Vanderbilt University Medical Center
1211 Medical Center Drive, Nashville, TN 37232 Hospital ***** CMS quality 5 of 5
46%Self-pay discount
46% off list
A better than average self-pay discount. Median across the 10,675 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 4.8× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Large hospital (400+ beds)
- Beds
- 1129
- Ownership
- Nonprofit
- Health system
- Vanderbilt University Medical Cntr
- Medicare ID
- 440039
- Cost report
- FY ending 06/30/2025
- CMS quality
- ***** 5 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, 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) 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 7.9× | |
| Post-surgery recovery 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 5.0× | |
| Childbirth and delivery most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 3.6× | |
| Anesthesia most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 39.1× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 6.0× | |
| MRI 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 19.1× | |
| Cardiac catheterisation 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 13.6× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 7.1× | |
| Respiratory therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 9.4× | |
| Physical therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.9× | |
| Occupational therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.8× | |
| Speech therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.9× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 15.1× | |
| EEG brain monitoring most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 14.1× | |
| Implanted devices 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.2× | |
| Drugs given at the facility 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 3.7× | |
| Dialysis 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.6× | |
| Emergency room visit 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 6.4× | |
| Observation stay 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.4× | |
| Inpatient room and board most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 3.5× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 5.3× |
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 | $101 cash price | $187 46% off |
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $104 cash price | $192 46% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $122 cash price | $226 46% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $101 cash price | $188 46% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $99.97 cash price | $185 46% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $100 cash price | $185 46% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $104 cash price | $192 46% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $98.93 cash price | $183 46% off |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $99.83 cash price | $185 46% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $97.74 cash price | $181 46% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $99.62 cash price | $184 46% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $578 cash price | $1,070 46% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 440039, 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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