US Health Care Costs

Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization with Mcc in Mississippi

MS-DRG 235: Coronary bypass without cardiac catheterization with mcc

$138,960typical hospital bill
$41,783typical amount paid
$36,331–$47,235range paid across 2 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $138,960 for this stay in 2024, about 3.3 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
Forrest General HospitalHattiesburg26$123,434$36,331
University of Mississippi Med CenterJackson35$154,486$47,235

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.