Mississippi / Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County
CMS certification 250006 · New Albany, MS · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County: charges and Medicare payments
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County reported 561 Medicare inpatient stays across 21 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.72 times what it was paid — mid-range in Mississippi, number 15 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: 180 stays at an average charge of $46,979, 48% below the national average. It also billed 404 outpatient services, charging 6.8 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 561
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.72×
- 3Rank in MS (highest ratio = 1) 15 of 37
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 21 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County 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 | 180 | $46,979 | -48% | $12,849 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 51 | $37,911 | -33% | $8,920 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 39 | $23,460 | -52% | $7,455 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 28 | $45,447 | -36% | $11,244 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 26 | $29,398 | -43% | $8,629 |
| 884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability | 26 | $31,425 | -50% | $11,569 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 18 | $67,938 | -33% | $14,080 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 18 | $20,977 | -45% | $6,332 |
| 305 Hypertension without MCC | 16 | $28,230 | -30% | $5,922 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 16 | $42,213 | -43% | $10,661 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 15 | $23,314 | -43% | $6,629 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 14 | $33,374 | -42% | $8,865 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 14 | $31,456 | -31% | $6,546 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 14 | $37,028 | -39% | $9,163 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 13 | $38,089 | -32% | $7,593 |
| 521 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 13 | $61,593 | -54% | $17,618 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 13 | $21,797 | -41% | $5,634 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 13 | $28,400 | -57% | $10,237 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 12 | $18,162 | -55% | $6,067 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 11 | $24,838 | -35% | $6,350 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 11 | $63,555 | -54% | $18,634 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 119 | $20,163 | $2,211 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 46 | $8,787 | $1,340 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 40 | $25,082 | $4,735 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 36 | $36,116 | $10,747 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 29 | $28,520 | $5,826 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 26 | $14,273 | $2,627 |
| Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 22 | $13,967 | $2,669 |
| Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 18 | $10,240 | $2,300 |
| Level 2 Upper GI Procedures | 18 | $11,078 | $1,413 |
| Level 2 Vascular Procedures | 15 | $8,101 | $1,341 |
| Level 2 Urology and Related Services | 13 | $3,685 | $255 |
| Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 11 | $7,738 | $1,346 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related Services | 11 | $14,161 | $4,333 |
Against the Mississippi average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County charged $46,979 on average, 27% less than the Mississippi average of $64,437, and was paid $12,849 against a state average of $14,187. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County charged $37,911 on average, 13% less than the Mississippi average of $43,650, and was paid $8,920 against a state average of $9,475. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County charged $23,460 on average, 34% less than the Mississippi average of $35,661, and was paid $7,455 against a state average of $7,986. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County charged $45,447 on average, 18% less than the Mississippi average of $55,640, and was paid $11,244 against a state average of $12,123. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $20,163 was 25% above the state average of $16,069. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $8,787 was 8% below the state average of $9,506. For Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services (outpatient APC 5361), its average charge of $25,082 was 10% below the state average of $27,999. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $36,116 was 43% below the state average of $63,410.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County in New Albany, MS, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-04-18 (CMS case 3942)
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.