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Other vascular procedures with major complications in Mississippi

What 8 hospitals in Mississippi charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for other vascular procedures with major complications (DRG 252), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 252 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $105,339 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $24,739 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $21,867 Average per stay
State rank #1 of 36 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Mississippi billed an average of $105,339 for other vascular procedures with major complications, about 4.3 times the average total payment of $24,739. That payment is 28% below the U.S. average of $34,185.

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 $24,739Billed $105,339

About 23¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Mississippi billed for this stay.

Mississippi hospitals: other vascular procedures with major complications

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

Hospital Stays Avg charge Avg payment Medicare paid
Mississippi Baptist Medical CenterJackson 48 $109,522 $22,530 $21,303
Memorial Hospital at GulfportGulfport 21 $170,251 $28,167 $19,117
University of Mississippi Med CenterJackson 19 $72,470 $31,865 $29,186
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial HospitalJackson 14 $119,255 $24,872 $20,995
Baptist Memorial Hospital DesotoSouthaven 14 $92,392 $23,463 $21,811
Singing River HospitalPascagoula 13 $94,089 $21,231 $19,630
North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo 11 $64,305 $23,820 $22,215
Forrest General HospitalHattiesburg 11 $73,024 $22,052 $20,420
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Lowest and highest payments in Mississippi

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

Lowest

Singing River HospitalPascagoula, MS$21,231
Forrest General HospitalHattiesburg, MS$22,052
Mississippi Baptist Medical CenterJackson, MS$22,530
Baptist Memorial Hospital DesotoSouthaven, MS$23,463
North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo, MS$23,820

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Questions

How much does other vascular procedures with major complications cost in Mississippi?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for other vascular procedures with major complications (DRG 252) at 8 hospitals in Mississippi was billed at $105,339 on average, while the average total payment was $24,739, of which Medicare paid $21,867. 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 stay 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 Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.