Seizures in Mississippi

MS-DRG 101: Seizures without mcc

$27,672typical hospital bill

$7,028typical amount paid

$6,041–$10,939range paid across 8 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $27,672 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	16	$31,427	$6,041
Forrest General Hospital	Hattiesburg	24	$27,017	$6,551
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital	Jackson	52	$28,327	$6,722
Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto	Southaven	15	$37,560	$7,009
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport	Gulfport	13	$96,064	$7,047
North Mississippi Medical Center	Tupelo	45	$23,260	$7,052
Magnolia Regional Health Center	Corinth	12	$14,638	$7,590
University of Mississippi Med Center	Jackson	31	$20,348	$10,939

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.