Hospital · Federal record

MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ

Acute Care Hospitals · Proprietary · 179 beds · NATCHEZ, MS

  • CCN 250084
  • 2 / 5 CMS overall
  • HCAHPS recommend 50%

CMS quality programs

Federal payment-adjustment programs

HRRP · HACRP · HVBP
HRRP
Higher than expected
Excess readmission ratio: 1.046
HACRP
Penalized
HAC composite: 0.74
HVBP
Score 14.42
Value-based purchasing · FY 2024

Patient experience (HCAHPS)

CMS Hospital Compare Updated Apr 30, 2026
Would recommend this hospital
50%
HCAHPS summary star rating 2 / 5

CMS publishes only the summary star rating and "would recommend" percentage in the current Hospital General Information snapshot. Detailed HCAHPS measures are not available for this hospital.

Medicare charges · 2024

Top procedures by volume

CMS IPPS · OPPS

Charges are not what you pay

Hospital "submitted charges" are list prices. Medicare reimburses a fraction; insured patients typically pay a contracted rate; uninsured patients can negotiate.

Inpatient (MS-DRG)

DRG Description Cases Avg charge Avg paid
871 SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC 114 $136,957 $16,632
291 HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC 38 $111,119 $9,932
193 SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC 22 $131,741 $10,754
682 RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC 22 $117,580 $13,424
683 RENAL FAILURE WITH CC 18 $68,371 $6,634
872 SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC 16 $78,539 $7,413
689 KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC 15 $97,876 $9,508
177 RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC 14 $144,332 $13,442
853 INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC 14 $350,045 $43,710
640 MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC 13 $83,290 $11,162

Outpatient · 2023

Code Description Services Avg charge Avg paid
5072 Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage 0 $0 $1,101
5073 Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage 0 $0 $0
5091 Level 1 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures 0 $0 $2,309
5092 Level 2 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures 0 $0 $4,363
5112 Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $957
5113 Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $0
5114 Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $0
5115 Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $0
5165 Level 5 ENT Procedures 0 $0 $0
5182 Level 2 Vascular Procedures 0 $0 $894

Affiliated providers

NPPES affiliations

Methodology · sources used on this page

Hospital information from publicly available CMS datasets. Profile generated May 16, 2026.

CMS Hospital Compare Quality measures, ratings, HCAHPS Apr 30, 2026
HRRP / HACRP / HVBP Federal quality programs Apr 30, 2026
CMS IPPS Inpatient charges and payments Apr 30, 2026
CMS OPPS Outpatient charges and payments Apr 30, 2026
Provider of Services Beds, ownership, type Apr 30, 2026
Hospital MRF Machine-readable price file Apr 30, 2026

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