Hospital · Federal record

UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC

Acute Care Hospitals · Voluntary non-profit - Private · 655 beds · KNOXVILLE, TN

  • CCN 440015
  • 4 / 5 CMS overall
  • HCAHPS recommend 75%
  • Teaching hospital

CMS quality programs

Federal payment-adjustment programs

HRRP · HACRP · HVBP
HRRP
Higher than expected
Excess readmission ratio: 1.178
HACRP
Not penalized
HAC composite: 0.31
HVBP
Score 26.25
Value-based purchasing · FY 2024

Patient experience (HCAHPS)

CMS Hospital Compare Updated Apr 30, 2026
Would recommend this hospital
75%
HCAHPS summary star rating 4 / 5

CMS publishes only the summary star rating and "would recommend" percentage in the current Hospital General Information snapshot. Detailed HCAHPS measures are not available for this hospital.

Medicare charges · 2024

Top procedures by volume

CMS IPPS · OPPS

Charges are not what you pay

Hospital "submitted charges" are list prices. Medicare reimburses a fraction; insured patients typically pay a contracted rate; uninsured patients can negotiate.

Inpatient (MS-DRG)

DRG Description Cases Avg charge Avg paid
871 SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC 530 $47,352 $13,481
291 HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC 235 $30,030 $8,974
064 INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC 106 $48,231 $13,258
872 SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC 101 $22,031 $7,039
853 INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC 100 $117,489 $32,789
481 HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC 90 $55,617 $13,610
312 SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE 87 $20,478 $6,323
065 INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS 80 $29,526 $7,175
193 SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC 80 $29,865 $9,231
690 KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC 79 $20,781 $6,018

Outpatient · 2023

Code Description Services Avg charge Avg paid
5072 Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage 0 $0 $1,002
5073 Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage 0 $0 $1,697
5091 Level 1 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures 0 $0 $2,336
5092 Level 2 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures 0 $0 $3,856
5093 Level 3 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures 0 $0 $0
5094 Level 4 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures 0 $0 $0
5112 Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $962
5113 Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $1,955
5114 Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $4,393
5115 Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $9,396

Affiliated providers

NPPES affiliations

Methodology · sources used on this page

Hospital information from publicly available CMS datasets. Profile generated May 18, 2026.

CMS Hospital Compare Quality measures, ratings, HCAHPS Apr 30, 2026
HRRP / HACRP / HVBP Federal quality programs Apr 30, 2026
CMS IPPS Inpatient charges and payments Apr 30, 2026
CMS OPPS Outpatient charges and payments Apr 30, 2026
Provider of Services Beds, ownership, type Apr 30, 2026
Hospital MRF Machine-readable price file Apr 30, 2026

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