Merit Health Wesley
Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39402
CCN: 250094 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
2/5
CMS Star Rating
Below Average
37
DRG Categories
940
Total Discharges
$115,180
Avg Charges
$12,776
Avg Payment
$10,078
Avg Medicare
9.02x
Charge-to-Payment
Quality Ratings — CMS Hospital Compare
Based on CMS measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness
Mortality
Below 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: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Compared to Mississippi Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 51 hospitals in Mississippi
Average Charges
$115,180 +81%
State avg: $63,671
Average Payment
$12,776 -8%
State avg: $13,919
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
9.02x 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 | 150 | $159,944 | $16,783 | 9.53x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 70 | $106,852 | $11,131 | 9.6x |
| 274 | PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 41 | $134,088 | $26,233 | 5.11x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 39 | $67,176 | $9,370 | 7.17x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 34 | $95,660 | $9,852 | 9.71x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 32 | $123,543 | $14,321 | 8.63x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 32 | $76,270 | $7,200 | 10.59x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 30 | $68,498 | $7,110 | 9.63x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 30 | $408,930 | $43,788 | 9.34x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 29 | $70,223 | $8,943 | 7.85x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 28 | $72,107 | $7,399 | 9.75x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 24 | $123,931 | $11,939 | 10.38x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 23 | $118,249 | $13,386 | 8.83x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 23 | $76,759 | $8,867 | 8.66x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 22 | $51,717 | $6,905 | 7.49x |
| 698 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 22 | $100,703 | $13,922 | 7.23x |
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 21 | $106,633 | $15,988 | 6.67x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 20 | $94,956 | $10,778 | 8.81x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 20 | $113,910 | $17,634 | 6.46x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 19 | $136,818 | $11,174 | 12.24x |
Showing top 20 of 37 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.