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Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion with complications Cost in Tennessee

Medicare DRG 519. What each hospital charges and what Medicare pays.

Avg charge in TN
$70,528
Range (lowest–highest)
$24,035$128,884
Avg Medicare pays
$12,771
Hospitals
6
HospitalStaysAvg chargeAvg total payment
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · NASHVILLE24$128,884$22,458
JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER · JOHNSON CITY16$87,211$16,940
UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC · KNOXVILLE11$67,042$25,498
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL · MEMPHIS12$63,209$15,201
ERLANGER MEDICAL CENTER · CHATTANOOGA18$52,786$18,175
PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER · KNOXVILLE18$24,035$12,382

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service. The "charge" is the hospital's list price; "total payment" is what it actually received. Medicare fee-for-service inpatient stays only. A hospital with very few stays for this DRG may not appear (CMS suppresses counts under 11).