US Health Care Costs

Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.r. Procedures with Cc in Mississippi

MS-DRG 516: Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue o.r. procedures with cc

$59,569typical hospital bill
$15,471typical amount paid
$13,118–$19,296range paid across 3 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $59,569 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
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial HospitalJackson18$51,044$13,118
North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo20$65,909$15,471
University of Mississippi Med CenterJackson11$59,569$19,296

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.