Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR), with major complications in Mississippi

MS-DRG 266: Endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures with mcc

$157,876typical hospital bill

$42,374typical amount paid

$39,708–$46,041range paid across 6 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $157,876 for this stay in 2024, about 3.7 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Forrest General Hospital	Hattiesburg	142	$151,152	$39,708
Singing River Health System	Pascagoula	16	$133,913	$39,827
North Mississippi Medical Center	Tupelo	87	$131,819	$41,767
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital	Jackson	23	$175,755	$42,980
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport	Gulfport	16	$382,427	$43,048
University of Mississippi Med Center	Jackson	12	$164,600	$46,041

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.