Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) in Mississippi

MS-DRG 208: Respiratory system diagnosis with ventilator support <=96 hours

$90,681typical hospital bill

$19,260typical amount paid

$16,907–$27,790range paid across 15 hospitals

Mississippi hospitals billed Medicare a typical $90,681 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Anderson Regional Medical Center	Meridian	23	$52,643	$16,907
Singing River Health System	Pascagoula	17	$117,041	$17,225
Forrest General Hospital	Hattiesburg	41	$60,464	$18,440
North Mississippi Medical Center	Tupelo	37	$77,304	$18,458
South Central Reg Med Ctr	Laurel	13	$52,756	$18,767
Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms	Oxford	27	$62,812	$18,907
Merit Health River Region	Vicksburg	16	$261,105	$19,198
Bmh-Golden Triangle	Columbus	18	$65,918	$19,260
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital	Jackson	24	$103,580	$19,676
Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto	Southaven	27	$103,559	$19,897
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center	Jackson	31	$98,407	$20,393
Ochsner Rush Hospital	Meridian	12	$70,122	$21,467
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport	Gulfport	24	$230,924	$21,816
Merit Health Wesley	Hattiesburg	12	$217,448	$22,571
University of Mississippi Med Center	Jackson	23	$90,681	$27,790

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.