US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Procedures with Cc in Mississippi

MS-DRG 164: Major chest procedures with cc

$84,597typical hospital bill
$17,448typical amount paid
$15,920–$23,943range paid across 4 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $84,597 for this stay in 2024, about 4.8 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Mississippi Baptist Medical CenterJackson17$82,632$15,920
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial HospitalJackson14$86,562$16,575
North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo15$91,269$18,322
University of Mississippi Med CenterJackson24$68,883$23,943

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.