Tennessee / Bradley Medical Center
CMS certification 440185 · Cleveland, TN
Bradley Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Bradley Medical Center reported 1,231 Medicare inpatient stays across 40 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 8.69 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Tennessee, number 5 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: 198 stays at an average charge of $113,931, 26% above the national average. It also billed 962 outpatient services, charging 17.76 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,231
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 8.69×
- 3Rank in TN (highest ratio = 1) 5 of 65
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 40 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Bradley Medical Center charged more than the national average in 38 (95%). 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 | 198 | $113,931 | +26% | $13,271 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 93 | $67,894 | +20% | $9,191 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 79 | $83,540 | +10% | $11,175 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 77 | $81,849 | +37% | $9,279 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 53 | $73,972 | +5% | $11,456 |
| 885 Psychoses | 49 | $35,645 | -19% | $9,536 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 39 | $60,970 | +19% | $8,358 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 32 | $56,964 | +51% | $6,070 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 31 | $55,669 | +39% | $6,046 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 28 | $69,718 | +38% | $8,186 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 27 | $88,970 | +55% | $9,282 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 26 | $229,645 | 0% | $33,122 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 25 | $79,167 | +63% | $7,327 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 24 | $217,832 | +57% | $19,316 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 24 | $71,605 | +9% | $10,374 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 22 | $97,380 | +33% | $11,186 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 21 | $65,079 | +29% | $7,245 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 21 | $185,511 | +62% | $13,558 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 21 | $132,982 | +56% | $12,094 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 21 | $187,526 | +83% | $14,490 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 21 | $49,190 | +32% | $6,399 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 20 | $53,632 | +49% | $5,663 |
| 521 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 20 | $199,260 | +47% | $19,127 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 20 | $59,532 | +46% | $6,859 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 19 | $111,233 | +11% | $13,169 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 19 | $215,831 | +132% | $13,047 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 19 | $197,903 | +96% | $13,810 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 19 | $59,119 | +21% | $7,917 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 18 | $81,135 | +46% | $7,439 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 18 | $76,583 | +27% | $9,103 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 17 | $70,429 | +24% | $8,585 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 17 | $40,658 | +10% | $5,965 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 14 | $35,629 | +24% | $4,461 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 12 | $66,138 | +31% | $6,030 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 12 | $205,228 | +25% | $19,451 |
| 070 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with MCC | 11 | $96,307 | +27% | $11,844 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 11 | $59,859 | +56% | $6,022 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 11 | $71,872 | +8% | $10,389 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 11 | $59,868 | +35% | $6,734 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 11 | $335,231 | +4% | $49,835 |
Outpatient services
Against the Tennessee average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Bradley Medical Center charged $113,931 on average, 62% more than the Tennessee average of $70,379, and was paid $13,271 against a state average of $15,065. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Bradley Medical Center charged $67,894 on average, 47% more than the Tennessee average of $46,128, and was paid $9,191 against a state average of $10,346. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Bradley Medical Center charged $83,540 on average, 37% more than the Tennessee average of $60,791, and was paid $11,175 against a state average of $12,633. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Bradley Medical Center charged $81,849 on average, 70% more than the Tennessee average of $48,160, and was paid $9,279 against a state average of $10,379. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $35,574 was 79% above the state average of $19,917. For Level 5 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5375), its average charge of $54,488 was 107% above the state average of $26,306. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $183,569 was 179% above the state average of $65,840. For Level 4 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5374), its average charge of $45,013 was 115% above the state average of $20,897.
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.