Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications in Mississippi

MS-DRG 480: Hip and femur procedures except major joint with mcc

$74,571typical hospital bill

$19,874typical amount paid

$17,569–$30,322range paid across 12 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $74,571 for this stay in 2024, about 3.8 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
Anderson Regional Medical Center	Meridian	19	$57,225	$17,569
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital	Jackson	21	$57,404	$18,198
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center	Jackson	19	$100,059	$18,585
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County	New Albany	11	$63,555	$18,634
Ochsner Rush Hospital	Meridian	13	$48,426	$19,775
Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms	Oxford	37	$70,843	$19,852
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport	Gulfport	17	$193,988	$19,897
North Mississippi Medical Center	Tupelo	40	$64,880	$20,151
Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto	Southaven	35	$112,130	$20,580
Forrest General Hospital	Hattiesburg	41	$78,299	$21,175
Magnolia Regional Health Center	Corinth	21	$83,063	$21,402
University of Mississippi Med Center	Jackson	18	$116,819	$30,322

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.