Merit Health Wesley
Merit Health Wesley in Hattiesburg, MS charges 12.2x the Medicare reimbursement rate across analyzed procedures, with 65% of procedures showing significant pricing variations.
Hattiesburg, MS 39402 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
About the analyst
Michael Glenn reviews CMS datasets and drug pricing at BillRazor Research. He focuses on NADAC acquisition costs and procedure coding accuracy. Expertise: drug pricing, NADAC data, CPT coding.
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Pricing grade
F
Very high
Avg markup vs Medicare
12.25x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
18.76x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
37
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
64.9%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $247,667 | $123,834 | — | 18.8x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $131,590 | $65,795 | — | 17.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $87,517 | $43,759 | — | 16.6x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $76,270 | $38,135 | — | 15.6x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $72,107 | $36,053 | — | 15.5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $99,481 | $49,741 | — | 15.3x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $68,134 | $34,067 | — | 15x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $136,818 | $68,409 | — | 14.9x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $59,877 | $29,939 | — | 14.5x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $123,931 | $61,966 | — | 14.1x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $140,862 | $70,431 | — | 13.9x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $76,759 | $38,380 | — | 13.5x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $84,197 | $42,099 | — | 13.4x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $68,498 | $34,249 | — | 13.2x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $105,704 | $52,852 | — | 12.9x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $69,380 | $34,690 | — | 12.7x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $77,956 | $38,978 | — | 12.4x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $144,542 | $72,271 | — | 12.3x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $95,660 | $47,830 | — | 12.2x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $69,119 | $34,560 | — | 12.1x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $159,944 | $79,972 | — | 11.9x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $106,852 | $53,426 | — | 11.8x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $94,956 | $47,478 | — | 11x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $408,930 | $204,465 | — | 10.8x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $118,249 | $59,124 | — | 10.6x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $61,548 | $30,774 | — | 10.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $70,223 | $35,112 | — | 10.6x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 177 | $123,543 | $61,772 | — | 10.5x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $66,420 | $33,210 | — | 10.2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $51,717 | $25,858 | — | 10x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $321,958 | $160,979 | — | 10x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $118,742 | $59,371 | — | 9.7x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $67,176 | $33,588 | — | 9.3x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $100,703 | $50,351 | — | 9x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $106,633 | $53,317 | — | 7.9x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $113,910 | $56,955 | — | 7.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $134,088 | $67,044 | — | 5.6x |
How MERIT HEALTH WESLEY compares to nearby hospitals
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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