US Health Care Costs

Merit Health River Oaks

1030 River Oaks Drive, Flowood, MS 39232 · (601) 932-1030

General hospitalProprietaryEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$7what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$30.6Mnet income, all sources
15.0%margin on patient care alone
$4.5Mcost of charity care (3.0% of costs)
$15.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
158beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 2024.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Hip or knee replacement 470106$246,386$12,864
Sepsis, with major complications 87197$161,107$12,099
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32133$288,290$18,702
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52230$228,725$13,994
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc 46829$324,231$17,967
Pneumonia, with major complications 19327$118,686$8,783
Stomach and digestive disorders 39225$82,249$5,831
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 45524$385,717$32,157
Heart attack, with major complications 28023$110,186$11,260
Heart stent 32223$202,056$12,193
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37823$88,921$6,991
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 27421$288,176$21,112
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48121$225,558$13,784
Heart failure, with major complications 29120$100,435$8,767
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 46720$359,219$19,815
Lung infection, with major complications 17718$155,324$11,312
Kidney failure, with complications 68318$90,251$6,421
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85318$539,953$40,920
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 46017$286,728$28,008
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Cc 47216$273,727$19,392
Sepsis 87216$95,012$7,412
Kidney failure, with major complications 68215$121,463$10,198
Pneumonia, with complications 19413$82,524$6,099
Heart attack, with complications 28113$99,805$6,749
Cervical Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 47313$251,929$17,754
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint Without Cc/Mcc 48213$142,849$10,372
Urinary tract infection 69012$64,261$5,914
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37711$139,609$12,114
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities 48311$271,786$16,521

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