Athens Regional Medical Center
1114 Madison Avenue, Athens, TN 37303 Hospital ***** CMS quality 3 of 5
80%Self-pay discount
80% off list
One of the deepest self-pay discounts published. Median across the 2,269 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average chargesCharges 10.6× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
- Beds
- 172
- Ownership
- For-profit (corporation)
- Health system
- Lifepoint Hospitals
- Medicare ID
- 440068
- Cost report
- FY ending 09/30/2024
- CMS quality
- ***** 3 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- Athens, TN
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 8.1× | |
| Childbirth and delivery cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.5× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 9.1× | |
| MRI most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 34.4× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 18.6× | |
| Respiratory therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 11.7× | |
| Physical therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.8× | |
| Occupational therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 5.6× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 4.0× | |
| Implanted devices most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 13.7× | |
| Drugs given at the facility most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 17.1× | |
| Emergency room visit most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 12.1× | |
| Observation stay most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 6.5× | |
| Inpatient room and board 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.0× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 4.0× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA prostate cancer screening blood test HCPCS G0103 | $95.28 cash price | $486 80% off |
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $55.24 cash price | $282 80% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $16.05 cash price | $81.88 80% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $46.64 cash price | $238 80% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $3.91 cash price | $19.95 80% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $9.11 cash price | $46.50 80% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $36.73 cash price | $187 80% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $35.92 cash price | $183 80% off |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $23.95 cash price | $122 80% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $3.70 cash price | $18.90 80% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $16.72 cash price | $85.30 80% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $163 cash price | $833 80% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 440068, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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