US Health Care Costs

Major Hematological and Immunological Diagnoses Except Sickle Cell Crisis and Coagulatio in Mississippi

MS-DRG 808: Major hematological and immunological diagnoses except sickle cell crisis and coagulatio

$77,963typical hospital bill
$19,852typical amount paid
$18,726–$22,763range paid across 3 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $77,963 for this stay in 2024, about 3.9 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
Baptist Memorial Hospital DesotoSouthaven12$114,847$18,726
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial HospitalJackson11$77,963$19,852
University of Mississippi Med CenterJackson11$61,522$22,763

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.