Irregular heartbeat, with major complications in Mississippi

MS-DRG 308: Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with mcc

$39,739typical hospital bill

$9,054typical amount paid

$7,918–$14,925range paid across 17 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $39,739 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 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
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center	Jackson	39	$41,167	$7,918
Southwest Ms Regional Medical Center	McComb	11	$20,358	$7,996
Anderson Regional Medical Center	Meridian	29	$29,124	$8,143
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital	Jackson	65	$36,022	$8,561
Forrest General Hospital	Hattiesburg	60	$25,395	$8,620
Merit Health River Region	Vicksburg	11	$116,293	$8,716
Singing River Gulfport	Gulfport	15	$92,553	$8,764
Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms	Oxford	54	$31,662	$8,876
Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto	Southaven	58	$39,947	$9,054
Ochsner Rush Hospital	Meridian	13	$17,278	$9,126
Bmh-Golden Triangle	Columbus	19	$26,959	$9,132
North Mississippi Medical Center	Tupelo	47	$39,739	$9,271
Singing River Health System	Pascagoula	26	$64,774	$9,511
Magnolia Regional Health Center	Corinth	21	$22,877	$9,603
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport	Gulfport	39	$119,977	$9,667
South Central Reg Med Ctr	Laurel	13	$45,120	$12,847
University of Mississippi Med Center	Jackson	17	$52,657	$14,925

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.