Bowel surgery, with major complications in Mississippi

MS-DRG 329: Major small and large bowel procedures with mcc

$131,479typical hospital bill

$32,773typical amount paid

$27,301–$40,735range paid across 12 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $131,479 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital	Jackson	28	$105,307	$27,301
Bmh-Golden Triangle	Columbus	12	$101,747	$30,063
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center	Jackson	43	$130,667	$30,149
Forrest General Hospital	Hattiesburg	41	$95,104	$30,184
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport	Gulfport	21	$338,109	$31,160
Ochsner Rush Hospital	Meridian	14	$90,456	$32,595
North Mississippi Medical Center	Tupelo	22	$119,585	$32,952
Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto	Southaven	16	$132,401	$33,008
Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms	Oxford	18	$141,117	$33,218
Merit Health River Region	Vicksburg	11	$437,248	$33,712
Magnolia Regional Health Center	Corinth	16	$137,295	$35,139
University of Mississippi Med Center	Jackson	19	$132,290	$40,735

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.