68/100
#690 nationally
Blount Memorial Hospital
907 E Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804 · (865) 983-7211
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Blount Memorial Hospital billed $4.09 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 4.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 76
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in TN
- #17
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 59% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 66% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 74% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 87% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
260 | $5,850 | $1,662 | -48% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
166 | $53,972 | $13,620 | -17% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
147 | $49,409 | $11,220 | -21% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
138 | $7,866 | $1,393 | -22% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
127 | $32,911 | $6,055 | -17% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
115 | $13,308 | $2,747 | -47% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
103 | $30,655 | $9,295 | -34% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
96 | $12,094 | $2,301 | -38% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
93 | $18,454 | $2,740 | -9% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
92 | $31,574 | $9,455 | -27% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,081 | $1,475 | +15% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,825 | $2,731 | about average |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,374 | $1,769 | -4% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,312 | $2,716 | -5% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,157 | $2,913 | -5% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,026 | $3,029 | -8% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,264 | $4,424 | -8% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,454 | $2,740 | -9% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Complications
MS-DRG 071 · Inpatient stay |
$20,020 | $7,520 | -55% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$26,145 | $10,372 | -51% |
|
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 070 · Inpatient stay |
$33,973 | $12,057 | -49% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,850 | $1,662 | -48% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$25,158 | $9,260 | -48% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,308 | $2,747 | -47% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 812 · Inpatient stay |
$21,005 | $7,039 | -44% |
|
Heart Attack (with complications)
MS-DRG 281 · Inpatient stay |
$24,803 | $6,954 | -43% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.