Memorial Health Care System INC
2525 DE Sales Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37404 Hospital ***** CMS quality 5 of 5
97%Self-pay discount
97% off list
One of the deepest self-pay discounts published. Median across the 7,712 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average chargesCharges 5.1× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Large hospital (400+ beds)
- Beds
- 431
- Ownership
- Nonprofit
- Health system
- Catholic Health Initiatives
- Medicare ID
- 440091
- Cost report
- FY ending 06/30/2025
- CMS quality
- ***** 5 of 5
- Metro area
- Chattanooga, TN-GA
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 | 9.5× | |
| Post-surgery recovery 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.0× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 9.7× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 11.3× | |
| Respiratory therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 13.4× | |
| Physical therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 5.1× | |
| EEG brain monitoring 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.7× | |
| Implanted devices cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.6× | |
| Drugs given at the facility 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 5.3× | |
| Dialysis 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 4.0× | |
| Emergency room visit most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 9.3× | |
| Observation stay 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.6× | |
| Inpatient room and board cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.3× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.3× |
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 | $38.50 cash price | $91.00 58% off |
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $70.22 cash price | $166 58% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $25.40 cash price | $60.03 58% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $27.56 cash price | $65.14 58% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $23.94 cash price | $56.58 58% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $23.96 cash price | $56.64 58% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $25.01 cash price | $59.11 58% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $30.24 cash price | $71.48 58% off |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $24.21 cash price | $57.22 58% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $24.48 cash price | $57.86 58% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $26.81 cash price | $63.36 58% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $398 cash price | $941 58% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 440091, 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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