Major Chest Procedures with Mcc in Mississippi

MS-DRG 163: Major chest procedures with mcc

$122,872typical hospital bill

$30,933typical amount paid

$25,780–$43,539range paid across 4 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $122,872 for this stay in 2024, about 4.0 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	$100,665	$25,780
North Mississippi Medical Center	Tupelo	11	$130,983	$30,064
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center	Jackson	26	$158,018	$31,801
University of Mississippi Med Center	Jackson	13	$114,761	$43,539

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.