Mississippi / Southwest Ms Regional Medical Center
CMS certification 250097 · Mccomb, MS
Southwest Ms Regional Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Southwest Ms Regional Medical Center reported 690 Medicare inpatient stays across 28 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.81 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Mississippi, number 26 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: 124 stays at an average charge of $39,067, 57% below the national average. It also billed 1,117 outpatient services, charging 4.12 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 690
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.81×
- 3Rank in MS (highest ratio = 1) 26 of 37
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 28 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Southwest Ms 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 | 124 | $39,067 | -57% | $12,599 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 69 | $22,876 | -59% | $8,308 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 36 | $23,276 | -61% | $8,625 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 28 | $18,741 | -51% | $5,653 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 28 | $67,577 | -70% | $28,267 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 27 | $31,169 | -56% | $10,417 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 26 | $21,036 | -68% | $9,346 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 25 | $15,734 | -68% | $6,680 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 25 | $15,869 | -61% | $6,135 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 24 | $19,744 | -60% | $7,033 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 23 | $13,460 | -64% | $5,539 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 21 | $13,728 | -64% | $5,763 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 20 | $16,963 | -67% | $7,829 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 19 | $51,560 | -55% | $12,712 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 19 | $14,499 | -64% | $5,769 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 18 | $37,688 | -35% | $8,424 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 17 | $32,522 | -68% | $13,618 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 16 | $22,717 | -55% | $6,861 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 15 | $16,703 | -63% | $6,191 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 15 | $30,619 | -64% | $11,454 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 15 | $23,728 | -61% | $8,496 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 14 | $21,086 | -67% | $7,536 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 11 | $21,472 | -53% | $6,644 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 11 | $20,123 | -73% | $9,608 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 11 | $20,358 | -64% | $7,996 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 11 | $14,223 | -63% | $5,778 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 11 | $25,781 | -61% | $9,743 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 11 | $22,112 | -70% | $10,260 |
Outpatient services
Against the Mississippi average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Southwest Ms Regional Medical Center charged $39,067 on average, 39% less than the Mississippi average of $64,437, and was paid $12,599 against a state average of $14,187. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Southwest Ms Regional Medical Center charged $22,876 on average, 48% less than the Mississippi average of $43,650, and was paid $8,308 against a state average of $9,475. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Southwest Ms Regional Medical Center charged $23,276 on average, 51% less than the Mississippi average of $47,785, and was paid $8,625 against a state average of $9,796. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC (DRG 194), Southwest Ms Regional Medical Center charged $18,741 on average, 44% less than the Mississippi average of $33,611, and was paid $5,653 against a state average of $6,683. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $4,379 was 61% below the state average of $11,181. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $8,775 was 45% below the state average of $16,069. For Level 4 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5374), its average charge of $7,953 was 67% below the state average of $23,835. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $4,726 was 50% below the state average of $9,506.
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.