Merit Health River Region
Vicksburg, Mississippi 39183
CCN: 250031 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
2/5
CMS Star Rating
Below Average
30
DRG Categories
792
Total Discharges
$133,648
Avg Charges
$12,537
Avg Payment
$11,011
Avg Medicare
10.66x
Charge-to-Payment
Quality Ratings — CMS Hospital Compare
Based on CMS measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness
Mortality
Same as Average Safety of Care
Above Average Readmissions
Below Average Patient Experience
Reported Mississippi Average Rating
2.49 / 5 This hospital is below average
4 five-star hospitals of rated in Mississippi
National Average Rating
3.08 / 5
288 five-star hospitals of 2866 rated nationally
Type: Acute Care Hospitals Ownership: Proprietary
Compared to Mississippi Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 51 hospitals in Mississippi
Average Charges
$133,648 +110%
State avg: $63,671
Average Payment
$12,537 -10%
State avg: $13,919
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
10.66x Above avg
State avg: 4.71x
Top 20 DRGs by Volume
Most common diagnosis groups at this hospital, sorted by number of discharges
| DRG | Description | Discharges | Avg Charges | Avg Payment | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 117 | $156,930 | $13,231 | 11.86x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 86 | $102,688 | $9,152 | 11.22x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 38 | $124,754 | $12,310 | 10.13x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 37 | $65,393 | $5,896 | 11.09x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 36 | $70,772 | $6,474 | 10.93x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 31 | $129,284 | $10,661 | 12.13x |
| 885 | PSYCHOSES | 29 | $91,251 | $8,859 | 10.3x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 27 | $108,824 | $9,249 | 11.77x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 27 | $72,894 | $8,081 | 9.02x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 27 | $95,145 | $7,420 | 12.82x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 25 | $65,756 | $5,779 | 11.38x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 24 | $63,971 | $5,746 | 11.13x |
| 247 | PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 22 | $190,307 | $14,103 | 13.49x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 21 | $129,137 | $10,941 | 11.8x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 20 | $131,809 | $14,122 | 9.33x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 19 | $107,963 | $8,794 | 12.28x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 19 | $64,856 | $5,562 | 11.66x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 19 | $78,357 | $8,844 | 8.86x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 19 | $263,543 | $32,678 | 8.06x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 18 | $78,333 | $7,218 | 10.85x |
Showing top 20 of 30 DRG categories at this hospital.
About This Data
Hospital charges and payment data are from the CMS Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary. Quality star ratings (1-5) are from CMS Hospital Compare, based on measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness. Negotiated insurance rates are from hospital Machine-Readable Files (MRFs) required by the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule.