What Medicare pays Tennessee hospitals and surgery centers for knee, hip and shoulder replacement, what hospitals list, and which cost the most and the least.
Tennessee requires a certificate of need for new surgery centers.
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| Hospital | City | Inpatient paid | List price | Outpatient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson Medical Center | Franklin | $11,929 | $71,833 | $11,312 |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital | Elizabethton | $11,946 | $83,153 | $10,437 |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge | Oak Ridge | $12,539 | $48,253 | $10,843 |
| Memorial Healthcare System, Inc | Chattanooga | $12,815 | $63,231 | $10,854 |
| Parkwest Medical Center | Knoxville | $12,848 | $44,809 | $10,668 |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | Knoxville | $12,905 | $42,680 | $10,493 |
| Bradley Medical Center | Cleveland | $13,047 | $215,831 | $11,203 |
| Maury Regional Hospital | Columbia | $13,051 | $69,464 | $10,856 |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center | Hermitage | $13,158 | $122,156 | $10,298 |
| Blount Memorial Hospital | Maryville | $13,316 | $62,560 | $11,220 |
| Hospital | City | Inpatient paid | List price | Outpatient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville | $19,231 | $95,194 | $6,948 |
| University of Tn Medical Center (The) | Knoxville | $17,435 | $65,224 | $10,394 |
| Erlanger Health System | Chattanooga | $16,702 | $43,357 | $11,031 |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis | Memphis | $16,195 | $76,991 | $11,029 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | Kingsport | $15,458 | $95,383 | $11,156 |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital | Jackson | $15,453 | $102,835 | $11,604 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital | Nashville | $14,924 | $78,577 | $11,185 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | Johnson City | $14,839 | $109,846 | $11,248 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | Bristol | $14,697 | $81,897 | $11,005 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital | Murfreesboro | $14,552 | $74,637 | $11,187 |
In 2024 Medicare paid Tennessee hospitals a median $13,790 per inpatient hip or knee replacement stay (MS-DRG 470, 29 hospitals) and a median $10,981 per outpatient case. An orthopedic surgery center is paid about $8,234 for a knee.
Williamson Medical Center ($11,929), Sycamore Shoals Hospital ($11,946), Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge ($12,539).
The median list (chargemaster) price is $78,656, about 5.7× what Medicare pays.
Tennessee requires a certificate of need for new surgery centers. CON still applies to new ASCs until December 1, 2027 under a 2024 law; a 2026 law phases out hospital CON by 2030.