Baptist Memorial Hospital: charges and Medicare payments

Baptist Memorial Hospital reported 10,347 Medicare inpatient stays across 216 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 5.09 times what it was paid — mid-range in Tennessee, number 26 of 65 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.42×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 940 stays at an average charge of $80,712, 11% below the national average. It also billed 5,982 outpatient services, charging 7.44 times what Medicare paid.

1Medicare inpatient stays 10,347
2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 5.09×
3Rank in TN (highest ratio = 1) 26 of 65
4CMS price-transparency actions 0

Average charge per stay at Baptist Memorial Hospital, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 216 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Baptist Memorial Hospital charged more than the national average in 29 (13%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.

DRG	Stays	Avg charge	vs US	Avg paid
871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC	940	$80,712	-11%	$15,257
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	549	$55,881	-1%	$9,923
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	206	$58,788	-17%	$12,405
274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC	203	$107,226	-32%	$22,082
689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC	192	$48,399	-6%	$9,113
392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	162	$37,077	-8%	$6,195
378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC	153	$48,087	-1%	$7,583
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC	153	$43,980	-10%	$8,334
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC	145	$48,501	-19%	$9,924
682 Renal Failure with MCC	144	$56,073	-15%	$11,237
640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	140	$53,724	-11%	$10,147
267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement...	136	$133,892	-39%	$36,049
064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC	133	$84,720	-15%	$14,135
853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with...	131	$196,221	-14%	$36,928
698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC	129	$73,850	+1%	$12,336
312 Syncope and Collapse	124	$41,207	-10%	$7,113
065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or...	123	$56,463	+1%	$7,715
309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC	114	$38,878	+8%	$6,034
683 Renal Failure with CC	108	$34,717	-15%	$7,097
377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC	103	$75,253	-12%	$13,688
884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability	103	$41,757	-33%	$12,043
690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC	97	$31,922	-16%	$6,308
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure	94	$49,063	-15%	$9,607
641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	91	$33,812	-9%	$6,117
286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac...	90	$106,843	-5%	$17,569
308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC	86	$62,763	+11%	$10,275
552 Medical Back Problems without MCC	85	$36,940	-24%	$7,387
522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture...	82	$73,163	-28%	$15,281
481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC	81	$80,233	-20%	$15,402
313 Chest Pain	80	$34,935	-13%	$5,522
314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC	79	$73,583	-22%	$15,755
391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	77	$63,219	+4%	$10,023
287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac...	76	$59,144	-7%	$8,601
455 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC	70	$128,514	-37%	$33,705
057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC	68	$47,329	-16%	$10,377
329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC	65	$281,404	+31%	$49,832
330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC	65	$96,772	-19%	$18,633
322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal...	64	$126,022	+10%	$13,419
812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC	63	$44,242	0%	$7,052
164 Major Chest Procedures with CC	62	$88,919	-30%	$18,511
175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale	62	$60,695	-7%	$10,652
252 Other Vascular Procedures with MCC	61	$115,797	-32%	$25,586
305 Hypertension without MCC	61	$35,419	-12%	$5,847
310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC	61	$28,424	-1%	$4,715
603 Cellulitis without MCC	61	$27,942	-25%	$6,638
389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC	59	$33,616	-14%	$6,711
101 Seizures without MCC	58	$37,763	-23%	$6,890
235 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization with MCC	57	$183,186	-37%	$41,318
163 Major Chest Procedures with MCC	54	$131,904	-37%	$31,399
637 Diabetes with MCC	54	$52,982	-20%	$10,694
280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC	53	$82,215	+8%	$13,962
036 Carotid Artery Stent Procedures without CC/MCC	52	$57,709	-35%	$12,883
266 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement...	52	$202,516	-29%	$45,134
393 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC	52	$63,685	-17%	$12,150
454 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC	51	$156,849	-44%	$46,838
470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of...	51	$55,150	-41%	$13,967
025 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC	50	$151,679	-34%	$32,478
811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC	48	$128,804	+89%	$32,963
178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC	47	$34,677	-23%	$7,321
480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC	47	$105,378	-24%	$20,576

Showing the 60 most frequent of 216 DRGs.

Outpatient services

Service (APC)	Services	Avg charge	Medicare allowed
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures	763	$23,595	$2,721
Comprehensive Observation Services	615	$29,110	$2,248
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	474	$10,348	$1,351
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures	265	$145,912	$19,425
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services	265	$21,849	$4,812
Level 3 Vascular Procedures	240	$17,366	$2,654
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures	239	$91,303	$9,129
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures	233	$42,550	$10,934
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures	206	$9,298	$1,593
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures	183	$63,072	$8,936
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy	172	$22,020	$5,722
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures	166	$53,295	$15,695
Level 4 Vascular Procedures	164	$33,123	$4,004
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures	133	$40,436	$4,764
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services	127	$37,691	$8,645
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures	122	$31,953	$5,954
Level 4 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures	122	$81,126	$16,405
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	114	$15,859	$2,365
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures	111	$110,795	$13,341
Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures	102	$19,850	$2,918
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy	93	$14,061	$3,131
Level 2 ICD and Similar Procedures	93	$132,981	$27,271
Level 5 ENT Procedures	76	$22,208	$4,891
Level 2 Vascular Procedures	73	$8,464	$1,344
Level 1 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures	69	$17,781	$3,154

Against the Tennessee average

For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Baptist Memorial Hospital charged $80,712 on average, 15% more than the Tennessee average of $70,379, and was paid $15,257 against a state average of $15,065. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Baptist Memorial Hospital charged $55,881 on average, 21% more than the Tennessee average of $46,128, and was paid $9,923 against a state average of $10,346. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Baptist Memorial Hospital charged $58,788 on average, 9% more than the Tennessee average of $53,972, and was paid $12,405 against a state average of $12,921. For Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC (DRG 274), Baptist Memorial Hospital charged $107,226 on average, 32% less than the Tennessee average of $156,643, and was paid $22,082 against a state average of $24,179. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $23,595 was 15% below the state average of $27,751. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $29,110 was 46% above the state average of $19,917. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $10,348 was 0% below the state average of $10,318. For Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures (outpatient APC 5213), its average charge of $145,912 was 17% below the state average of $176,464.

Price-transparency record

No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.

Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.

Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.