Prices at 21 hospitals in Mississippi, from their machine-readable files.
Cash / self-pay (median)
$852
Chargemaster (median)
$2,721
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$1,870
Medicare pays
$174
$643$1,724
Median cash $852 · Medicare $174 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Typical cash range: $643 – $1,724. The median cash price is about 4.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Healthcare – Olive Branch Hospital | Olive Branch, MS | $381 | $677 | ★ 4/5 | 219 min | 14.4% |
| Singing River Gulfport | Gulfport, MS | $643 | $1,331 | ★ 2/5 | 163 min | 16.2% |
| Singing River Health System | Pascagoula, MS | $643 | $1,331 | ★ 1/5 | 166 min | 15.9% |
| Ochsner Laird Hospital | Union, MS | $775 | $302 | — | 101 min | 15.4% |
| Ochsner Scott Regional | Morton, MS | $801 | $302 | — | 79 min | 14.9% |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital | Quitman, MS | $852 | $287 | — | 85 min | 15.1% |
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital | De Kalb, MS | $877 | $287 | — | 91 min | 14.9% |
| King's Daughters Medical Center-brookhaven | Brookhaven, MS | $885 | $1,925 | ★ 3/5 | 136 min | 15.3% |
| Ochsner Medical Center-hancock | Bay Saint Louis, MS | $1,060 | $742 | ★ 3/5 | 149 min | 16.1% |
| George Regional Health System | Lucedale, MS | $1,724 | — | ★ 1/5 | 128 min | 15.7% |
| South Central Reg Med Ctr | Laurel, MS | $1,821 | $1,055 | ★ 1/5 | 129 min | 16.9% |
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.