DRG 196 · Respiratory

Interstitial Lung Disease Cost in Tennessee — Compare All Hospitals

A group of lung diseases that inflame or scar the deep lung tissue, making breathing difficult. Hospital care typically involves oxygen, medication to reduce inflammation, and breathing support as needed.

State average
$51,659
gross charge · DRG 196
Hospitals
13
with published pricing
Price range
$10,510 – $168,668
low to high
Lowest $10,510 Highest $168,668

Tennessee hospitals price interstitial lung disease (Medicare DRG 196) anywhere from $10,510 to $168,668 — a $158,158 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Unity Medical Center in Manchester; the most expensive is Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrenceburg in Lawrenceburg. The state average sits at $51,659.

Gross charges are list prices, not what most patients pay. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists interstitial lung disease at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent interstitial lung disease admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.

Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Tennessee hospitals missing from the list either don't perform interstitial lung disease in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 196 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Unity Medical Center

    Manchester, TN

    Gross charge $10,510
    Cash pay $8,408
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    Gross charge $22,261
    Cash pay $13,357
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    Gross charge $22,261
    Cash pay $13,357
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    Gross charge $38,192
    Cash pay $12,451
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    Gross charge $38,192
    Cash pay $12,451
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    Gross charge $38,192
    Cash pay $12,451
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    Cookeville Regional Medical Center

    Cookeville, TN

    Gross charge $42,908
    Cash pay $26,303
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    Methodist Hospitals of Memphis

    Memphis, TN

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $47,128
    Cash pay $10,368
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,179
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    Gross charge $52,202
    Cash pay $7,830
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    Sycamore Shoals Hospital

    Elizabethton, TN

    Gross charge $52,593
    Cash pay $7,889
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    Gross charge $67,470
    Cash pay $16,665
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    Johnson City Medical Center

    Johnson City, TN

    Gross charge $70,983
    Cash pay $10,648
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    Gross charge $168,668
    Cash pay $41,998
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    Jackson-Madison County General Hospital

    Jackson, TN

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    Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County

    Huntingdon, TN

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    Roane Medical Center

    Harriman, TN

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    LaFollette Medical Center

    La Follette, TN

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    Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis

    Memphis, TN

    15 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $11,483
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    Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford

    Murfreesboro, TN

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    Jefferson Memorial Hospital

    Jefferson City, TN

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    Volunteer Community Hospital

    Martin, TN

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    Dyersburg Regional Medical Center

    Dyersburg, TN

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    Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West

    Nashville, TN

    12 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $12,410
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    North Knoxville Medical Center

    Powell, TN

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    Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City

    Union City, TN

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    Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton

    Covington, TN

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    Memphis VA Medical Center

    Memphis, TN

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    Dekalb Community Hospital

    Smithville, TN

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    Ascension Saint Thomas River Park

    Mcminnville, TN

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    Regional One Health

    Memphis, TN

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    TriStar Centennial Medical Center

    Nashville, TN

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    Parkwest Medical Center

    Knoxville, TN

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    Affiliate of Vitruvian Health

    Cleveland, TN

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    Erlanger Medical Center

    Chattanooga, TN

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    Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge

    Oak Ridge, TN

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    Leconte Medical Center

    Sevierville, TN

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    Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center

    Knoxville, TN

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    Memorial Healthcare System, Inc

    Chattanooga, TN

    20 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $9,472
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    University Health System, Inc

    Knoxville, TN

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    Parkridge Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Chattanooga, TN

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    Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center

    Hendersonville, TN

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    Cumberland Medical Center

    Crossville, TN

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    Fort Loudoun Medical Center

    Lenoir City, TN

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