Skin infection (cellulitis) in Mississippi

MS-DRG 603: Cellulitis without mcc

$21,882typical hospital bill

$6,774typical amount paid

$6,115–$10,668range paid across 17 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $21,882 for this stay in 2024, about 3.2 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	39	$28,052	$6,115
Anderson Regional Medical Center	Meridian	17	$18,849	$6,117
South Central Reg Med Ctr	Laurel	17	$13,397	$6,180
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital	Jackson	37	$18,223	$6,232
Singing River Health System	Pascagoula	17	$40,598	$6,264
Merit Health River Region	Vicksburg	12	$99,287	$6,668
Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms	Oxford	18	$19,960	$6,708
Forrest General Hospital	Hattiesburg	17	$18,450	$6,713
Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto	Southaven	32	$26,929	$6,774
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport	Gulfport	48	$84,749	$6,872
North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory	Amory	15	$19,743	$7,087
North Mississippi Medical Center	Tupelo	33	$24,711	$7,116
Merit Health Wesley	Hattiesburg	11	$60,907	$7,704
Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed	Eupora	21	$15,359	$7,757
Memorial Hospital Biloxi	Biloxi	11	$76,962	$7,919
Winston Medical Center	Louisville	14	$7,964	$8,863
University of Mississippi Med Center	Jackson	25	$21,882	$10,668

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.