Kentucky / Murray-Calloway County Hospital
CMS certification 180027 · Murray, KY · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Murray-Calloway County Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Murray-Calloway County Hospital reported 618 Medicare inpatient stays across 25 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.94 times what it was paid — mid-range in Kentucky, number 28 of 51 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.06×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 113 stays at an average charge of $50,769, 44% below the national average. It also billed 1,140 outpatient services, charging 7.89 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 618
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.94×
- 3Rank in KY (highest ratio = 1) 28 of 51
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 25 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Murray-Calloway County 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 | 113 | $50,769 | -44% | $15,644 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 46 | $31,639 | -44% | $10,362 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 45 | $36,797 | -38% | $10,551 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 32 | $28,310 | -30% | $6,387 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 29 | $114,457 | 0% | $18,844 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 28 | $31,809 | -16% | $6,530 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 26 | $44,487 | -41% | $12,638 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 25 | $33,757 | -12% | $6,656 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 22 | $52,632 | -25% | $13,234 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 21 | $63,218 | -37% | $16,498 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 21 | $21,778 | -41% | $6,285 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 20 | $42,304 | -16% | $7,540 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 20 | $41,847 | -14% | $8,031 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 18 | $54,941 | -41% | $15,033 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 18 | $33,443 | -32% | $8,299 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 17 | $48,980 | -5% | $9,552 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 16 | $42,903 | -24% | $9,640 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 15 | $34,351 | -12% | $6,502 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 13 | $27,159 | -25% | $6,067 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 13 | $28,644 | -41% | $8,859 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 13 | $36,851 | -39% | $10,456 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 12 | $38,976 | -32% | $9,982 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 12 | $29,010 | -43% | $8,834 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 12 | $56,470 | -45% | $16,615 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 11 | $22,475 | -45% | $7,194 |
Outpatient services
Against the Kentucky average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Murray-Calloway County Hospital charged $50,769 on average, 20% less than the Kentucky average of $63,454, and was paid $15,644 against a state average of $14,765. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Murray-Calloway County Hospital charged $31,639 on average, 22% less than the Kentucky average of $40,730, and was paid $10,362 against a state average of $9,552. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Murray-Calloway County Hospital charged $36,797 on average, 16% less than the Kentucky average of $43,745, and was paid $10,551 against a state average of $9,962. For Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without MCC (DRG 392), Murray-Calloway County Hospital charged $28,310 on average, 6% less than the Kentucky average of $29,979, and was paid $6,387 against a state average of $6,213. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $17,390 was 14% below the state average of $20,333. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $9,094 was 18% below the state average of $11,097. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $36,073 was 23% above the state average of $29,393. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $43,547 was 50% below the state average of $87,601.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Murray-Calloway County Hospital in Murray, KY, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2024-02-21 (CMS case 2158)
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.