US Health Care Costs

Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Mcc in Mississippi

MS-DRG 917: Poisoning and toxic effects of drugs with mcc

$48,334typical hospital bill
$11,645typical amount paid
$10,104–$17,211range paid across 5 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $48,334 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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 CenterJackson13$67,390$10,104
Forrest General HospitalHattiesburg18$31,980$11,137
Baptist Memorial Hospital DesotoSouthaven22$46,491$11,645
North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo30$48,334$11,860
University of Mississippi Med CenterJackson15$73,428$17,211

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.