Tennessee / Greeneville Community Hospital

CMS certification 440050 · Greeneville, TN

Greeneville Community Hospital: charges and Medicare payments

Greeneville Community Hospital reported 660 Medicare inpatient stays across 26 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.49 times what it was paid — mid-range in Tennessee, number 32 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: 154 stays at an average charge of $52,665, 42% below the national average. It also billed 519 outpatient services, charging 10.35 times what Medicare paid.

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  1. 1Medicare inpatient stays 660
  2. 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.49×
  3. 3Rank in TN (highest ratio = 1) 32 of 65
  4. 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
DRG 871$52,665DRG 291$39,631DRG 872$33,612DRG 177$51,899DRG 193$42,150DRG 641$27,656DRG 392$27,118DRG 189$41,944DRG 690$33,278DRG 698$50,948
Average charge per stay at Greeneville Community Hospital, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 26 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Greeneville Community Hospital charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.

DRGStaysAvg chargevs USAvg paid
871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC154$52,665-42%$13,165
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC61$39,631-30%$8,619
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC37$33,612-31%$7,147
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC32$51,899-26%$11,418
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC30$42,150-29%$8,939
641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...25$27,656-25%$5,646
392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...24$27,118-32%$5,796
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure22$41,944-27%$9,068
690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC22$33,278-12%$5,855
698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC22$50,948-31%$10,846
683 Renal Failure with CC21$26,007-36%$6,262
190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC20$31,548-38%$7,683
280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC19$35,915-53%$9,788
378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC18$30,103-38%$6,930
689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC17$28,657-44%$8,017
481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC16$76,642-24%$13,389
853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with...16$130,986-43%$31,034
309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC13$33,642-7%$6,090
308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC12$37,994-33%$8,256
522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture...12$99,954-2%$13,746
603 Cellulitis without MCC12$22,657-39%$6,298
065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or...11$37,545-33%$7,144
178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC11$32,802-28%$6,909
194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC11$27,214-29%$6,213
682 Renal Failure with MCC11$47,860-27%$10,049
854 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with...11$97,589-1%$17,825

Outpatient services

Against the Tennessee average

For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Greeneville Community Hospital charged $52,665 on average, 25% less than the Tennessee average of $70,379, and was paid $13,165 against a state average of $15,065. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Greeneville Community Hospital charged $39,631 on average, 14% less than the Tennessee average of $46,128, and was paid $8,619 against a state average of $10,346. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Greeneville Community Hospital charged $33,612 on average, 18% less than the Tennessee average of $40,769, and was paid $7,147 against a state average of $8,809. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Greeneville Community Hospital charged $51,899 on average, 4% less than the Tennessee average of $53,972, and was paid $11,418 against a state average of $12,921. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $22,166 was 108% above the state average of $10,656. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $18,439 was 7% below the state average of $19,917. For Level 5 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5375), its average charge of $28,796 was 9% above the state average of $26,306. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $9,462 was 8% below the state average of $10,318.

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.