Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc in Mississippi

MS-DRG 981: Extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with mcc

$125,105typical hospital bill

$29,645typical amount paid

$26,406–$43,799range paid across 10 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $125,105 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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
Forrest General Hospital	Hattiesburg	31	$82,682	$26,406
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport	Gulfport	17	$291,718	$26,822
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center	Jackson	35	$119,174	$27,670
North Mississippi Medical Center	Tupelo	17	$103,960	$28,425
Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms	Oxford	19	$109,176	$28,486
Anderson Regional Medical Center	Meridian	22	$71,127	$30,804
Singing River Health System	Pascagoula	13	$213,064	$31,000
Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto	Southaven	22	$131,035	$32,011
Merit Health Wesley	Hattiesburg	11	$574,076	$35,939
University of Mississippi Med Center	Jackson	19	$139,879	$43,799

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.