University Health System, Inc
University Health System, Inc in Knoxville, TN charges 4.0x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 168 analyzed procedures, reflecting typical pricing patterns for nonprofit private hospitals.
Knoxville, TN 37920 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
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
3.96x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
9.43x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
168
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $204,667 | $102,334 | — | 9.4x |
| MAJOR HEAD AND NECK PROCEDURES WITH CC | 141 | $119,054 | $59,527 | — | 8.2x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITHOUT CC/MCC | 185 | $36,670 | $18,335 | — | 7.8x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $42,634 | $21,317 | — | 6.3x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $65,342 | $32,671 | — | 6x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 254 | $70,324 | $35,162 | — | 6x |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CC | 200 | $42,791 | $21,396 | — | 5.9x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $201,692 | $100,846 | — | 5.9x |
| WOUND DEBRIDEMENT AND SKIN GRAFT EXCEPT HAND FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE D | 464 | $113,070 | $56,535 | — | 5.6x |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC | 269 | $152,119 | $76,060 | — | 5.4x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $42,664 | $21,332 | — | 5.3x |
| LIMB REATTACHMENT, HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA | 956 | $134,379 | $67,189 | — | 5.3x |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH MCC | 199 | $60,018 | $30,009 | — | 5.2x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $94,443 | $47,222 | — | 5.1x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $129,687 | $64,843 | — | 5.1x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $46,062 | $23,031 | — | 5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $22,366 | $11,183 | — | 5x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH MCC | 492 | $101,468 | $50,734 | — | 5x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH MCC | 183 | $53,170 | $26,585 | — | 5x |
| OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH CC | 964 | $49,213 | $24,606 | — | 5x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $66,303 | $33,151 | — | 5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $61,798 | $30,899 | — | 4.9x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $84,178 | $42,089 | — | 4.9x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $60,339 | $30,169 | — | 4.9x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH CC | 086 | $41,176 | $20,588 | — | 4.9x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 468 | $83,589 | $41,795 | — | 4.8x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 087 | $28,972 | $14,486 | — | 4.8x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $84,783 | $42,391 | — | 4.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $109,774 | $54,887 | — | 4.7x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $43,938 | $21,969 | — | 4.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $29,733 | $14,867 | — | 4.7x |
| SHOULDER, ELBOW OR FOREARM PROCEDURES, EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 511 | $61,508 | $30,754 | — | 4.6x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $36,027 | $18,014 | — | 4.5x |
| HERNIA PROCEDURES EXCEPT INGUINAL AND FEMORAL WITH CC | 354 | $53,499 | $26,750 | — | 4.5x |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 432 | $52,647 | $26,323 | — | 4.5x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $46,569 | $23,285 | — | 4.5x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT MC | 024 | $121,464 | $60,732 | — | 4.5x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH MCC | 091 | $49,887 | $24,943 | — | 4.5x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $22,078 | $11,039 | — | 4.4x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 455 | $122,648 | $61,324 | — | 4.4x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 271 | $101,697 | $50,849 | — | 4.3x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $28,164 | $14,082 | — | 4.3x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $23,015 | $11,507 | — | 4.3x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 299 | $48,270 | $24,135 | — | 4.3x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $28,665 | $14,333 | — | 4.3x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $25,810 | $12,905 | — | 4.3x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 219 | $239,781 | $119,891 | — | 4.3x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH MCC | 082 | $67,329 | $33,664 | — | 4.2x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $32,185 | $16,093 | — | 4.2x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $20,978 | $10,489 | — | 4.2x |
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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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