Emergency department visit cost in Mississippi

Prices at 31 hospitals in Mississippi, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $190 — 67% below the US median ($581), 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%
Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock Bay Saint Louis, MS $114 $253 ★ 3/5 149 min 16.1%
Noxubee General Critical Access Hosp Macon, MS $135 $180
King's Daughters Medical Center-Brookhaven Brookhaven, MS $156 $383 ★ 3/5 136 min 15.3%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County New Albany, MS $158 $298 ★ 4/5 144 min 14.1%
Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms Oxford, MS $158 $298 ★ 4/5 153 min 16.2%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville Booneville, MS $158 $298 ★ 3/5 106 min 14.4%
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS $158 $298 ★ 2/5 213 min 16.1%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto Southaven, MS $158 $298 ★ 3/5 255 min 15.7%
Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $158 $298 86 min 15.1%
Baptist Medical Center-Leake Carthage, MS $158 $298 ★ 2/5 94 min 15.1%
Baptist Medical Center Attala Kosciusko, MS $158 $298 73 min 15.3%
South Central Reg Med Ctr Laurel, MS $181 $350 ★ 1/5 129 min 16.9%
Bmh-Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $190 $456 ★ 3/5 141 min 15.1%
Bmh-Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $235 $292 85 min 14.5%
George Regional Health System Lucedale, MS $268 ★ 1/5 128 min 15.7%
Greene County Hospital Leakesville, MS $268
Ochsner Laird Hospital Union, MS $336 $175 101 min 15.4%
Ochsner Scott Regional Morton, MS $347 $165 79 min 14.9%
Marion General Hospital Columbia, MS $347 $291 ★ 1/5 130 min 15.4%
Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman, MS $369 $170 85 min 15.1%
Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital De Kalb, MS $380 $169 91 min 14.9%
Methodist Healthcare-Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS $406 $390 ★ 4/5 219 min 14.4%
Singing River Health System Pascagoula, MS $430 $422 ★ 1/5 166 min 15.9%

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. Data last updated August 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)
$738
Cash / self-pay
$190
Insurer-negotiated
$298
Medicare pays
$69
$131$438
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 $738 list price could save about $547 (74%).

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