Virginia / Bon Secours Southside Medical Center
CMS certification 490067 · Petersburg, VA · 4 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center reported 1,961 Medicare inpatient stays across 53 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 10.44 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Virginia, number 3 of 66 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.6×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 367 stays at an average charge of $153,513, 70% above the national average. It also billed 1,100 outpatient services, charging 20.54 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,961
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 10.44×
- 3Rank in VA (highest ratio = 1) 3 of 66
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 4
Inpatient stays
For the 53 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Bon Secours Southside Medical Center charged more than the national average in 53 (100%). 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 | 367 | $153,513 | +70% | $14,722 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 167 | $102,347 | +82% | $9,754 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 79 | $123,980 | +64% | $11,471 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 51 | $101,501 | +70% | $9,803 |
| 885 Psychoses | 51 | $51,598 | +17% | $10,543 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 50 | $79,883 | +58% | $8,430 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 50 | $335,395 | +46% | $37,993 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 49 | $129,673 | +84% | $12,373 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 48 | $106,653 | +45% | $12,444 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 47 | $110,249 | +83% | $9,624 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 42 | $116,706 | +140% | $7,362 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 40 | $102,710 | +84% | $7,673 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 40 | $60,474 | +67% | $5,790 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 39 | $82,642 | +61% | $8,313 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 38 | $48,698 | +31% | $5,873 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 38 | $89,410 | +82% | $8,630 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 36 | $73,306 | +83% | $6,090 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 35 | $98,520 | +49% | $11,248 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 35 | $64,150 | +70% | $6,206 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 34 | $134,772 | +134% | $9,684 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 27 | $77,429 | +90% | $6,966 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 26 | $123,828 | +119% | $10,189 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 26 | $208,648 | +82% | $12,859 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 26 | $162,987 | +62% | $14,542 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 26 | $427,420 | +32% | $47,217 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 25 | $122,153 | +84% | $10,667 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 24 | $168,938 | +50% | $17,928 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 24 | $63,152 | +52% | $7,052 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 23 | $93,359 | +85% | $6,892 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 23 | $143,932 | +69% | $12,876 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 22 | $88,067 | +75% | $6,301 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 22 | $78,625 | +73% | $6,439 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 20 | $157,741 | +58% | $13,633 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 20 | $260,270 | +59% | $22,683 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 20 | $111,236 | +63% | $10,534 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 19 | $173,129 | +69% | $14,813 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 19 | $68,987 | +55% | $6,878 |
| 305 Hypertension without MCC | 18 | $71,713 | +79% | $6,404 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 18 | $81,237 | +109% | $6,446 |
| 393 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC | 17 | $110,345 | +44% | $11,883 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 17 | $62,463 | +68% | $6,657 |
| 854 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 17 | $174,863 | +78% | $14,732 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 16 | $118,436 | +85% | $9,842 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 16 | $72,935 | +55% | $7,428 |
| 066 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without... | 15 | $89,032 | +110% | $5,518 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 15 | $100,136 | +64% | $9,517 |
| 057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC | 14 | $89,105 | +57% | $8,497 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 14 | $59,763 | +26% | $7,462 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 12 | $304,346 | +42% | $32,759 |
| 180 Respiratory Neoplasms with MCC | 11 | $106,230 | +21% | $12,613 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 11 | $59,410 | +55% | $6,785 |
| 418 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with CC | 11 | $160,480 | +72% | $12,156 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 11 | $255,185 | +84% | $20,502 |
Outpatient services
Against the Virginia average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Bon Secours Southside Medical Center charged $153,513 on average, 135% more than the Virginia average of $65,235, and was paid $14,722 against a state average of $16,367. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Bon Secours Southside Medical Center charged $102,347 on average, 151% more than the Virginia average of $40,795, and was paid $9,754 against a state average of $11,030. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Bon Secours Southside Medical Center charged $123,980 on average, 116% more than the Virginia average of $57,438, and was paid $11,471 against a state average of $13,197. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Bon Secours Southside Medical Center charged $101,501 on average, 127% more than the Virginia average of $44,717, and was paid $9,803 against a state average of $11,065. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $53,946 was 177% above the state average of $19,506. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $81,837 was 157% above the state average of $31,869. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $23,682 was 111% above the state average of $11,217. For Level 4 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5374), its average charge of $38,845 was 77% above the state average of $21,969.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Bon Secours Southside Medical Center in Petersburg, VA, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2024-02-16 (CMS case 2054)
- CAP Request — 2024-06-06 (CMS case 2054)
- Closure Notice — 2024-07-08 (CMS case 2054)
- Met Requirements — 2026-02-26 (CMS case 7123)
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.