US Health Care Costs

Stroke, with major complications in Mississippi

MS-DRG 064: Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with mcc

$61,273typical hospital bill
$13,890typical amount paid
$10,968–$22,369range paid across 15 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $61,273 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 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
Anderson Regional Medical CenterMeridian23$31,007$10,968
Singing River Health SystemPascagoula18$73,029$12,051
Singing River GulfportGulfport15$85,130$12,401
Baptist Memorial Hospital North MsOxford33$42,731$12,515
Mississippi Baptist Medical CenterJackson63$78,591$12,903
Bmh-Golden TriangleColumbus29$40,709$13,071
Forrest General HospitalHattiesburg89$54,431$13,389
Memorial Hospital at GulfportGulfport44$142,192$13,890
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial HospitalJackson189$73,845$14,114
South Central Reg Med CtrLaurel14$30,790$14,255
North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo128$61,273$14,464
Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch HospitalOlive Branch19$61,269$14,642
Baptist Memorial Hospital DesotoSouthaven74$66,947$14,853
Magnolia Regional Health CenterCorinth21$27,668$16,374
University of Mississippi Med CenterJackson67$88,859$22,369

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.