73/100
#551 nationally
Parkwest Medical Center
9352 Park West Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37923 · (865) 970-1001
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Parkwest Medical Center billed $3.91 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
- 3.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 142
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in TN
- #12
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- 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 52% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 84% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 92% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 63% 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 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
525 | $38,704 | $10,668 | -38% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
415 | $10,345 | $2,653 | -59% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
397 | $9,090 | $2,210 | -53% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
340 | $32,602 | $12,527 | -50% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
206 | $11,277 | $4,632 | -68% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
189 | $76,484 | $14,980 | -8% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
177 | $19,696 | $8,304 | -55% |
|
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without Major
MS-DRG 267 · Inpatient stay |
164 | $243,055 | $32,633 | +28% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
135 | $25,460 | $5,737 | -36% |
|
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 266 · Inpatient stay |
133 | $250,337 | $39,513 | +4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without Major
MS-DRG 267 · Inpatient stay |
$243,055 | $32,633 | +28% |
|
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$131,250 | $25,537 | +16% |
|
Cochlear Implant Procedure
APC 5166 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$135,368 | $26,650 | +11% |
|
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 266 · Inpatient stay |
$250,337 | $39,513 | +4% |
|
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 274 · Inpatient stay |
$128,550 | $20,074 | +3% |
|
Level 4 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5464 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$77,227 | $17,256 | -4% |
|
Level 4 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5224 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$88,362 | $16,037 | -7% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$76,484 | $14,980 | -8% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 6 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5416 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,738 | $6,232 | -84% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (with complications)
MS-DRG 854 · Inpatient stay |
$18,443 | $12,408 | -78% |
|
Heart Attack (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 282 · Inpatient stay |
$9,599 | $4,541 | -75% |
|
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 673 · Inpatient stay |
$40,620 | $23,744 | -74% |
|
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 299 · Inpatient stay |
$18,225 | $9,783 | -73% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,839 | $5,179 | -73% |
|
Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion with Complications
MS-DRG 519 · Inpatient stay |
$24,035 | $12,382 | -72% |
|
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 329 · Inpatient stay |
$50,893 | $25,153 | -72% |
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.