Emergency department visit (level 3) cost in Mississippi

Prices at 31 hospitals in Mississippi, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $190 — 68% below the US median ($598), roughly 2.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Smith County Emergency Hospital Raleigh, MS $69 $195
Covington County Hospital CAH Collins, MS $69 $195 72 min 14.8%
Noxubee General Critical Access Hosp Macon, MS $98 $130
Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock Bay Saint Louis, MS $114 $254 ★ 3/5 149 min 16.1%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County New Albany, MS $158 $383 ★ 4/5 144 min 14.1%
Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms Oxford, MS $158 $383 ★ 4/5 153 min 16.2%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville Booneville, MS $158 $383 ★ 3/5 106 min 14.4%
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS $158 $383 ★ 2/5 213 min 16.1%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto Southaven, MS $158 $383 ★ 3/5 255 min 15.7%
Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $158 $383 86 min 15.1%
Baptist Medical Center-Leake Carthage, MS $158 $383 ★ 2/5 94 min 15.1%
Baptist Medical Center Attala Kosciusko, MS $158 $383 73 min 15.3%
South Central Reg Med Ctr Laurel, MS $181 $350 ★ 1/5 129 min 16.9%
King's Daughters Medical Center-Brookhaven Brookhaven, MS $187 $339 ★ 3/5 136 min 15.3%
Bmh-Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $190 $456 ★ 3/5 141 min 15.1%
Bmh-Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $235 $349 85 min 14.5%
George Regional Health System Lucedale, MS $268 ★ 1/5 128 min 15.7%
Greene County Hospital Leakesville, MS $268
Methodist Healthcare-Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS $309 $254 ★ 4/5 219 min 14.4%
Singing River Health System Pascagoula, MS $430 $313 ★ 1/5 166 min 15.9%
Singing River Gulfport Gulfport, MS $430 $313 ★ 2/5 163 min 16.2%
Northwest Missississippi Regional Medical Center Clarksdale, MS $471 $429 ★ 3/5 170 min 15.3%
Delta Health System-the Medical Center Greenville, MS $471 $429 ★ 1/5 283 min 15.0%
Highland Hills Medical Center Senatobia, MS $471 $429 126 min 14.7%
Ochsner Laird Hospital Union, MS $519 $211 101 min 15.4%

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. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$831
Cash / self-pay
$190
Insurer-negotiated
$349
Medicare pays
$69
$111$542
Median cash $190  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $190 — about 2.7× the Medicare rate ($69). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($139).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $831 list price could save about $641 (77%).

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