Merit Health River Region
2100 Highway 61 North, Vicksburg, MS 39183 Hospital ***** CMS quality 2 of 5
70%Self-pay discount
70% off list
One of the deepest self-pay discounts published. Median across the 2,290 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average chargesCharges 12.6× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Small hospital (under 100 beds)
- Beds
- 85
- Ownership
- For-profit (corporation)
- Health system
- Community Hlth
- Medicare ID
- 250031
- Cost report
- FY ending 06/30/2025
- CMS quality
- ***** 2 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 12.4× | |
| Post-surgery recovery most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 17.5× | |
| Childbirth and delivery cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.5× | |
| Anesthesia most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 39.8× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 13.2× | |
| MRI 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 11.1× | |
| Cardiac catheterisation most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 17.4× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 27.2× | |
| Respiratory therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 10.2× | |
| Physical therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 10.4× | |
| Occupational therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 10.6× | |
| Speech therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 8.9× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 16.9× | |
| Implanted devices most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 10.4× | |
| Drugs given at the facility most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 37.6× | |
| Dialysis most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 10.6× | |
| Emergency room visit most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 21.8× | |
| Observation stay 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 1.9× | |
| Inpatient room and board 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 2.9× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 4.2× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA prostate cancer screening blood test HCPCS G0103 | $134 cash price | $447 70% off |
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $148 cash price | $495 70% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $127 cash price | $424 70% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $121 cash price | $403 70% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $115 cash price | $384 70% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $127 cash price | $424 70% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $237 cash price | $791 70% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $237 cash price | $791 70% off |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $99.00 cash price | $330 70% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $63.60 cash price | $212 70% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $127 cash price | $424 70% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $424 cash price | $1,413 70% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 250031, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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