All published prices at Merit Health Natchez
19 procedures, each showing what the hospital billed, what that care was actually paid for, and how the charge compares with the national middle for the same coded work.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
114 | $136,957 | $17,723 | +110% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
90 | $46,247 | $2,402 | +138% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
43 | $61,178 | $5,185 | +74% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
38 | $111,119 | $12,114 | +156% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
31 | $39,608 | $2,864 | +107% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
29 | $32,050 | $1,457 | +218% |
|
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
28 | $40,965 | $3,328 | +72% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
22 | $131,741 | $11,904 | +183% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
22 | $117,580 | $14,461 | +122% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
18 | $68,371 | $8,084 | +107% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
16 | $78,539 | $9,382 | +100% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
16 | $65,742 | $9,589 | +28% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
15 | $97,876 | $10,487 | +140% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
14 | $144,332 | $15,045 | +162% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
14 | $350,045 | $44,526 | +97% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
13 | $83,290 | $11,916 | +72% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
13 | $36,100 | $2,397 | +104% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
12 | $60,394 | $7,277 | +103% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
11 | $103,770 | $14,853 | +83% |
These figures are averages across this hospital's Medicare patients in the most recent federal data year. They are not a quote and not your bill. For your own case, ask the hospital for a written good-faith estimate and check its published machine-readable price file.