Mississippi / Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville
CMS certification 250044 · Booneville, MS · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville: charges and Medicare payments
Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville reported 137 Medicare inpatient stays across 6 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.48 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Mississippi, number 30 of 37 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.49×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 62 stays at an average charge of $39,199, 57% below the national average. It also billed 179 outpatient services, charging 5 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 137
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.48×
- 3Rank in MS (highest ratio = 1) 30 of 37
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 6 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 62 | $39,199 | -57% | $17,151 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 18 | $31,101 | -46% | $10,737 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 16 | $26,354 | -53% | $11,115 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 15 | $40,565 | -43% | $14,552 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 13 | $31,789 | -47% | $11,322 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 13 | $24,684 | -50% | $8,941 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 3 Airway Endoscopy | 40 | $10,879 | $1,331 |
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 32 | $17,391 | $2,235 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 30 | $8,680 | $2,643 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 22 | $29,077 | $10,736 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 20 | $17,166 | $5,842 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 13 | $9,393 | $1,324 |
| Level 2 Upper GI Procedures | 11 | $10,409 | $1,554 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 11 | $13,567 | $4,712 |
Against the Mississippi average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville charged $39,199 on average, 39% less than the Mississippi average of $64,437, and was paid $17,151 against a state average of $14,187. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville charged $31,101 on average, 36% less than the Mississippi average of $48,358, and was paid $10,737 against a state average of $9,556. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville charged $26,354 on average, 40% less than the Mississippi average of $43,650, and was paid $11,115 against a state average of $9,475. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville charged $40,565 on average, 27% less than the Mississippi average of $55,640, and was paid $14,552 against a state average of $12,123. For Level 3 Airway Endoscopy (outpatient APC 5153), its average charge of $10,879 was 7% above the state average of $10,192. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $17,391 was 8% above the state average of $16,069. For Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5113), its average charge of $8,680 was 60% below the state average of $21,549. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $29,077 was 54% below the state average of $63,410.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville in Booneville, MS, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-04-21 (CMS case 3944)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.