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Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures with major complications in Tennessee

What 15 hospitals in Tennessee charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures with major complications (DRG 025), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 025 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $183,045 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $38,277 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $29,531 Average per stay
State rank #12 of 41 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Tennessee billed an average of $183,045 for craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures with major complications, about 4.8 times the average total payment of $38,277. That payment is 16% below the U.S. average of $45,498.

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 $38,277Billed $183,045

About 21¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Tennessee billed for this stay.

Tennessee hospitals: craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures 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
Vanderbilt University HospitalNashville 108 $223,925 $48,368 $33,387
Univ of Tn Mem HospitalKnoxville 75 $117,022 $38,338 $31,203
Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis 50 $151,679 $32,478 $26,075
St Thomas HospitalNashville 46 $148,218 $32,838 $29,237
Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga 45 $127,609 $36,723 $32,927
Methodist Healthcare-MemphisMemphis 41 $179,530 $34,423 $28,475
Centennial Medical CenterNashville 22 $285,747 $35,153 $28,530
Skyline Medical CenterNashville 18 $436,228 $47,740 $24,739
Memorial Healthcare System, INCChattanooga 17 $145,967 $32,316 $20,338
Johnson City Medical CenterJohnson City 15 $220,125 $39,515 $26,305
Fort Sanders Reg Medical CtrKnoxville 14 $70,376 $31,432 $23,176
Jackson-Madison Cnty Gen HospJackson 13 $126,570 $32,664 $31,250
Saint Thomas Rutherford HospitalMurfreesboro 13 $172,654 $30,872 $28,591
St Francis HospitalMemphis 12 $301,734 $34,698 $28,711
Summit Medical CenterHermitage 11 $239,937 $34,880 $23,739
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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

Saint Thomas Rutherford HospitalMurfreesboro, TN$30,872
Fort Sanders Reg Medical CtrKnoxville, TN$31,432
Memorial Healthcare System, INCChattanooga, TN$32,316
Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis, TN$32,478
Jackson-Madison Cnty Gen HospJackson, TN$32,664

Highest

Vanderbilt University HospitalNashville, TN$48,368
Skyline Medical CenterNashville, TN$47,740
Johnson City Medical CenterJohnson City, TN$39,515
Univ of Tn Mem HospitalKnoxville, TN$38,338
Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga, TN$36,723

Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures with major complications in other states

Questions

How much does craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures with major complications cost in Tennessee?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures with major complications (DRG 025) at 15 hospitals in Tennessee was billed at $183,045 on average, while the average total payment was $38,277, of which Medicare paid $29,531. 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 4.8 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.