US Health Care Costs

Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications in Mississippi

MS-DRG 811: Red blood cell disorders with mcc

$40,119typical hospital bill
$10,090typical amount paid
$9,272–$15,457range paid across 11 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $40,119 for this stay in 2024, about 4.0 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
Singing River Health SystemPascagoula13$50,849$9,272
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial HospitalJackson15$34,067$9,460
Mississippi Baptist Medical CenterJackson12$45,670$9,687
Forrest General HospitalHattiesburg20$33,450$9,783
Anderson Regional Medical CenterMeridian11$28,172$9,833
Baptist Memorial Hospital DesotoSouthaven26$48,451$10,090
Baptist Memorial Hospital North MsOxford24$40,119$10,233
North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo18$27,793$10,246
Bmh-Golden TriangleColumbus28$25,199$10,311
Memorial Hospital at GulfportGulfport25$119,470$10,479
University of Mississippi Med CenterJackson24$46,703$15,457

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.