Mississippi / Och Regional Medical Center
CMS certification 250050 · Starkville, MS
Och Regional Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Och Regional Medical Center reported 210 Medicare inpatient stays across 9 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.23 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Mississippi, number 31 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: 57 stays at an average charge of $32,225, 64% below the national average. It also billed 752 outpatient services, charging 3.39 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 210
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.23×
- 3Rank in MS (highest ratio = 1) 31 of 37
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 9 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Och 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 57 | $32,225 | -64% | $15,000 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 28 | $28,650 | -72% | $16,332 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 28 | $39,011 | -62% | $16,691 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 25 | $34,114 | -43% | $11,005 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 19 | $23,751 | -58% | $10,507 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 15 | $48,228 | -32% | $13,732 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 15 | $16,467 | -66% | $8,828 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 12 | $28,461 | -51% | $10,020 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 11 | $51,008 | -78% | $34,392 |
Outpatient services
Against the Mississippi average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Och Regional Medical Center charged $32,225 on average, 50% less than the Mississippi average of $64,437, and was paid $15,000 against a state average of $14,187. For Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC (DRG 481), Och Regional Medical Center charged $28,650 on average, 60% less than the Mississippi average of $71,170, and was paid $16,332 against a state average of $14,867. For Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture without MCC (DRG 522), Och Regional Medical Center charged $39,011 on average, 48% less than the Mississippi average of $74,382, and was paid $16,691 against a state average of $14,927. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Och Regional Medical Center charged $34,114 on average, 29% less than the Mississippi average of $47,785, and was paid $11,005 against a state average of $9,796. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $8,897 was 45% below the state average of $16,069. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $3,794 was 60% below the state average of $9,506. For Level 4 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5374), its average charge of $12,461 was 48% below the state average of $23,835. For Level 5 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5375), its average charge of $12,291 was 51% below the state average of $25,275.
Price-transparency record
No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.
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.