3/100
#2,575 nationally
Merit Health River Oaks
1030 River Oaks Drive, Flowood, MS 39232 · (601) 932-1030
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Merit Health River Oaks billed $16.36 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 16.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 50
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in MS
- #37
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 1/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 0% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 4% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 4% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 10% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
213 | $28,711 | $1,579 | +144% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
186 | $271,930 | $15,513 | +228% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
159 | $212,181 | $11,006 | +240% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
145 | $141,959 | $5,924 | +256% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
130 | $197,948 | $8,573 | +231% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
106 | $246,386 | $12,864 | +208% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
97 | $161,107 | $12,099 | +147% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
82 | $229,865 | $19,612 | +73% |
|
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit |
41 | $176,214 | $13,977 | +84% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
39 | $43,892 | $2,245 | +126% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 5 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5415 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$128,189 | $4,164 | +327% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$80,682 | $2,426 | +296% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$141,959 | $5,924 | +256% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$70,452 | $2,773 | +241% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$212,181 | $11,006 | +240% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$197,948 | $8,573 | +231% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$271,930 | $15,513 | +228% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$114,421 | $4,723 | +226% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$103,576 | $9,205 | +53% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$229,865 | $19,612 | +73% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$44,396 | $2,732 | +76% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$110,186 | $11,260 | +80% |
|
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$176,214 | $13,977 | +84% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)
MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay |
$139,609 | $12,114 | +96% |
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay |
$286,728 | $28,008 | +98% |
|
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5222 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$75,042 | $7,112 | +98% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.