US Health Care Costs

Pneumothorax with Cc in Mississippi

MS-DRG 200: Pneumothorax with cc

$30,250typical hospital bill
$8,231typical amount paid
$7,950–$8,513range paid across 2 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $30,250 for this stay in 2024, about 3.7 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
Mississippi Baptist Medical CenterJackson11$28,961$7,950
North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo22$31,539$8,513

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.