CostGrade

All published prices at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

319 procedures, each showing what the hospital billed, what that care was actually paid for, and how the charge compares with the national middle for the same coded work.

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Procedure Patients Charged Actually paid vs national
Level 2 Urology and Related Services

APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit

1,907 $8,675 $532 +177%
Level 3 Urology and Related Services

APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit

813 $17,506 $1,258 +35%
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage

APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit

763 $12,474 $1,084 +24%
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures

APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit

704 $12,917 $1,548 +10%
Comprehensive Observation Services

APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit

673 $24,552 $2,245 +26%
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage

APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit

570 $15,543 $2,304 -12%
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit

569 $27,623 $2,653 +9%
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures

APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit

505 $122,896 $19,548 -7%
Level 3 Vascular Procedures

APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit

504 $19,247 $2,562 about average
Sepsis (severe)

MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay

423 $113,990 $26,873 +75%
Level 4 Urology and Related Services

APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit

412 $28,658 $2,176 +39%
Level 5 Urology and Related Services

APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit

409 $36,095 $3,006 +31%
Level 1 Nerve Procedures

APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit

389 $18,064 $960 +59%
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy

APC 5154 · Hospital outpatient visit

370 $28,862 $3,064 +27%
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy

APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit

321 $10,492 $1,181 -8%
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit

316 $56,154 $6,948 -10%
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without Major Complications

MS-DRG 274 · Inpatient stay

313 $119,616 $29,307 -4%
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit

299 $68,861 $8,874 about average
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit

263 $48,202 $4,636 +21%
Level 5 ENT Procedures

APC 5165 · Hospital outpatient visit

253 $47,150 $4,766 +37%
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit

236 $29,056 $2,017 +43%
Level 2 Vascular Procedures

APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit

210 $10,693 $1,319 +25%
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services

APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit

192 $43,489 $4,771 +24%
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures

APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit

192 $103,783 $25,007 -8%
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services

APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit

183 $78,629 $8,522 +32%
Heart Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay

182 $75,047 $20,090 +73%
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures

APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit

178 $32,035 $3,323 +55%
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)

MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay

169 $89,020 $24,149 +57%
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy

APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit

168 $39,986 $5,639 +4%
Level 4 Vascular Procedures

APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit

165 $30,162 $3,796 -17%
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit

161 $15,415 $1,111 +37%
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (with complications)

MS-DRG 699 · Inpatient stay

159 $50,774 $13,944 +35%
Level 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures

APC 5462 · Hospital outpatient visit

151 $36,611 $3,070 +40%
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures

APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit

141 $50,457 $5,314 +28%
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures

APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit

139 $29,280 $2,815 +26%
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures

APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit

126 $58,577 $8,789 +14%
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit

122 $43,542 $4,689 +26%
Stroke (severe)

MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay

117 $101,519 $23,686 +33%
Heart Attack (severe)

MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay

114 $112,739 $25,720 +84%
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)

MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay

111 $301,655 $65,294 +70%
Respiratory Infection (severe)

MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay

110 $92,368 $24,387 +68%
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Major Complications

MS-DRG 025 · Inpatient stay

108 $223,925 $48,368 +16%
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures

APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit

104 $28,946 $2,978 +21%
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)

MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay

103 $72,779 $18,776 +50%
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without Major

MS-DRG 267 · Inpatient stay

99 $153,489 $43,429 -19%
Circulatory Disorders Except Heart Attack, with Cardiac Catheterization with Major

MS-DRG 286 · Inpatient stay

99 $127,300 $31,599 +45%
Sepsis (without major complications)

MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay

98 $59,093 $16,404 +51%
Kidney Transplant

MS-DRG 652 · Inpatient stay

98 $556,601 $59,241 +88%
Level 2 Icd and Similar Procedures

APC 5232 · Hospital outpatient visit

98 $138,033 $26,629 -7%
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)

MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay

93 $47,567 $12,496 +47%
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)

MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay

91 $34,386 $10,714 +12%
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit

90 $99,982 $8,954 +20%
Level 3 ENT Procedures

APC 5163 · Hospital outpatient visit

89 $8,458 $1,175 +32%
Cochlear Implant Procedure

APC 5166 · Hospital outpatient visit

89 $109,490 $27,343 -10%
Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures

APC 5503 · Hospital outpatient visit

86 $25,189 $1,880 +74%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications

MS-DRG 314 · Inpatient stay

85 $97,002 $28,614 +24%
Kidney Failure (with complications)

MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay

85 $42,174 $13,949 +28%
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures

APC 5222 · Hospital outpatient visit

84 $40,015 $6,980 +6%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications

MS-DRG 330 · Inpatient stay

78 $131,074 $27,631 +30%
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)

MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay

78 $42,554 $12,103 +39%
Kidney Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay

78 $72,211 $20,607 +36%
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures with Major Complications

MS-DRG 266 · Inpatient stay

78 $231,128 $63,483 -4%
Respiratory Failure

MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay

77 $111,820 $19,772 +131%
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures

APC 5313 · Hospital outpatient visit

77 $20,186 $2,223 +22%
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures

APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit

72 $24,444 $2,431 +35%
Pneumonia (severe)

MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay

69 $61,272 $17,340 +32%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications

MS-DRG 057 · Inpatient stay

68 $66,034 $19,021 +38%
Circulatory Disorders Except Heart Attack, with Cardiac Catheterization without Major

MS-DRG 287 · Inpatient stay

67 $69,333 $14,306 +27%
Stroke (with complications)

MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay

65 $61,972 $12,896 +36%
Heart Catheter Procedure (severe)

MS-DRG 321 · Inpatient stay

65 $177,506 $33,913 +24%
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)

MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay

65 $115,053 $26,482 +62%
Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures without Cardiac Catheterization

MS-DRG 220 · Inpatient stay

65 $263,367 $53,944 +13%
Level 4 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures

APC 5464 · Hospital outpatient visit

65 $76,472 $16,138 -5%
Level 4 ENT Procedures

APC 5164 · Hospital outpatient visit

65 $27,640 $2,409 +46%
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)

MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay

64 $95,195 $19,231 +19%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications

MS-DRG 329 · Inpatient stay

63 $223,998 $53,878 +25%
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit

62 $89,971 $14,412 -6%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications

MS-DRG 394 · Inpatient stay

61 $44,134 $12,987 +14%
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Major Complications

MS-DRG 082 · Inpatient stay

61 $126,438 $27,291 +31%
Complex GI Procedures

APC 5331 · Hospital outpatient visit

61 $29,537 $4,539 about average
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications

MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay

60 $196,525 $37,713 +36%
Back Problems (without major complications)

MS-DRG 552 · Inpatient stay

59 $62,973 $14,052 +61%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications

MS-DRG 811 · Inpatient stay

59 $111,760 $25,688 +99%
Heart Catheter Procedure (without major complications)

MS-DRG 322 · Inpatient stay

58 $114,683 $20,232 +13%
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)

MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay

58 $41,258 $11,758 +39%
Complications of Treatment with Major Complications

MS-DRG 919 · Inpatient stay

57 $101,454 $27,093 +36%
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (with complications)

MS-DRG 481 · Inpatient stay

56 $157,819 $24,624 +89%
Major Chest Procedures with Complications

MS-DRG 164 · Inpatient stay

56 $111,845 $27,397 about average
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures

APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit

56 $24,124 $1,896 +105%
Level 6 Urology and Related Services

APC 5376 · Hospital outpatient visit

56 $54,868 $6,517 +23%
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated)

MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay

55 $31,064 $8,972 +23%
Digestive Disorder (severe)

MS-DRG 391 · Inpatient stay

55 $70,049 $18,177 +37%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications

MS-DRG 812 · Inpatient stay

55 $54,947 $14,424 +48%
Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Major

MS-DRG 441 · Inpatient stay

55 $107,456 $25,685 +41%
ECMO or Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except

MS-DRG 003 · Inpatient stay

53 $1,038,351 $228,040 +18%
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (with complications)

MS-DRG 378 · Inpatient stay

53 $57,561 $14,127 +39%
Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures without Cardiac Catheterization

MS-DRG 219 · Inpatient stay

53 $383,525 $88,913 +14%
Seizures without Major Complications

MS-DRG 101 · Inpatient stay

51 $74,762 $16,063 +83%
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures without Complications/mcc

MS-DRG 027 · Inpatient stay

51 $117,289 $25,384 -4%
Level 8 Urology and Related Services

APC 5378 · Hospital outpatient visit

51 $88,628 $13,067 about average

These figures are averages across this hospital's Medicare patients in the most recent federal data year. They are not a quote and not your bill. For your own case, ask the hospital for a written good-faith estimate and check its published machine-readable price file.