Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) test cost in Mississippi

Prices at 29 hospitals in Mississippi, from their machine-readable files.

Cash / self-pay (median)
$63
Chargemaster (median)
$115
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$25
Medicare pays
$17
$22$100
Median cash $63  ·  Medicare $17  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Typical cash range: $22 – $100. The median cash price is about 3.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
South Central Reg Med Ctr Laurel, MS $15 $19 ★ 1/5 129 min 16.9%
Marion General Hospital Columbia, MS $19 $20 ★ 1/5 130 min 15.4%
Northwest Missississippi Regional Medical Center Clarksdale, MS $22 $9 ★ 3/5 170 min 15.3%
Highland Hills Medical Center Senatobia, MS $22 $9 126 min 14.7%
Delta Health System – The Medical Center Greenville, MS $22 $9 ★ 1/5 283 min 15.0%
Ochsner Medical Center-hancock Bay Saint Louis, MS $22 $17 ★ 3/5 149 min 16.1%
Singing River Health System Pascagoula, MS $24 $18 ★ 1/5 166 min 15.9%
Singing River Gulfport Gulfport, MS $24 $18 ★ 2/5 163 min 16.2%
Bmh-golden Triangle Columbus, MS $36 $30 ★ 3/5 141 min 15.1%
King's Daughters Medical Center-brookhaven Brookhaven, MS $46 $23 ★ 3/5 136 min 15.3%
Bmh-calhoun Calhoun City, MS $48 $43 85 min 14.5%
Methodist Healthcare – Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS $51 $17 ★ 4/5 219 min 14.4%
George Regional Health System Lucedale, MS $62 ★ 1/5 128 min 15.7%
Greene County Hospital Leakesville, MS $62
Yalobusha General Hospital Water Valley, MS $63 $17 15.4%
Ochsner Laird Hospital Union, MS $70 $46 101 min 15.4%
Noxubee General Critical Access Hosp Macon, MS $71 $94
Ochsner Scott Regional Morton, MS $72 $31 79 min 14.9%
Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman, MS $77 $46 85 min 15.1%
Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital De Kalb, MS $79 $33 91 min 14.9%
Baptist Medical Center-yazoo Yazoo City, MS $100 $25 86 min 15.1%
Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms Oxford, MS $100 $25 ★ 4/5 153 min 16.2%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto Southaven, MS $100 $25 ★ 3/5 255 min 15.7%
Baptist Medical Center Attala Kosciusko, MS $100 $25 73 min 15.3%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville Booneville, MS $100 $25 ★ 3/5 106 min 14.4%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

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