US Health Care Costs

Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns Principal Diagnosis with Mcc O in Mississippi

MS-DRG 023: Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis with mcc o

$156,323typical hospital bill
$44,435typical amount paid
$39,490–$49,337range paid across 4 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $156,323 for this stay in 2024, about 3.5 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo22$135,083$39,490
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial HospitalJackson32$174,342$42,775
Memorial Hospital at GulfportGulfport13$466,314$46,094
University of Mississippi Med CenterJackson14$138,304$49,337

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.