Mississippi / Forrest General Hospital

CMS certification 250078 · Hattiesburg, MS · 4 entries in CMS's price-transparency list

Forrest General Hospital: charges and Medicare payments

Forrest General Hospital reported 5,710 Medicare inpatient stays across 136 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.41 times what it was paid — mid-range in Mississippi, number 21 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: 650 stays at an average charge of $46,067, 49% below the national average. It also billed 4,005 outpatient services, charging 5.08 times what Medicare paid.

1Medicare inpatient stays 5,710
2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.41×
3Rank in MS (highest ratio = 1) 21 of 37
4CMS price-transparency actions 4

Average charge per stay at Forrest General Hospital, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 136 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Forrest General Hospital 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	650	$46,067	-49%	$12,974
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	302	$28,386	-50%	$8,892
274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC	243	$64,677	-59%	$21,060
266 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement...	142	$151,152	-47%	$39,708
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	134	$38,100	-46%	$11,279
470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of...	117	$46,886	-50%	$13,071
309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC	114	$13,987	-61%	$5,765
689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC	113	$28,659	-44%	$8,127
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC	102	$24,796	-49%	$7,377
065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or...	100	$26,713	-52%	$7,244
378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC	99	$23,738	-51%	$6,988
853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with...	99	$93,521	-59%	$29,649
481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC	96	$52,342	-48%	$13,996
683 Renal Failure with CC	93	$18,500	-55%	$6,626
310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC	92	$11,530	-60%	$4,562
392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	90	$19,941	-50%	$6,002
064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC	89	$54,431	-45%	$13,389
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC	89	$30,278	-49%	$8,769
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure	77	$32,484	-44%	$8,770
682 Renal Failure with MCC	76	$27,354	-59%	$9,644
698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC	73	$31,599	-57%	$10,671
190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC	70	$28,313	-44%	$7,588
885 Psychoses	69	$19,827	-55%	$9,512
813 Coagulation Disorders	62	$33,436	-58%	$10,552
308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC	60	$25,395	-55%	$8,620
322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal...	60	$46,376	-60%	$12,384
640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	58	$32,942	-45%	$8,947
280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC	57	$32,808	-57%	$10,197
377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC	56	$38,048	-55%	$11,703
321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal...	51	$57,067	-65%	$19,555
312 Syncope and Collapse	49	$22,163	-51%	$6,471
287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac...	48	$28,441	-55%	$8,044
690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC	48	$19,389	-49%	$5,888
286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac...	43	$48,207	-57%	$15,261
208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96...	41	$60,464	-55%	$18,440
314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC	41	$43,421	-54%	$13,474
329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC	41	$95,104	-56%	$30,184
480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC	41	$78,299	-44%	$21,175
641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	41	$19,581	-47%	$5,844
812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC	41	$18,163	-59%	$6,653
236 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization without MCC	39	$101,490	-52%	$26,605
100 Seizures with MCC	38	$43,789	-54%	$12,420
522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture...	38	$48,275	-53%	$14,047
870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours	33	$181,765	-44%	$44,629
267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement...	32	$132,826	-40%	$31,117
330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC	32	$41,936	-65%	$15,022
981 Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated To Principal Diagnosis...	31	$82,682	-62%	$26,406
070 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with MCC	27	$38,125	-50%	$17,116
552 Medical Back Problems without MCC	27	$24,430	-50%	$6,992
235 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization with MCC	26	$123,434	-58%	$36,331
391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	26	$26,259	-57%	$8,976
036 Carotid Artery Stent Procedures without CC/MCC	25	$41,066	-54%	$12,272
234 Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open...	25	$133,271	-50%	$34,698
315 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with CC	25	$21,358	-55%	$7,378
039 Extracranial Procedures without CC/MCC	24	$23,994	-62%	$8,354
091 Other Disorders of Nervous System with MCC	24	$37,952	-54%	$11,810
101 Seizures without MCC	24	$27,017	-45%	$6,551
389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC	24	$18,202	-53%	$5,993
637 Diabetes with MCC	24	$34,088	-49%	$9,632
638 Diabetes with CC	24	$18,704	-55%	$6,491

Showing the 60 most frequent of 136 DRGs.

Outpatient services

Service (APC)	Services	Avg charge	Medicare allowed
Comprehensive Observation Services	1,395	$12,771	$2,200
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures	400	$39,663	$10,548
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures	205	$23,379	$5,759
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures	205	$14,881	$2,628
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	167	$10,705	$1,318
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services	166	$17,045	$4,621
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures	150	$83,566	$19,017
Level 3 Vascular Procedures	121	$13,048	$2,603
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures	114	$49,668	$15,070
Level 2 Vascular Procedures	82	$5,197	$1,308
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures	79	$15,505	$2,563
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures	62	$30,411	$8,717
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy	59	$24,008	$5,514
Level 4 Vascular Procedures	59	$14,776	$4,389
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures	59	$29,079	$8,980
Level 2 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures	51	$18,703	$5,325
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	46	$17,064	$2,270
Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures	45	$17,136	$2,825
Level 3 Urology and Related Services	44	$8,062	$1,663
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures	43	$29,513	$6,938
Level 2 ICD and Similar Procedures	42	$82,463	$26,789
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services	41	$25,415	$8,244
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy	36	$16,674	$2,923
Level 4 Urology and Related Services	33	$15,143	$2,778
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures	30	$10,487	$1,313

Against the Mississippi average

For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Forrest General Hospital charged $46,067 on average, 29% less than the Mississippi average of $64,437, and was paid $12,974 against a state average of $14,187. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Forrest General Hospital charged $28,386 on average, 35% less than the Mississippi average of $43,650, and was paid $8,892 against a state average of $9,475. For Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC (DRG 274), Forrest General Hospital charged $64,677 on average, 28% less than the Mississippi average of $89,477, and was paid $21,060 against a state average of $21,820. For Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures with MCC (DRG 266), Forrest General Hospital charged $151,152 on average, 5% less than the Mississippi average of $159,763, and was paid $39,708 against a state average of $40,857. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $12,771 was 21% below the state average of $16,069. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $39,663 was 37% below the state average of $63,410. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $23,379 was 41% below the state average of $39,926. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $14,881 was 34% below the state average of $22,403.

Price-transparency record

CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, MS, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:

Warning Notice — 2023-04-25 (CMS case 1080)
CAP Request — 2023-08-18 (CMS case 1080)
Closure Notice — 2023-09-13 (CMS case 1080)
Met Requirements — 2025-04-24 (CMS case 3973)

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.