Tristar Skyline Medical Center
TRISTAR SKYLINE MEDICAL CENTER in Nashville, TN charges 11.9x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average, with 29% of analyzed procedures showing significantly higher markings than typical hospital pricing.
Nashville, TN 37207 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
About the analyst
Kevin Nyk analyzes hospital pricing data at BillRazor Research. He specializes in Medicare reimbursement patterns and chargemaster pricing across U.S. hospitals. Expertise: hospital pricing, Medicare rates, chargemaster analysis.
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Pricing grade
F
Very high
Avg markup vs Medicare
11.92x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
17.61x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
59
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
28.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $142,303 | $71,151 | — | 17.6x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $237,383 | $118,692 | — | 17.3x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $227,097 | $113,548 | — | 17.2x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $102,615 | $51,308 | — | 16.9x |
| OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH CC | 964 | $132,373 | $66,187 | — | 16.5x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $206,502 | $103,251 | — | 16.3x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $133,958 | $66,979 | — | 16.1x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $102,501 | $51,251 | — | 16x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $127,478 | $63,739 | — | 16x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $447,653 | $223,827 | — | 15.9x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $108,409 | $54,204 | — | 15.6x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $78,921 | $39,461 | — | 15.6x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $299,347 | $149,674 | — | 15.6x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH MCC | 082 | $203,847 | $101,924 | — | 13.8x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH CC | 086 | $111,398 | $55,699 | — | 13.7x |
| OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC | 963 | $252,220 | $126,110 | — | 13.7x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $76,216 | $38,108 | — | 13.5x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH MCC | 085 | $207,852 | $103,926 | — | 13.5x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 084 | $82,256 | $41,128 | — | 13.2x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $199,369 | $99,685 | — | 13.2x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITH MCC | 551 | $128,580 | $64,290 | — | 12.6x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 163 | $400,571 | $200,286 | — | 12.5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $41,526 | $20,763 | — | 12.3x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $57,588 | $28,794 | — | 12.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $59,013 | $29,506 | — | 12x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC O | 023 | $407,110 | $203,555 | — | 11.8x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $59,391 | $29,696 | — | 11.6x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $64,476 | $32,238 | — | 11.5x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $84,424 | $42,212 | — | 11.5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $138,531 | $69,265 | — | 11.4x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $151,477 | $75,739 | — | 11x |
| ISCHEMIC STROKE, PRECEREBRAL OCCLUSION OR TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITH THROMBOLYTIC AGENT WIT | 061 | $204,311 | $102,156 | — | 10.9x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $107,078 | $53,539 | — | 10.9x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $58,437 | $29,219 | — | 10.9x |
| TRACHEOSTOMY WITH MV >96 HOURS OR PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS EXCEPT FACE, MOUTH AND NECK WITHOU | 004 | $548,877 | $274,439 | — | 10.8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $125,519 | $62,760 | — | 10.6x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $129,887 | $64,943 | — | 10.5x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $317,057 | $158,529 | — | 10.5x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $120,815 | $60,408 | — | 10.5x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $38,560 | $19,280 | — | 10.3x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $56,239 | $28,120 | — | 10.2x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 087 | $56,967 | $28,483 | — | 10.1x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 177 | $116,362 | $58,181 | — | 10x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $106,345 | $53,172 | — | 10x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $61,439 | $30,720 | — | 9.9x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $46,839 | $23,420 | — | 9.6x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 057 | $81,253 | $40,626 | — | 9.6x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $85,269 | $42,634 | — | 9.5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $62,951 | $31,475 | — | 9.5x |
| PSYCHOSES | 885 | $77,668 | $38,834 | — | 9.4x |
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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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