US Health Care Costs

Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc in Mississippi

MS-DRG 660: Kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm with cc

$33,311typical hospital bill
$10,025typical amount paid
$9,355–$12,059range paid across 5 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $33,311 for this stay in 2024, about 3.3 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
Anderson Regional Medical CenterMeridian16$30,484$9,355
Mississippi Baptist Medical CenterJackson17$45,279$9,644
Forrest General HospitalHattiesburg16$33,311$10,025
North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo22$31,491$11,088
Baptist Memorial Hospital North MsOxford26$44,932$12,059

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.