Arkansas / Magnolia Regional Medical Center
CMS certification 040067 · Magnolia, AR · 5 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Magnolia Regional Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Magnolia Regional Medical Center reported 86 Medicare inpatient stays across 6 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.11 times what it was paid. Its most frequent stay was DRG 641, Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and Electrolytes without MCC: 17 stays at an average charge of $11,463, 69% below the national average. It also billed 289 outpatient services, charging 3.48 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 86
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.11×
- 3Rank in AR (highest ratio = 1) –
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 5
Inpatient stays
For the 6 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Magnolia Regional Medical Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 17 | $11,463 | -69% | $6,614 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 17 | $24,375 | -73% | $15,425 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 14 | $25,830 | -55% | $10,189 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 13 | $34,499 | -63% | $15,582 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 13 | $12,056 | -68% | $6,912 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 12 | $26,423 | -31% | $7,222 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 145 | $8,269 | $2,437 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 34 | $7,831 | $2,909 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 31 | $25,578 | $11,543 |
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 24 | $7,005 | $1,454 |
| Level 1 Intraocular Procedures | 17 | $6,003 | $2,105 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 16 | $14,435 | $6,141 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 11 | $5,199 | $1,465 |
| Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 11 | $5,177 | $1,452 |
Against the Arkansas average
For Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and Electrolytes without MCC (DRG 641), Magnolia Regional Medical Center charged $11,463 on average, 51% less than the Arkansas average of $23,607, and was paid $6,614 against a state average of $6,024. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Magnolia Regional Medical Center charged $24,375 on average, 57% less than the Arkansas average of $56,298, and was paid $15,425 against a state average of $14,253. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Magnolia Regional Medical Center charged $25,830 on average, 33% less than the Arkansas average of $38,336, and was paid $10,189 against a state average of $9,184. For Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC (DRG 470), Magnolia Regional Medical Center charged $34,499 on average, 42% less than the Arkansas average of $59,680, and was paid $15,582 against a state average of $13,216. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $8,269 was 46% below the state average of $15,198. For Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5113), its average charge of $7,831 was 48% below the state average of $15,199. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $25,578 was 40% below the state average of $42,388. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $7,005 was 9% below the state average of $7,705.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Magnolia Regional Medical Center in Magnolia, AR, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2023-03-10 (CMS case 741)
- Closure Notice — 2023-06-16 (CMS case 741)
- Warning Notice — 2026-02-23 (CMS case 7078)
- CAP Request — 2026-05-28 (CMS case 7078)
- Closure Notice — 2026-06-12 (CMS case 7078)
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.