What 20 hospitals in Mississippi charged and were paid for level 6 urology and related services (APC 5376), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Hospitals in Mississippi billed an average of $33,169 for level 6 urology and related services, about 4.3 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $7,713. That payment is 13% below the U.S. average of $8,915.
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.
About 23¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Mississippi billed for this service.
Every Mississippi hospital that billed Medicare for this service at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.
In 2024 Medicare data, level 6 urology and related services (APC 5376) at 20 hospitals in Mississippi was billed at $33,169 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $7,713, of which Medicare paid $6,145. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.
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 4.3 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.