facebook tracking Level 1 Nerve Procedures cost in Mississippi: 36 hospitals compared (APC 5431)

Level 1 Nerve Procedures in Mississippi

What 36 hospitals in Mississippi charged and were paid for level 1 nerve procedures (APC 5431), from 2024 Medicare claims.

APC 5431 Outpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $8,917 Hospital list price billed
Average allowed $1,461 Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid $1,158 Average per service
State rank #2 of 49 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Mississippi billed an average of $8,917 for level 1 nerve procedures, about 6.1 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $1,461. That payment is 18% below the U.S. average of $1,774.

These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.

Paid $1,461Billed $8,917

About 16¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Mississippi billed for this service.

Mississippi hospitals: level 1 nerve procedures

Every Mississippi hospital that billed Medicare for this service at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital Services Avg charge Avg allowed Medicare paid
North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo 254 $8,069 $1,715 $1,363
Memorial Hospital at GulfportGulfport 245 $10,970 $954 $756
Anderson Regional Medical Center South CampusMeridian 86 $5,583 $1,477 $1,150
King's Daughters Medical Center-BrookhavenBrookhaven 74 $9,983 $1,701 $1,355
Rush Foundation HospitalMeridian 64 $9,125 $1,525 $1,200
Hancock Medical CenterBay St Louis 40 $5,804 $1,577 $1,256
University of Mississippi Med CenterJackson 39 $10,006 $1,616 $1,287
Delta Regional Medical CenterGreenville 34 $9,968 $1,708 $1,361
Magnolia Regional Health CenterCorinth 33 $9,274 $1,585 $1,263
Neshoba County General HospitalPhiladelphia 24 $9,027 $1,689 $1,345
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial HospitalJackson 23 $11,255 $1,476 $1,176
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha CountyStarkville 22 $4,492 $1,577 $1,256
Forrest General HospitalHattiesburg 12 $13,742 $1,577 $1,242
Anderson Regional Medical CenterMeridian 12 $7,339 $1,598 $1,273
Mississippi Methodist Rehab CtrJackson 11 $3,796 $1,616 $1,288
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union CountyNew Albany – – – –
Biloxi Regional Medical CenterBiloxi – – – –
Merit Health River RegionVicksburg – – – –
Baptist Memorial Hospital North MsOxford – – – –
George County HospitalLucedale – – – –
Madison County Medical CtrCanton – – – –
Singing River HospitalPascagoula – – – –
South Central Regional Med CtrLaurel – – – –
Natchez Regional Medical CtrNatchez – – – –
Bolivar Medical CenterCleveland – – – –
Wesley Medical CenterHattiesburg – – – –
Crossgates River Oaks HospitalBrandon – – – –
Southwest Mississippi Med CntrMcComb – – – –
Greenwood Leflore HospitalGreenwood – – – –
Mississippi Baptist Medical CenterJackson – – – –
Singing River GulfportGulfport – – – –
Magee General HospitalMagee – – – –
River Oaks HospitalFlowood – – – –
Baptist Memorial Hospital DesotoSouthaven – – – –
University of Mississippi Medical Center- GrenadaGrenada – – – –
Panola Medical CenterBatesville – – – –
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Lowest and highest allowed amounts in Mississippi

Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare services. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.

Level 1 Nerve Procedures in other states

Alabama · $1,568 Louisiana · $1,602 Nebraska · $1,652 Ohio · $1,609 Oklahoma · $1,641 South Carolina · $1,581 Tennessee · $1,497 West Virginia · $1,580

Questions

How much does level 1 nerve procedures cost in Mississippi?

In 2024 Medicare data, level 1 nerve procedures (APC 5431) at 36 hospitals in Mississippi was billed at $8,917 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $1,461, of which Medicare paid $1,158. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.

Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?

Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this service in Mississippi, average charges were 6.1 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. The allowed amount is Medicare's payment plus the patient's coinsurance. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 services for privacy. About the data.