Merit Health Women's Hospital
1026 RIVER OAKS DRIVE, Flowood, MS 39232
Merit Health Women's Hospital in Flowood, MS has an average Medicare payment of $14,154 and a Value Score of C (60/100). Compare prices for 16 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Merit Health Women's Hospital
Merit Health Women's Hospital does not carry an overall CMS Hospital Compare star rating — typically because the hospital is too small, too specialized, or reports too few of the underlying measures to compute the composite. Outcome measures are mixed: 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 0 readmission measures rate better than benchmark; 0 mortality, 0 safety, and 0 rate worse. The composite outcome score is 50/100.
Average Medicare payment per documented procedure at Merit Health Women's Hospital is $14,154, near the national median for acute-care hospitals. Merit Health Women's Hospital's value rating (60/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
Merit Health Women's Hospital is investor-owned — a proprietary hospital, the minority ownership pattern in U.S. acute care. For-profit hospitals are more concentrated in some regions (Florida, Texas, Nevada) than others. The CMS payment record for Merit Health Women's Hospital lists 16 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC, Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC, Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure. Emergency services are not offered, which is unusual for an acute-care facility — most often reflects a specialty hospital or non-traditional inpatient model.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $8,876 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $17,680 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $11,553 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $21,787 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $12,328 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $11,567 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $6,799 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $10,773 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $13,164 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $36,002 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $17,269 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $10,063 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $8,424 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $13,633 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $7,424 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $19,124 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Merit Health Women's Hospital Compares
Merit Health Women's Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $14,154, 15% above the Mississippi state average of $12,292. That is 11% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Respiratory, where the typical payment is $22,953 (38% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (60/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Merit Health Women's Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Merit Health Women's Hospital has an average payment of $14,154 across 16 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Merit Health Women's Hospital does not currently have a CMS star rating on file. Quality measures may still be available for individual metrics like mortality and readmission rates.
Merit Health Women's Hospital has a Value Score of C (60/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Merit Health Women's Hospital does not offer emergency services at this location. For emergencies, contact your local 911 service.
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Hospital payment data reflects Medicare inpatient claims. Value Scores combine cost efficiency, CMS star ratings, and patient outcome measures. Actual out-of-pocket costs may vary based on insurance and individual circumstances.