US Health Care Costs

Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc in Mississippi

MS-DRG 468: Revision of hip or knee replacement without cc/mcc

$85,329typical hospital bill
$17,967typical amount paid
$17,472–$20,226range paid across 3 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $85,329 for this stay in 2024, about 4.7 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
Forrest General HospitalHattiesburg14$85,329$17,472
Merit Health River OaksFlowood29$324,231$17,967
North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo15$57,008$20,226

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.