US Health Care Costs

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without C.d.e. with Mcc in Mississippi

MS-DRG 417: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy without c.d.e. with mcc

$71,744typical hospital bill
$15,780typical amount paid
$15,467–$16,092range paid across 2 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $71,744 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 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
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial HospitalJackson14$55,580$15,467
Mississippi Baptist Medical CenterJackson15$87,908$16,092

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.