Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) in Mississippi

MS-DRG 274: Percutaneous and other intracardiac procedures without mcc

$91,869typical hospital bill

$21,112typical amount paid

$20,037–$29,115range paid across 11 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $91,869 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 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
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center	Jackson	56	$101,671	$20,037
Singing River Gulfport	Gulfport	29	$85,130	$20,193
Singing River Health System	Pascagoula	58	$85,285	$20,499
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital	Jackson	54	$91,869	$20,742
Forrest General Hospital	Hattiesburg	243	$64,677	$21,060
Merit Health River Oaks	Flowood	21	$288,176	$21,112
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport	Gulfport	58	$119,907	$21,900
Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms	Oxford	33	$110,893	$22,005
North Mississippi Medical Center	Tupelo	151	$72,377	$22,376
Merit Health Wesley	Hattiesburg	34	$174,333	$25,587
University of Mississippi Med Center	Jackson	37	$54,448	$29,115

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.