US Health Care Costs

Merit Health River Region

2100 Hwy 61 N, Vicksburg, MS 39183 · (601) 883-5000

General hospitalProprietaryEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$8what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$7.0Mnet income, all sources
4.3%margin on patient care alone
$4.8Mcost of charity care (4.7% of costs)
$14.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
85beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025.

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
Sepsis, with major complications 871138$174,630$13,993
Heart failure, with major complications 29148$108,766$9,920
Urinary tract infection 69037$73,938$6,160
Pneumonia, with major complications 19335$130,491$10,004
Heart stent 32230$240,766$13,045
Kidney failure, with complications 68330$75,863$6,710
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30929$72,918$6,980
Kidney failure, with major complications 68229$123,832$10,527
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68929$81,005$8,533
Lung infection, with major complications 17728$124,700$11,818
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37828$98,745$7,335
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85328$326,906$33,991
Stomach and digestive disorders 39223$69,089$6,305
Pneumonia, with complications 19422$101,685$6,223
Respiratory failure 18917$122,295$8,891
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20816$261,105$19,198
Heart attack, with complications 28116$107,178$7,311
COPD, with major complications 19014$131,790$8,086
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64114$58,566$6,006
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87014$416,253$47,285
Sepsis 87213$95,229$7,598
Irregular heartbeat 31012$62,311$4,541
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48112$136,406$14,320
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60312$99,287$6,668
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28611$138,550$14,956
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30811$116,293$8,716
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32111$308,067$19,554
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32911$437,248$33,712
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64011$69,933$9,301

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