Syncope and collapse
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $8,552 per stay at 1,487 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $6,867 and $9,210.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $8,552
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $6,867–$9,210
- Medicare’s share
- $6,636
- Average billed charge
- $46,199
- Hospitals reporting
- 1,487
Hospitals in Tennessee
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
- Average payment across these 31 hospitals
- $7,573
- Median hospital
- $6,820
- Lowest to highest
- $5,719–$12,805
- Medicare stays
- 1,012
31 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkwest Medical Center | 31 | $5,719 | 33% below the national average | $4,574 | $13,342 |
| Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center | 24 | $5,780 | 32% below the national average | $4,557 | $56,189 |
| Memorial Healthcare System, Inc | 45 | $5,861 | 31% below the national average | $4,117 | $31,578 |
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center | 17 | $5,913 | 31% below the national average | $4,443 | $23,142 |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association | 13 | $6,129 | 28% below the national average | $4,748 | $13,505 |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | 13 | $6,231 | 27% below the national average | $4,727 | $47,388 |
| Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge | 25 | $6,281 | 27% below the national average | $4,709 | $23,111 |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital | 32 | $6,323 | 26% below the national average | $4,955 | $47,853 |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center | 26 | $6,398 | 25% below the national average | $4,531 | $41,540 |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital | 27 | $6,481 | 24% below the national average | $5,090 | $31,505 |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center | 23 | $6,488 | 24% below the national average | $5,609 | $63,730 |
| Maury Regional Hospital | 22 | $6,503 | 24% below the national average | $5,160 | $28,198 |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | 17 | $6,506 | 24% below the national average | $5,287 | $18,227 |
| Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma | 38 | $6,536 | 24% below the national average | $5,210 | $46,201 |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center | 17 | $6,775 | 21% below the national average | $5,527 | $66,659 |
| St Francis Hospital | 17 | $6,820 | 20% below the national average | $5,523 | $56,095 |
| Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center | 22 | $6,919 | 19% below the national average | $5,410 | $32,859 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | 124 | $7,113 | 17% below the national average | $4,824 | $41,207 |
| Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | 17 | $7,157 | 16% below the national average | $5,551 | $25,848 |
| Parkridge Medical Center | 21 | $7,194 | 16% below the national average | $5,343 | $67,509 |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center | 15 | $7,404 | 13% below the national average | $6,316 | $46,762 |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital | 35 | $7,581 | 11% below the national average | $5,940 | $29,954 |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center | 23 | $7,640 | 11% below the national average | $5,054 | $73,984 |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center | 29 | $7,915 | About average | $4,865 | $53,916 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital | 53 | $7,917 | About average | $5,785 | $33,226 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | 34 | $8,003 | About average | $5,233 | $35,243 |
| Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis | 69 | $8,543 | About average | $6,586 | $32,891 |
| University Health System, Inc | 87 | $9,156 | About average | $6,323 | $20,478 |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center | 15 | $9,204 | About average | $5,617 | $81,765 |
| Erlanger Medical Center | 31 | $9,513 | 11% above the national average | $7,285 | $33,954 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 50 | $12,805 | 50% above the national average | $7,175 | $55,146 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
View data as a table
| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $7,406 | $36K |
| 2021 | $7,799 | $39K |
| 2022 | $7,985 | $42K |
| 2023 | $8,225 | $44K |
| 2024 | $8,552 | $46K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 51 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 18 | 474 | $6,623 | $5,898–$7,099 |
| Kentucky | 20 | 666 | $6,665 | $6,213–$6,940 |
| Arkansas | 15 | 357 | $6,685 | $6,336–$6,892 |
| Vermont | 2 | 51 | $6,803 | $5,637–$7,724 |
| Iowa | 16 | 419 | $6,805 | $6,288–$7,070 |
| Mississippi | 15 | 509 | $6,809 | $6,143–$6,806 |
| Alabama | 29 | 852 | $6,907 | $6,343–$7,198 |
| West Virginia | 13 | 472 | $7,057 | $5,802–$7,115 |
| Kansas | 11 | 377 | $7,114 | $6,259–$7,428 |
| Indiana | 37 | 1,147 | $7,196 | $6,751–$7,457 |
| North Dakota | 5 | 124 | $7,210 | $6,786–$7,373 |
| Missouri | 34 | 912 | $7,212 | $6,300–$7,854 |
| Oklahoma | 18 | 432 | $7,301 | $6,669–$7,326 |
| Ohio | 70 | 1,898 | $7,323 | $6,281–$7,629 |
| New Hampshire | 11 | 328 | $7,406 | $6,791–$7,913 |
| Montana | 4 | 69 | $7,443 | $6,908–$7,694 |
| Idaho | 5 | 94 | $7,505 | $7,455–$7,828 |
| Florida | 129 | 6,354 | $7,530 | $6,698–$8,166 |
| Tennessee | 31 | 1,012 | $7,573 | $6,360–$7,778 |
| Virginia | 39 | 1,616 | $7,641 | $6,815–$7,824 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 116 | $7,647 | $7,451–$7,979 |
| New Mexico | 7 | 136 | $7,653 | $6,638–$8,647 |
| Arizona | 29 | 839 | $7,709 | $6,967–$7,827 |
| Wisconsin | 24 | 571 | $7,719 | $6,722–$7,900 |
| Nebraska | 8 | 201 | $7,722 | $6,834–$8,734 |
| South Carolina | 31 | 1,058 | $7,750 | $6,665–$8,245 |
| Pennsylvania | 78 | 2,713 | $7,827 | $6,527–$8,550 |
| Michigan | 42 | 1,378 | $7,836 | $7,139–$8,261 |
| Maine | 4 | 102 | $7,909 | $6,894–$7,631 |
| Colorado | 15 | 285 | $7,909 | $6,831–$7,565 |
| Texas | 103 | 3,312 | $8,024 | $7,200–$8,491 |
| Minnesota | 17 | 464 | $8,173 | $7,050–$8,424 |
| Washington | 27 | 596 | $8,238 | $7,476–$8,527 |
| North Carolina | 43 | 1,556 | $8,274 | $7,185–$8,127 |
| Delaware | 5 | 390 | $8,521 | $7,531–$8,686 |
| Illinois | 70 | 2,259 | $8,661 | $6,903–$9,218 |
| New Jersey | 50 | 2,005 | $8,682 | $7,487–$9,963 |
| Massachusetts | 47 | 2,326 | $8,685 | $7,373–$9,735 |
| Georgia | 49 | 1,563 | $8,904 | $7,289–$9,281 |
| Nevada | 13 | 539 | $8,908 | $7,779–$9,266 |
| Oregon | 11 | 212 | $9,100 | $8,452–$9,421 |
| Rhode Island | 5 | 141 | $9,102 | $7,165–$8,957 |
| Utah | 5 | 111 | $9,178 | $7,382–$9,708 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 31 | $9,188 | $8,513–$9,534 |
| Connecticut | 19 | 571 | $9,775 | $8,477–$10,132 |
| Hawaii | 3 | 92 | $10,597 | $10,415–$12,442 |
| California | 129 | 4,020 | $10,846 | $9,128–$10,806 |
| New York | 83 | 4,453 | $11,509 | $8,308–$12,036 |
| Maryland | 35 | 1,482 | $11,912 | $9,969–$14,559 |
| Alaska | 3 | 52 | $12,102 | $10,339–$14,624 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | 122 | $12,112 | $11,190–$13,198 |
About these numbers
Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.
Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.
Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 stays. More in the glossary.