29/100
#1,919 nationally
Singing River Health System
2809 Denny Av, Pascagoula, MS 39581 · (228) 809-5000
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Singing River Health System billed $6.65 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
- 6.6x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 93
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in MS
- #27
- 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 19% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 30% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 37% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 41% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
186 | $68,938 | $9,019 | +59% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
174 | $81,173 | $12,594 | +24% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
161 | $27,395 | $2,655 | +9% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
147 | $24,149 | $2,221 | +24% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
108 | $70,970 | $8,872 | +5% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
90 | $11,080 | $1,257 | +10% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
79 | $40,927 | $4,702 | +17% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
74 | $80,316 | $8,974 | +66% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
59 | $25,860 | $2,555 | +35% |
|
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 274 · Inpatient stay |
58 | $85,285 | $20,499 | -32% |
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 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$47,842 | $2,736 | +132% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,236 | $1,397 | +95% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,841 | $1,318 | +73% |
|
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures
APC 5313 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$28,617 | $2,259 | +73% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$80,316 | $8,974 | +66% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,364 | $1,499 | +65% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$68,938 | $9,019 | +59% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,370 | $1,248 | +55% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 266 · Inpatient stay |
$133,913 | $39,827 | -44% |
|
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 252 · Inpatient stay |
$94,089 | $21,231 | -35% |
|
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without Major
MS-DRG 267 · Inpatient stay |
$124,743 | $30,270 | -34% |
|
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 274 · Inpatient stay |
$85,285 | $20,499 | -32% |
|
Other Cardiothoracic Procedures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 229 · Inpatient stay |
$104,245 | $20,026 | -31% |
|
Level 4 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5224 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$70,358 | $16,006 | -26% |
|
Fainting
MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay |
$28,004 | $6,174 | -24% |
|
Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon without Major Complications
MS-DRG 269 · Inpatient stay |
$128,141 | $25,973 | -22% |
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.