States / Mississippi
MS · 61 hospitals · #35 of 51 by charge gap
Hospital prices in Mississippi
51 Mississippi hospitals reported 55,291 Medicare inpatient stays in 2024. The median hospital charged 3.49 times what it was paid — below the national median of 4.15×, number 35 of 51. The widest gap was at Merit Health River Oaks (14.66×), the narrowest at North Mississippi Medical Center-West Point (1.74×). CMS's price-transparency list records 213 enforcement actions involving 86 Mississippi hospitals.
- 1Median charge ÷ paid 3.49×
- 2Hospitals reporting 61
- 3Medicare inpatient stays 55,291
- 4Price-transparency actions 213
Most common stays in Mississippi
| DRG | Stays | MS avg charge | US avg charge | MS avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with... | 7,801 | $64,437 | $90,297 | $14,187 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 3,620 | $43,650 | $56,380 | $9,475 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 1,711 | $55,640 | $70,592 | $12,123 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 1,478 | $47,785 | $59,757 | $9,796 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without... | 1,286 | $35,661 | $49,049 | $7,986 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 1,284 | $37,534 | $51,326 | $8,714 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 1,172 | $26,656 | $37,821 | $6,432 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 1,166 | $48,358 | $57,570 | $9,556 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 1,157 | $30,670 | $40,705 | $7,216 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 1,150 | $48,728 | $65,939 | $10,997 |
Every hospital
| Hospital | Stays | Ratio | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Mississippi Medical Center Tupelo | 6,376 | 3.49× | – |
| Forrest General Hospital Hattiesburg | 5,710 | 3.41× | 4 |
| St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital Jackson | 5,334 | 4.01× | – |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson | 5,317 | 5.08× | 1 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto Southaven | 4,081 | 4.78× | 1 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms Oxford | 3,772 | 3.65× | 1 |
| University of Mississippi Med Center Jackson | 3,437 | 3.12× | – |
| Memorial Hospital at Gulfport Gulfport | 3,228 | 10.64× | 3 |
| Bmh-Golden Triangle Columbus | 1,952 | 3.19× | – |
| Magnolia Regional Health Center Corinth | 1,829 | 3.19× | 3 |
| Anderson Regional Medical Center Meridian | 1,791 | 3.44× | – |
| Singing River Health System Pascagoula | 1,778 | 6.22× | – |
| South Central Reg Med Ctr Laurel | 1,050 | 2.58× | – |
| Merit Health River Region Vicksburg | 729 | 11.97× | – |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian | 728 | 2.72× | – |
| Merit Health River Oaks Flowood | 726 | 14.66× | 3 |
| Southwest Ms Regional Medical Center Mccomb | 690 | 2.81× | – |
| Merit Health Wesley Hattiesburg | 685 | 9.73× | 1 |
| Singing River Gulfport Gulfport | 582 | 7.99× | 2 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County New Albany | 561 | 3.72× | 1 |
| Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch | 523 | 3.52× | 1 |
| Bolivar Medical Center Cleveland | 389 | 6.6× | 2 |
| North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory Amory | 381 | 2.76× | 3 |
| Delta Health System - the Medical Center Greenville | 364 | 3.27× | – |
| King's Daughters Medical Center-Brookhaven Brookhaven | 342 | 1.74× | – |
| Merit Health Natchez Natchez | 309 | 8.24× | 1 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada Grenada | 271 | 1.92× | 2 |
| Merit Health Central Jackson | 227 | 5.99× | 1 |
| Och Regional Medical Center Starkville | 210 | 2.23× | – |
| Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed Eupora | 172 | 1.89× | – |
| Tishomingo Health Services Inc Iuka | 166 | 1.83× | – |
| Merit Health Biloxi Biloxi | 161 | 10.44× | 3 |
| Alliance Health Center Meridian | 157 | 2.12× | 4 |
| Highland Community Hospital Picayune | 156 | 3.71× | 2 |
| Merit Health Rankin Brandon | 147 | 7.29× | 1 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville Booneville | 137 | 2.48× | 1 |
| North Mississippi Medical Center-West Point West Point | 119 | 1.74× | – |
| Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro | 93 | 1.34× | 5 |
| Greenwood Leflore Hospital Greenwood | 84 | 2.48× | – |
| George Regional Health System Lucedale | 71 | 2.39× | – |
| Merit Health Madison Canton | 71 | 6.97× | – |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock Bay Saint Louis | 58 | 1.65× | 1 |
| Highland Hills Medical Center Senatobia | 52 | 1.51× | 6 |
| Marion General Hospital Columbia | 47 | 2× | – |
| Neshoba County General Hospital Philadelphia | 42 | 0.92× | 3 |
| Winston Medical Center & Swingbed Louisville | 42 | 1.2× | – |
| Magee General Hospital Magee | 41 | 1.86× | 1 |
| Northwest Missississippi Regional Medical Center Clarksdale | 40 | 3.03× | – |
| Beacham Memorial Hospital Magnolia | 27 | 1.32× | 3 |
| Yalobusha General Hospital Water Valley | 25 | 1× | 2 |
| South Sunflower County Hospital Indianola | 11 | 1.47× | 4 |
| Alliance Healthcare System Holly Springs | 0 | – | 2 |
| Alliance Healthcare System, Inc Holly Springs | 0 | – | – |
| Anderson Rmc South Meridian | 0 | – | – |
| Greene County Hospital Leakesville | 0 | – | 1 |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fayette | 0 | – | – |
| Merit Health Women's Hospital Flowood | 0 | – | 1 |
| Mississippi Methodist Rehab Ctr Jackson | 0 | – | – |
| Panola Medical Center Batesville | 0 | – | – |
| Perry County General Hospital Richton | 0 | – | – |
| Sharkey Issaquena Community Hospital Rolling Fork | 0 | – | 2 |
Price-transparency enforcement in Mississippi
63 closure notices, 56 warning notices, 46 corrective-action-plan requests, 46 “met requirements” findings, 2 administrative closures — CMS's actions under the hospital price-transparency rule since 2021. See the enforcement page for what each step means.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient 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.