Bmh-Golden Triangle: charges and Medicare payments

Bmh-Golden Triangle reported 1,952 Medicare inpatient stays across 49 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.19 times what it was paid — mid-range in Mississippi, number 23 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: 536 stays at an average charge of $42,669, 53% below the national average. It also billed 1,618 outpatient services, charging 6.83 times what Medicare paid.

1Medicare inpatient stays 1,952
2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.19×
3Rank in MS (highest ratio = 1) 23 of 37
4CMS price-transparency actions 0

Average charge per stay at Bmh-Golden Triangle, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 49 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Bmh-Golden Triangle charged more than the national average in 1 (2%). 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	536	$42,669	-53%	$13,806
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	157	$29,912	-47%	$9,300
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC	79	$27,923	-43%	$7,784
853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with...	76	$92,477	-60%	$33,270
641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	53	$17,804	-52%	$6,067
683 Renal Failure with CC	51	$18,459	-55%	$7,084
682 Renal Failure with MCC	46	$28,916	-56%	$10,353
378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC	43	$23,711	-51%	$7,566
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure	42	$33,744	-41%	$9,409
640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	39	$23,057	-62%	$9,429
280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC	36	$40,691	-46%	$11,547
065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or...	34	$35,471	-36%	$7,887
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	34	$39,251	-44%	$11,723
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC	34	$31,501	-47%	$9,843
522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture...	33	$49,888	-51%	$15,086
481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC	32	$49,539	-51%	$14,964
377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC	31	$39,052	-54%	$12,699
812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC	31	$19,568	-56%	$6,853
064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC	29	$40,709	-59%	$13,071
698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC	28	$32,878	-55%	$11,632
811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC	28	$25,199	-63%	$10,311
069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic	27	$30,019	-40%	$6,169
392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	27	$18,827	-53%	$6,118
309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC	25	$19,935	-45%	$5,903
884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability	25	$24,083	-61%	$11,547
175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale	24	$38,212	-41%	$10,380
482 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint without CC/MCC	20	$44,567	-43%	$12,388
308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC	19	$26,959	-52%	$9,132
637 Diabetes with MCC	19	$29,886	-55%	$10,667
208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96...	18	$65,918	-51%	$19,260
314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC	18	$65,389	-31%	$15,102
854 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with...	18	$46,963	-52%	$15,031
689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC	17	$26,155	-49%	$8,434
870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours	17	$129,850	-60%	$43,134
312 Syncope and Collapse	16	$23,804	-48%	$6,683
330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC	16	$51,931	-56%	$17,073
552 Medical Back Problems without MCC	16	$24,797	-49%	$7,574
690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC	15	$18,195	-52%	$6,308
092 Other Disorders of Nervous System with CC	14	$29,524	-43%	$7,929
190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC	14	$23,520	-54%	$8,294
243 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with CC	14	$97,531	-12%	$15,778
305 Hypertension without MCC	14	$26,536	-34%	$6,022
331 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures without CC/MCC	14	$40,952	-52%	$12,040
091 Other Disorders of Nervous System with MCC	13	$37,925	-54%	$10,067
322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal...	13	$128,816	+12%	$11,978
329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC	12	$101,747	-53%	$30,063
454 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC	12	$95,978	-66%	$41,139
638 Diabetes with CC	12	$17,245	-59%	$7,367
176 Pulmonary Embolism without MCC	11	$26,422	-36%	$6,690

Outpatient services

Service (APC)	Services	Avg charge	Medicare allowed
Level 3 Vascular Procedures	175	$14,152	$2,602
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	158	$9,715	$1,328
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures	145	$21,811	$2,638
Comprehensive Observation Services	121	$21,023	$2,143
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services	111	$20,295	$4,671
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures	107	$65,974	$8,943
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures	97	$20,817	$4,690
Level 4 Urology and Related Services	82	$12,599	$2,774
Level 3 Urology and Related Services	80	$8,844	$1,652
Level 5 Urology and Related Services	70	$14,681	$4,189
Level 2 Vascular Procedures	64	$4,599	$1,310
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures	45	$42,926	$10,672
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	37	$9,501	$2,351
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures	36	$27,512	$5,919
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures	34	$61,068	$15,390
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures	31	$61,804	$8,832
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures	30	$84,097	$14,482
Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures	29	$17,016	$2,863
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures	27	$9,765	$1,574
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures	19	$12,537	$2,678
Level 4 Vascular Procedures	17	$24,346	$4,547
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy	15	$14,881	$2,954
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy	15	$28,520	$5,070
Level 2 ICD and Similar Procedures	14	$138,825	$27,143
Level 2 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures	13	$25,180	$5,396

Against the Mississippi average

For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Bmh-Golden Triangle charged $42,669 on average, 34% less than the Mississippi average of $64,437, and was paid $13,806 against a state average of $14,187. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Bmh-Golden Triangle charged $29,912 on average, 31% less than the Mississippi average of $43,650, and was paid $9,300 against a state average of $9,475. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Bmh-Golden Triangle charged $27,923 on average, 22% less than the Mississippi average of $35,661, and was paid $7,784 against a state average of $7,986. For Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with MCC (DRG 853), Bmh-Golden Triangle charged $92,477 on average, 39% less than the Mississippi average of $152,267, and was paid $33,270 against a state average of $34,435. For Level 3 Vascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5183), its average charge of $14,152 was 23% below the state average of $18,445. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $9,715 was 2% above the state average of $9,506. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $21,811 was 3% below the state average of $22,403. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $21,023 was 31% above the state average of $16,069.

Price-transparency record

No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.

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.