Tennessee / Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City
CMS certification 440130 · Union City, TN · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City: charges and Medicare payments
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City reported 251 Medicare inpatient stays across 10 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.86 times what it was paid — mid-range in Tennessee, number 41 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: 73 stays at an average charge of $40,890, 55% below the national average. It also billed 223 outpatient services, charging 5.62 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 251
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.86×
- 3Rank in TN (highest ratio = 1) 41 of 65
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 10 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). 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 | 73 | $40,890 | -55% | $12,341 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 41 | $32,856 | -42% | $8,459 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 34 | $44,200 | -26% | $8,802 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 24 | $42,639 | -40% | $11,199 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 16 | $35,440 | -28% | $7,043 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 15 | $29,680 | -42% | $7,628 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 14 | $33,737 | -44% | $8,689 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 12 | $29,276 | -40% | $6,871 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 11 | $35,903 | -37% | $8,195 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 11 | $35,796 | -51% | $10,881 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 37 | $20,661 | $2,252 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 22 | $8,196 | $1,360 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 22 | $13,043 | $4,839 |
| Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 20 | $13,657 | $2,572 |
| Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures | 20 | $34,913 | $7,125 |
| Level 2 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures | 16 | $16,588 | $5,469 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services | 15 | $10,548 | $2,924 |
| Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures | 13 | $9,796 | $2,763 |
| Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 12 | $14,666 | $2,383 |
| Level 2 Vascular Procedures | 12 | $3,822 | $1,254 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related Services | 12 | $11,228 | $4,340 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 11 | $10,971 | $2,715 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 11 | $19,484 | $6,000 |
Against the Tennessee average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City charged $40,890 on average, 42% less than the Tennessee average of $70,379, and was paid $12,341 against a state average of $15,065. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City charged $32,856 on average, 29% less than the Tennessee average of $46,128, and was paid $8,459 against a state average of $10,346. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City charged $44,200 on average, 8% less than the Tennessee average of $48,160, and was paid $8,802 against a state average of $10,379. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City charged $42,639 on average, 21% less than the Tennessee average of $53,972, and was paid $11,199 against a state average of $12,921. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $20,661 was 4% above the state average of $19,917. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $8,196 was 21% below the state average of $10,318. For Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services (outpatient APC 5361), its average charge of $13,043 was 59% below the state average of $32,171. For Level 3 Vascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5183), its average charge of $13,657 was 29% below the state average of $19,196.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City in Union City, TN, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2026-02-03 (CMS case 6933)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
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.