DRG 208 · Respiratory

Respiratory Condition with Ventilator Support Cost in Tennessee — Compare All Hospitals

A breathing problem severe enough to need a mechanical ventilator for up to about four days. The stay typically involves intensive care, medications to keep the patient comfortable on the ventilator, and treatment of the underlying lung condition.

State average
$82,486
gross charge · DRG 208
Hospitals
9
with published pricing
Price range
$14,971 – $131,535
low to high
Lowest $14,971 Highest $131,535

Tennessee hospitals price respiratory condition with ventilator support (Medicare DRG 208) anywhere from $14,971 to $131,535 — a $116,564 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Unity Medical Center in Manchester; the most expensive is Bristol Regional Medical Center: Emergency Room in Bristol. The state average sits at $82,486.

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 respiratory condition with ventilator support 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 respiratory condition with ventilator support 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 respiratory condition with ventilator support in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 208 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 $14,971
    Cash pay $11,977
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    Cookeville Regional Medical Center

    Cookeville, TN

    26 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $43,807
    Cash pay $26,854
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,543
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    Gross charge $71,142
    Cash pay $20,845
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    Starr Regional Medical Center Athens

    Athens, TN

    Gross charge $73,606
    Cash pay $14,427
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    Johnson City Medical Center

    Johnson City, TN

    27 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $92,440
    Cash pay $13,866
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,461
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    Methodist Hospitals of Memphis

    Memphis, TN

    64 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $96,694
    Cash pay $21,273
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,434
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    Gross charge $105,801
    Cash pay $26,345
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    Gross charge $112,378
    Cash pay $27,757
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    Bristol Regional Medical Center: Emergency Room

    Bristol, TN

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $131,535
    Cash pay $19,730
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,871
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    Jackson-Madison County General Hospital

    Jackson, TN

    72 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $16,843
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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

    33 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $18,339
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    Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford

    Murfreesboro, TN

    19 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $20,341
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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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    Maury Regional Medical Center (Acute Care — Columbia)

    Columbia, TN

    12 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $17,336
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    Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West

    Nashville, TN

    25 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $18,148
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    North Knoxville Medical Center

    Powell, TN

    14 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $16,499
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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

    24 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $18,730
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    Parkwest Medical Center

    Knoxville, TN

    15 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $15,022
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    Affiliate of Vitruvian Health

    Cleveland, TN

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    Erlanger Medical Center

    Chattanooga, TN

    15 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $19,111
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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

    18 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $16,496
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    Memorial Healthcare System, Inc

    Chattanooga, TN

    24 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $16,575
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    University Health System, Inc

    Knoxville, TN

    13 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $16,490
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    Parkridge Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Chattanooga, TN

    16 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $18,221
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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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