Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in Mississippi

MS-DRG 331: Major small and large bowel procedures without cc/mcc

$47,103typical hospital bill

$12,040typical amount paid

$10,988–$17,028range paid across 9 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $47,103 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center	Jackson	34	$46,036	$10,988
Singing River Health System	Pascagoula	25	$82,984	$11,147
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital	Jackson	40	$47,103	$11,592
Forrest General Hospital	Hattiesburg	21	$37,597	$11,780
Bmh-Golden Triangle	Columbus	14	$40,952	$12,040
Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms	Oxford	16	$47,909	$12,343
North Mississippi Medical Center	Tupelo	26	$35,920	$12,583
Merit Health Wesley	Hattiesburg	13	$125,200	$14,032
University of Mississippi Med Center	Jackson	14	$51,106	$17,028

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.