Mississippi / Singing River Gulfport
CMS certification 250123 · Gulfport, MS · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Singing River Gulfport: charges and Medicare payments
Singing River Gulfport reported 582 Medicare inpatient stays across 25 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 7.99 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Mississippi, number 7 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: 113 stays at an average charge of $117,089, 30% above the national average. It also billed 916 outpatient services, charging 18.77 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 582
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 7.99×
- 3Rank in MS (highest ratio = 1) 7 of 37
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 25 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Singing River Gulfport charged more than the national average in 20 (80%). 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 | $117,089 | +30% | $12,770 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 56 | $66,904 | +19% | $8,861 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 31 | $65,207 | +33% | $7,496 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 30 | $81,657 | +37% | $9,347 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 29 | $85,130 | -46% | $20,193 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 25 | $88,684 | +54% | $8,978 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 25 | $79,765 | +55% | $8,944 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 22 | $65,816 | +30% | $8,095 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 21 | $73,961 | +52% | $7,445 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 20 | $118,387 | +17% | $13,919 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 17 | $80,694 | +14% | $10,784 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 16 | $65,604 | +18% | $7,757 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 16 | $63,764 | -3% | $10,040 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 16 | $47,432 | +17% | $6,903 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 15 | $85,130 | -15% | $12,401 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 15 | $92,553 | +63% | $8,764 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 15 | $71,285 | +18% | $9,083 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 14 | $55,220 | +53% | $5,992 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 14 | $129,881 | +27% | $14,160 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 13 | $60,825 | +51% | $6,123 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 13 | $49,872 | +35% | $6,079 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 12 | $93,413 | +27% | $10,585 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 12 | $221,236 | -3% | $29,846 |
| 267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 11 | $135,224 | -39% | $30,954 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 11 | $135,495 | +18% | $12,582 |
Outpatient services
Against the Mississippi average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Singing River Gulfport charged $117,089 on average, 82% more than the Mississippi average of $64,437, and was paid $12,770 against a state average of $14,187. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Singing River Gulfport charged $66,904 on average, 53% more than the Mississippi average of $43,650, and was paid $8,861 against a state average of $9,475. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Singing River Gulfport charged $65,207 on average, 83% more than the Mississippi average of $35,661, and was paid $7,496 against a state average of $7,986. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Singing River Gulfport charged $81,657 on average, 71% more than the Mississippi average of $47,785, and was paid $9,347 against a state average of $9,796. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $38,403 was 139% above the state average of $16,069. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $49,495 was 222% above the state average of $15,381. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $39,783 was 78% above the state average of $22,403. For Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services (outpatient APC 5361), its average charge of $69,663 was 149% above the state average of $27,999.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Singing River Gulfport in Gulfport, MS, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2026-05-06 (CMS case 7665)
- Closure Notice — 2026-05-13 (CMS case 7665)
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.