Missouri / Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center
CMS certification 260119 · Poplar Bluff, MO · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center reported 1,784 Medicare inpatient stays across 51 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 10.39 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Missouri, number 2 of 59 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.85×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 302 stays at an average charge of $150,568, 67% above the national average. It also billed 903 outpatient services, charging 21.2 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,784
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 10.39×
- 3Rank in MO (highest ratio = 1) 2 of 59
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 51 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center charged more than the national average in 50 (98%). 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 | 302 | $150,568 | +67% | $14,547 |
| 885 Psychoses | 148 | $33,199 | -25% | $10,157 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 140 | $138,491 | +96% | $12,031 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 136 | $82,879 | +47% | $9,334 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 61 | $97,878 | +64% | $9,580 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 52 | $76,882 | +50% | $8,550 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 47 | $118,484 | +134% | $8,188 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 44 | $174,281 | +137% | $14,492 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 39 | $82,940 | +69% | $7,683 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 38 | $100,999 | +53% | $10,725 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 35 | $89,027 | +48% | $9,245 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 31 | $102,225 | +126% | $7,444 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 30 | $57,806 | +53% | $6,148 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 29 | $58,802 | +44% | $6,738 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 28 | $118,381 | +106% | $9,176 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 28 | $214,211 | +87% | $13,022 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 28 | $71,126 | +77% | $6,132 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 27 | $129,759 | +52% | $12,725 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 26 | $64,504 | +16% | $7,585 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 26 | $132,490 | +75% | $11,421 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 26 | $61,868 | +67% | $5,982 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 25 | $111,294 | +11% | $13,998 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 24 | $80,125 | +65% | $7,348 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 23 | $372,319 | +63% | $36,692 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 22 | $197,236 | +76% | $15,764 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 21 | $55,417 | +53% | $5,686 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 20 | $334,725 | +105% | $19,684 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 19 | $74,872 | +48% | $6,223 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 19 | $232,803 | +131% | $13,750 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 17 | $155,627 | +175% | $10,942 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 16 | $64,950 | +33% | $6,868 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 16 | $57,425 | +50% | $6,238 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 16 | $58,233 | +28% | $6,168 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 15 | $62,256 | +67% | $6,644 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 15 | $416,546 | +29% | $48,784 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 14 | $304,471 | +198% | $18,126 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 14 | $96,651 | +45% | $10,549 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 13 | $69,125 | +37% | $6,796 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 13 | $108,648 | +70% | $7,935 |
| 315 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with CC | 13 | $71,201 | +49% | $6,673 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 13 | $76,080 | +83% | $6,777 |
| 066 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without... | 12 | $63,252 | +49% | $5,329 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 12 | $38,291 | +33% | $4,445 |
| 313 Chest Pain | 12 | $43,343 | +9% | $5,569 |
| 372 Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections... | 12 | $93,702 | +97% | $7,755 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 12 | $74,299 | +56% | $7,477 |
| 292 Heart Failure and Shock with CC | 11 | $47,050 | +21% | $6,496 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 11 | $69,835 | +79% | $6,041 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 11 | $154,057 | +152% | $9,259 |
| 393 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC | 11 | $88,524 | +15% | $11,580 |
| 418 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with CC | 11 | $239,802 | +157% | $11,815 |
Outpatient services
Against the Missouri average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center charged $150,568 on average, 107% more than the Missouri average of $72,886, and was paid $14,547 against a state average of $15,808. For Psychoses (DRG 885), Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center charged $33,199 on average, 8% more than the Missouri average of $30,825, and was paid $10,157 against a state average of $12,977. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center charged $138,491 on average, 138% more than the Missouri average of $58,162, and was paid $12,031 against a state average of $13,151. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center charged $82,879 on average, 78% more than the Missouri average of $46,468, and was paid $9,334 against a state average of $10,539. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $30,450 was 214% above the state average of $9,712. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $37,369 was 82% above the state average of $20,571. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $50,485 was 112% above the state average of $23,828. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $20,392 was 107% above the state average of $9,865.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, MO, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-03-28 (CMS case 3461)
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.