Medicaid Provider Spending

$1.09 trillion in Medicaid claims data, 2018–2024 · 617K+ providers

FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL

NPI: 1053350462 · PICAYUNE, MS 39466 · General Acute Care Hospital · NPI assigned 06/05/2006

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Entity Proliferation

Authorized official HESTER, BEN controls 20+ related entities in our dataset. Read more

$21.66M
Total Medicaid Paid
596,298
Total Claims
476,469
Beneficiaries
233
Codes Billed
2018-01
First Month
2024-12
Last Month

Provider Details

Authorized OfficialHESTER, BEN (CFO)
NPI Enumeration Date06/05/2006

Related Entities

Other providers sharing the same authorized official: HESTER, BEN

ProviderCityStateTotal Paid
FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL HATTIESBURG MS $81.63M
FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL COLUMBIA MS $9.51M
WALTHALL GENERAL HOSPITAL TYLERTOWN MS $6.16M
FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL PRENTISS MS $3.80M
FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL POPLARVILLE MS $3.74M
FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL POPLARVILLE MS $2.80M
FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL PICAYUNE MS $2.76M
FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL RICHTON MS $1.58M
FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL RICHTON MS $1.36M
FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL COLUMBIA MS $1.03M
WALTHALL GENERAL HOSPITAL TYLERTOWN MS $953K
FORREST GENERAL HOSPITAL HATTIESBURG MS $850K
FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL POPLARVILLE MS $253K
FGH PHYSICIAN BILLING HATTIESBURG MS $224K
FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL PRENTISS MS $204K
FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL PICAYUNE MS $65K
FGH TRAUMA SURGERY CLINIC HATTIESBURG MS $47K
FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL POPLARVILLE MS $22K
FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL RICHTON MS $18K
WALTHALL GENERAL HOSPITAL TYLERTOWN MS $3K

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Breakdown

YearClaimsTotal Paid
2018 82,901 $2.91M
2019 81,836 $3.05M
2020 63,888 $2.43M
2021 78,727 $2.95M
2022 99,728 $3.48M
2023 106,604 $3.87M
2024 82,614 $2.97M

Billing Codes

CodeDescriptionClaimsBeneficiariesTotal Paid
99284 Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management, high severity 21,210 18,312 $4.07M
99285 Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management, high severity with immediate threat to life 13,764 11,760 $2.96M
99283 Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management, moderate severity 19,705 17,310 $2.93M
96374 Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection; intravenous push, single or initial substance 11,705 9,750 $1.14M
G0378 Hospital observation service, per hour 2,549 1,869 $888K
97110 Therapeutic procedure, each 15 minutes; therapeutic exercises to develop strength and endurance, flexibility and range of motion 17,783 4,111 $656K
74177 Computed tomography, abdomen and pelvis; with contrast material 3,286 2,957 $526K
87502 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid, influenza virus, for multiple types or subtypes, includes all targets 6,242 5,464 $368K
94640 Pressurized or nonpressurized inhalation treatment for acute airway obstruction 4,454 2,574 $351K
96365 Intravenous infusion, for therapy, prophylaxis, or diagnosis; initial, up to 1 hour 3,945 3,069 $348K
71045 Radiologic examination, chest; single view 10,345 8,735 $325K
71046 Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views 7,555 6,695 $320K
96360 Intravenous infusion, hydration; initial, 31 minutes to 1 hour 2,625 2,331 $271K
80307 Drug test(s), presumptive, any number of drug classes; immunoassay 6,768 5,707 $268K
U0002 2019-ncov coronavirus, sars-cov-2/2019-ncov (covid-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-cdc 7,789 6,820 $254K
96372 Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection; subcutaneous or intramuscular 9,570 7,850 $254K
93306 Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation, with and without Doppler, complete 1,544 1,415 $253K
96361 Intravenous infusion, hydration; each additional hour 8,350 6,862 $253K
93005 Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; tracing only, without interpretation and report 12,084 9,927 $252K
99291 Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill patient, first 30-74 minutes 1,053 929 $249K
87634 5,506 4,856 $242K
80053 Comprehensive metabolic panel 32,040 25,167 $212K
86900 3,723 3,162 $202K
70450 Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material 4,350 3,812 $185K
85025 Blood count; complete (CBC), automated, and automated differential WBC count 38,062 28,489 $178K
74176 Computed tomography, abdomen and pelvis; without contrast material 1,882 1,707 $165K
74018 3,140 2,792 $156K
96375 Therapeutic injection; each additional sequential IV push 8,444 6,804 $149K
99282 Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management, low to moderate severity 1,528 1,372 $143K
87426 Infectious agent antigen detection, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) 4,530 4,057 $137K
87491 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid; Chlamydia trachomatis, amplified probe 4,520 3,995 $126K
87591 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid; Neisseria gonorrhoeae, amplified probe 4,525 3,992 $125K
76801 1,645 1,291 $110K
36415 Collection of venous blood by venipuncture 40,645 30,961 $96K
G0480 Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms (any type, single or tandem and excluding immunoassays (e.g., ia, eia, elisa, emit, fpia) and enzymatic methods (e.g., alcohol dehydrogenase)), (2) stable isotope or other universally recognized internal standards in all samples (e.g., to control for matrix effects, interferences and variations in signal strength), and (3) method or drug-specific calibration and matrix-matched quality control material (e.g., to control for instrument variations and mass spectral drift); qualitative or quantitative, all sources, includes specimen validity testing, per day; 1-7 drug class(es), including metabolite(s) if performed 1,533 1,250 $89K
86850 3,397 2,930 $87K
84443 Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) 7,379 6,635 $84K
87804 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay; Influenza, each type 7,098 3,270 $78K
76856 Ultrasound, pelvic (nonobstetric), real time with image documentation; complete 1,146 1,055 $76K
87651 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid; Streptococcus, group A, amplified probe 2,993 2,725 $76K
80074 2,176 1,940 $75K
77067 Screening mammography, bilateral, including computer-aided detection 895 854 $71K
86901 3,734 3,169 $64K
73630 1,479 1,329 $63K
97162 1,274 1,142 $55K
83880 3,843 3,247 $54K
76817 Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, transvaginal 723 563 $53K
84484 8,209 6,456 $52K
80061 Lipid panel 5,367 4,929 $50K
73610 1,003 903 $48K
88142 2,676 2,439 $45K
88305 Level IV - Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination 1,176 702 $44K
76805 Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, fetal and maternal evaluation 621 549 $44K
87389 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay technique, HIV-1 antigen with HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies 2,148 1,919 $40K
81001 18,912 16,027 $39K
73562 943 836 $38K
72148 Magnetic resonance imaging, lumbar spine; without contrast material 431 382 $38K
82306 Vitamin D; 25 hydroxy, includes fraction(s), if performed 1,811 1,667 $37K
82553 6,862 5,418 $34K
73030 958 858 $34K
81025 5,850 5,110 $34K
96366 Intravenous infusion, for therapy, prophylaxis, or diagnosis; each additional hour 727 444 $34K
76830 Ultrasound, transvaginal 499 459 $33K
76705 Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; limited 503 469 $32K
83036 Hemoglobin; glycosylated (A1C) 4,796 4,396 $30K
87430 2,460 2,260 $30K
73130 679 600 $30K
87086 Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine 5,212 4,512 $29K
76700 Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; complete 391 374 $27K
82550 8,538 5,834 $26K
80048 Basic metabolic panel (calcium, ionized) 4,927 4,172 $26K
M0243 Intravenous infusion or subcutaneous injection, casirivimab and imdevimab includes infusion or injection, and post administration monitoring 264 202 $25K
97165 631 580 $25K
97530 Therapeutic activities, direct patient contact, each 15 minutes 689 249 $22K
87428 385 365 $22K
84702 2,021 1,545 $22K
90471 Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections), 1 vaccine 801 697 $21K
83690 5,220 4,525 $21K
72110 379 353 $21K
87040 2,752 2,205 $20K
84439 2,721 2,492 $18K
87081 3,347 3,067 $18K
72125 Computed tomography, cervical spine; without contrast material 487 438 $18K
73110 389 353 $17K
U0003 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-r 299 285 $17K
83605 3,257 2,666 $16K
86762 1,304 1,161 $15K
87186 2,532 2,204 $15K
87077 2,605 2,258 $14K
73564 242 223 $14K
36600 534 433 $14K
87420 1,167 1,056 $13K
72100 232 218 $13K
85610 5,201 4,067 $12K
85379 2,277 2,020 $12K
73721 Magnetic resonance imaging, any joint of lower extremity; without contrast material 68 65 $11K
85730 3,335 2,955 $10K
93971 259 239 $10K
86592 2,940 2,594 $10K
99281 Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management, self-limited or minor 167 149 $9K
83735 2,972 2,173 $9K
12001 82 79 $9K
82962 5,214 3,027 $9K
87150 424 361 $8K
82803 794 632 $8K
82728 1,016 919 $8K
71275 Computed tomographic angiography, chest, with contrast material 123 113 $7K
70553 Magnetic resonance imaging, brain; without contrast material, followed by contrast material and further sequences 30 27 $7K
82607 851 783 $7K
73502 208 192 $6K
U0005 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, cdc or non-cdc, making use of high throughput technologies, completed within 2 calendar days from date of specimen collection (list separately in addition to either hcpcs code u0003 or u0004) as described by cms-2020-01-r2 354 338 $6K
31720 50 41 $6K
84703 1,035 919 $6K
97161 161 136 $6K
85027 1,092 986 $5K
86140 1,603 1,251 $5K
76536 69 65 $5K
83655 457 424 $5K
87807 430 384 $5K
87635 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid; SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), amplified probe 147 137 $4K
83540 1,084 988 $4K
97140 Manual therapy techniques, each 15 minutes (e.g., mobilization/manipulation, manual lymphatic drainage) 279 113 $4K
J0561 Injection, penicillin g benzathine, 100,000 units 42 24 $4K
83550 772 702 $4K
85651 1,369 1,160 $4K
83525 401 352 $4K
87660 238 208 $3K
97014 499 130 $3K
87480 239 209 $3K
80069 1,031 621 $3K
70486 45 38 $3K
86308 638 563 $3K
87510 239 209 $3K
74022 41 36 $2K
0012A 90 88 $2K
82950 664 577 $2K
76641 44 37 $2K
Q9967 Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml 5,419 4,697 $2K
71250 83 72 $2K
96367 90 74 $2K
0011A 92 89 $2K
82248 380 261 $2K
72141 12 12 $2K
86665 47 43 $2K
76642 40 38 $1K
73090 29 25 $1K
82105 110 99 $1K
51702 42 36 $1K
93880 26 26 $1K
87070 204 184 $1K
82247 276 172 $1K
83001 86 80 $1K
80076 215 189 $1K
97032 168 64 $1K
76770 13 13 $1K
86769 28 28 $1K
82150 190 176 $1K
84403 52 50 $965.73
86481 14 12 $911.70
82677 43 38 $874.50
86765 70 64 $845.68
81003 546 489 $840.90
82397 59 51 $770.72
70496 12 12 $684.73
86336 43 38 $668.74
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, minimal severity 110 95 $637.07
85007 208 189 $626.02
82565 172 137 $582.78
73140 14 13 $570.80
90686 42 34 $557.80
73080 12 12 $555.58
87205 181 161 $555.16
86663 42 40 $537.69
73590 13 12 $433.46
97016 56 24 $428.17
82043 154 140 $427.06
A9270 Non-covered item or service 9,119 5,919 $420.43
88304 13 12 $394.56
87210 105 93 $393.05
36592 10,875 9,020 $389.79
84100 175 134 $361.05
J1170 Injection, hydromorphone, up to 4 mg 1,994 1,491 $276.86
84520 85 71 $236.74
82951 34 27 $234.46
J2405 Injection, ondansetron hydrochloride, per 1 mg 7,284 5,862 $171.37
J0696 Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg 4,261 3,345 $167.08
82947 64 48 $161.12
84146 15 13 $137.23
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg 4,149 3,656 $113.20
82270 66 54 $111.48
87184 13 12 $92.84
80305 13 13 $92.65
J1885 Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg 6,175 5,133 $84.05
96376 1,673 1,069 $71.07
82746 12 12 $66.55
J2550 Injection, promethazine hcl, up to 50 mg 1,532 1,173 $66.13
84550 28 25 $64.67
J2919 Injection, methylprednisolone sodium succinate, 5 mg 191 119 $45.72
J1200 Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg 1,563 1,281 $42.02
J3010 Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg 1,389 1,200 $30.43
J2704 Injection, propofol, 10 mg 2,243 1,958 $29.22
J2360 Injection, orphenadrine citrate, up to 60 mg 510 450 $22.28
J2270 Injection, morphine sulfate, up to 10 mg 1,769 1,396 $18.67
J0134 Injection, acetaminophen (fresenius kabi), not therapeutically equivalent to j0131, 10 mg 921 796 $13.96
J2250 Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg 1,162 993 $12.51
77063 Screening digital breast tomosynthesis, bilateral 688 649 $12.40
94760 665 293 $10.63
J2060 Injection, lorazepam, 2 mg 417 335 $10.28
J2272 Injection, morphine sulfate (fresenius kabi), not therapeutically equivalent to j2270, up to 10 mg 257 217 $9.05
C9113 Injection, pantoprazole sodium, per vial 181 83 $8.25
J2930 Injection, methylprednisolone sodium succinate, up to 125 mg 1,338 920 $4.00
J1650 Injection, enoxaparin sodium, 10 mg 736 381 $1.35
J0690 Injection, cefazolin sodium, 500 mg 295 249 $1.22
J0780 Injection, prochlorperazine, up to 10 mg 244 222 $0.00
J2274 Injection, morphine sulfate, preservative-free for epidural or intrathecal use, 10 mg 568 468 $0.00
G0279 Diagnostic digital breast tomosynthesis, unilateral or bilateral (list separately in addition to 77065 or 77066) 24 24 $0.00
90715 628 565 $0.00
J7510 Prednisolone oral, per 5 mg 195 175 $0.00
J1171 Injection, hydromorphone, 0.1 mg 62 51 $0.00
G8979 Mobility: walking & moving around functional limitation, projected goal status, at therapy episode outset, at reporting intervals, and at discharge or to end reporting 38 37 $0.00
A9577 Injection, gadobenate dimeglumine (multihance), per ml 62 56 $0.00
J3370 Injection, vancomycin hcl, 500 mg 46 27 $0.00
84145 53 40 $0.00
J0136 Injection, acetaminophen (b braun), not therapeutically equivalent to j0131, 10 mg 28 26 $0.00
J1940 Injection, furosemide, up to 20 mg 483 276 $0.00
A9579 Injection, gadolinium-based magnetic resonance contrast agent, not otherwise specified (nos), per ml 150 135 $0.00
J0131 Injection, acetaminophen, not otherwise specified,10 mg 244 209 $0.00
J2543 Injection, piperacillin sodium/tazobactam sodium, 1 gram/0.125 grams (1.125 grams) 283 83 $0.00
J2765 Injection, metoclopramide hcl, up to 10 mg 85 72 $0.00
94761 89 38 $0.00
J3360 Injection, diazepam, up to 5 mg 19 13 $0.00
J0500 Injection, dicyclomine hcl, up to 20 mg 13 13 $0.00
80050 General health panel 14 14 $0.00