Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Mcc in Mississippi

MS-DRG 388: Gastrointestinal obstruction with mcc

$49,000typical hospital bill

$9,976typical amount paid

$9,818–$11,035range paid across 7 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $49,000 for this stay in 2024, about 4.9 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Forrest General Hospital	Hattiesburg	17	$31,781	$9,818
Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms	Oxford	28	$32,864	$9,881
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center	Jackson	13	$60,349	$9,938
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital	Jackson	17	$35,743	$9,976
Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto	Southaven	18	$49,000	$10,732
North Mississippi Medical Center	Tupelo	14	$50,002	$10,871
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport	Gulfport	13	$114,016	$11,035

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.