Medical costs in Nashville, TN
6 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By Elena Vasquez , Medical Billing Research Lead · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Elena Vasquez leads hospital billing pattern analysis at BillRazor Research. She focuses on identifying overcharges, markup outliers, and patient advocacy strategies. Expertise: hospital billing patterns, overcharge analysis, patient advocacy.
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6 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.
Hospitals in metro
6
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
1.09x
Top procedures by average charge in NASHVILLE
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 025 | 4 | $295,504 | 1.34x | 9.8x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CCDRG 454 | 5 | $282,439 | 1.12x | 7x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 5 | $261,411 | 1.29x | 8.1x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITH SPINAL CURVATURE, MALIGNANCY, INFECTION OR EXTENSIVEDRG 457 | 4 | $257,477 | 0.89x | 6.9x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 163 | 4 | $253,243 | 1.24x | 8x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCCDRG 455 | 4 | $206,881 | 1.07x | 6.7x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 252 | 4 | $195,333 | 1.23x | 7.5x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURSDRG 208 | 4 | $184,930 | 1.47x | 10.6x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCCDRG 460 | 4 | $162,832 | 1.03x | 6.8x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCCDRG 522 | 4 | $152,224 | 1.59x | 10.5x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CCDRG 481 | 4 | $146,330 | 1.58x | 10.7x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCCDRG 286 | 4 | $136,377 | 1.35x | 9.6x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CCDRG 472 | 4 | $123,640 | 0.94x | 6.5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 064 | 5 | $106,326 | 1.21x | 8.5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 5 | $102,485 | 1.37x | 7.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCCDRG 377 | 4 | $100,674 | 1.28x | 8.5x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 280 | 4 | $99,933 | 1.41x | 9.1x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCCDRG 100 | 4 | $90,898 | 0.98x | 7.6x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 308 | 4 | $85,285 | 1.57x | 10.2x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 698 | 4 | $77,693 | 1.17x | 8x |
Rates shown are from the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and CMS IPPS. BillRazor compares your bill against these data sources. See how it works →
Data sources: CMS Hospital Price Transparency files, Medicare IPPS DRG rates, FY 2024. All pricing data publicly available under 45 CFR Part 180.
City-level methodology: Cost indices are computed by comparing the average markup ratio of hospitals in this metro area against the national median. Values above 1.0x indicate higher-than-average charges relative to Medicare.