medicare paid $5,310. 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 3.8 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.