Mississippi / Bolivar Medical Center
CMS certification 250093 · Cleveland, MS · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Bolivar Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Bolivar Medical Center reported 389 Medicare inpatient stays across 15 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 6.6 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Mississippi, number 9 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: 95 stays at an average charge of $87,001, 4% below the national average. It also billed 235 outpatient services, charging 14.56 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 389
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 6.6×
- 3Rank in MS (highest ratio = 1) 9 of 37
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 15 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Bolivar Medical Center charged more than the national average in 9 (60%). 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 | 95 | $87,001 | -4% | $14,348 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 37 | $61,911 | +10% | $9,773 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 31 | $41,498 | -19% | $8,432 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 31 | $49,008 | +30% | $6,268 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 25 | $84,303 | +41% | $10,058 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 24 | $109,599 | +55% | $11,919 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 24 | $69,712 | +38% | $8,481 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 19 | $58,038 | -12% | $11,115 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 19 | $40,467 | -1% | $7,382 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 18 | $40,108 | +8% | $6,064 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 17 | $56,424 | +47% | $6,492 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 15 | $40,721 | -32% | $9,667 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 12 | $51,173 | +4% | $7,768 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 11 | $44,015 | -13% | $6,312 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 11 | $51,558 | +6% | $7,273 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 118 | $26,089 | $2,388 |
| Level 2 Urology and Related Services | 29 | $19,687 | $613 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services | 23 | $39,988 | $3,126 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related Services | 22 | $36,038 | $4,640 |
| Level 3 Urology and Related Services | 16 | $24,593 | $1,827 |
| Level 2 Upper GI Procedures | 14 | $20,329 | $1,707 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 13 | $20,008 | $1,454 |
Against the Mississippi average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Bolivar Medical Center charged $87,001 on average, 35% more than the Mississippi average of $64,437, and was paid $14,348 against a state average of $14,187. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Bolivar Medical Center charged $61,911 on average, 42% more than the Mississippi average of $43,650, and was paid $9,773 against a state average of $9,475. For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC (DRG 689), Bolivar Medical Center charged $41,498 on average, 11% more than the Mississippi average of $37,534, and was paid $8,432 against a state average of $8,714. For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC (DRG 690), Bolivar Medical Center charged $49,008 on average, 84% more than the Mississippi average of $26,656, and was paid $6,268 against a state average of $6,432. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $26,089 was 62% above the state average of $16,069. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $19,687 was 312% above the state average of $4,776. For Level 4 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5374), its average charge of $39,988 was 68% above the state average of $23,835. For Level 5 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5375), its average charge of $36,038 was 43% above the state average of $25,275.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland, MS, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-04-17 (CMS case 3921)
- Met Requirements — 2026-06-12 (CMS case 8092)
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.