US Health Care Costs

Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Mcc in Mississippi

MS-DRG 025: Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures with mcc

$128,902typical hospital bill
$32,666typical amount paid
$26,828–$41,456range paid across 6 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $128,902 for this stay in 2024, about 3.9 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 HospitalHattiesburg20$101,735$26,828
Mississippi Baptist Medical CenterJackson17$124,786$27,439
North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo34$133,019$31,701
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial HospitalJackson39$142,366$33,632
Memorial Hospital at GulfportGulfport13$380,567$33,978
University of Mississippi Med CenterJackson45$118,859$41,456

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.