US Health Care Costs

Anemia and blood disorders in Mississippi

MS-DRG 812: Red blood cell disorders without mcc

$24,271typical hospital bill
$6,853typical amount paid
$5,981–$11,173range paid across 15 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $24,271 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
Mississippi Baptist Medical CenterJackson26$29,195$5,981
Anderson Regional Medical CenterMeridian11$21,636$6,299
South Central Reg Med CtrLaurel11$15,756$6,327
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial HospitalJackson28$24,271$6,364
Singing River Health SystemPascagoula13$43,534$6,458
Forrest General HospitalHattiesburg41$18,163$6,653
Baptist Memorial Hospital North MsOxford23$29,815$6,775
Bmh-Golden TriangleColumbus31$19,568$6,853
Baptist Memorial Hospital DesotoSouthaven33$40,511$6,953
Memorial Hospital at GulfportGulfport19$71,090$6,986
North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore AmoryAmory16$16,562$7,064
North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo31$22,097$7,335
Magnolia Regional Health CenterCorinth12$20,345$7,416
Delta Health System - the Medical CenterGreenville14$27,146$8,015
University of Mississippi Med CenterJackson31$29,679$11,173

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.