US Health Care Costs

Cellulitis with Mcc in Mississippi

MS-DRG 602: Cellulitis with mcc

$37,623typical hospital bill
$10,371typical amount paid
$9,513–$11,067range paid across 7 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $37,623 for this stay in 2024, about 3.6 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 CenterJackson19$41,051$9,513
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial HospitalJackson15$31,329$9,856
Forrest General HospitalHattiesburg14$29,251$10,308
Memorial Hospital at GulfportGulfport12$76,909$10,371
North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo15$33,401$10,678
Baptist Memorial Hospital North MsOxford11$37,623$10,854
Baptist Memorial Hospital DesotoSouthaven15$57,216$11,067

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.