Parkwest Medical Center
PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER in Knoxville, Tennessee charges 3.5x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average across 111 analyzed procedures, according to our analysis of this nonprofit hospital's pricing data.
Knoxville, TN 37923 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
About the analyst
David Park researches procedure pricing and insurance reimbursement patterns at BillRazor Research. He specializes in cost comparison across care settings and metropolitan areas. Expertise: procedure pricing, insurance reimbursement, cost comparison.
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Pricing grade
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
3.49x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
7.54x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
111
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $239,105 | $119,552 | — | 7.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $123,466 | $61,733 | — | 6.4x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 266 | $246,092 | $123,046 | — | 6.2x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $99,083 | $49,542 | — | 5.5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $15,949 | $7,974 | — | 5.4x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $65,028 | $32,514 | — | 5.3x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 468 | $81,204 | $40,602 | — | 5.2x |
| CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 036 | $52,061 | $26,031 | — | 5.2x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $107,018 | $53,509 | — | 5.1x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 254 | $40,454 | $20,227 | — | 5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $45,532 | $22,766 | — | 4.9x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 455 | $135,274 | $67,637 | — | 4.9x |
| OTHER HEART ASSIST SYSTEM IMPLANT | 215 | $382,442 | $191,221 | — | 4.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $43,017 | $21,509 | — | 4.8x |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH MCC | 435 | $44,842 | $22,421 | — | 4.8x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $15,882 | $7,941 | — | 4.7x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 244 | $44,996 | $22,498 | — | 4.7x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 473 | $64,169 | $32,085 | — | 4.6x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $45,379 | $22,689 | — | 4.6x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 467 | $89,273 | $44,636 | — | 4.5x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $54,795 | $27,397 | — | 4.4x |
| ISCHEMIC STROKE, PRECEREBRAL OCCLUSION OR TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITH THROMBOLYTIC AGENT WIT | 062 | $45,397 | $22,698 | — | 4.4x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WIT | 216 | $217,433 | $108,716 | — | 4.4x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $60,586 | $30,293 | — | 4.3x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 299 | $33,616 | $16,808 | — | 4.2x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $34,037 | $17,018 | — | 4.2x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $64,761 | $32,380 | — | 4.1x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $47,808 | $23,904 | — | 4.1x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $22,574 | $11,287 | — | 4.1x |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 180 | $36,047 | $18,023 | — | 4x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $14,567 | $7,283 | — | 4x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $18,522 | $9,261 | — | 3.9x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 235 | $128,409 | $64,204 | — | 3.9x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $18,892 | $9,446 | — | 3.9x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $41,604 | $20,802 | — | 3.8x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 454 | $121,376 | $60,688 | — | 3.8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH MCC | 388 | $29,321 | $14,661 | — | 3.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $18,355 | $9,178 | — | 3.7x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $12,943 | $6,472 | — | 3.6x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITHOUT CC/MCC | 419 | $24,719 | $12,360 | — | 3.6x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $23,163 | $11,582 | — | 3.6x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $11,535 | $5,767 | — | 3.6x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $15,604 | $7,802 | — | 3.6x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCC | 242 | $65,987 | $32,993 | — | 3.6x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $8,830 | $4,415 | — | 3.6x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $17,309 | $8,654 | — | 3.6x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $13,790 | $6,895 | — | 3.5x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITH MCC | 521 | $57,910 | $28,955 | — | 3.5x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $17,635 | $8,817 | — | 3.4x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $20,468 | $10,234 | — | 3.3x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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