Folate (folic acid) test cost in Mississippi

Prices at 32 hospitals in Mississippi, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $35 — 60% below the US median ($88), roughly 2.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Marion General Hospital Columbia, MS $16 $18 ★ 1/5 130 min 15.4%
Ochsner Laird Hospital Union, MS $18 $19 101 min 15.4%
Ochsner Scott Regional Morton, MS $19 $16 79 min 14.9%
Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman, MS $20 $18 85 min 15.1%
Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital De Kalb, MS $21 $18 91 min 14.9%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County New Albany, MS $25 $22 ★ 4/5 144 min 14.1%
Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms Oxford, MS $25 $22 ★ 4/5 153 min 16.2%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville Booneville, MS $25 $22 ★ 3/5 106 min 14.4%
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS $25 $22 ★ 2/5 213 min 16.1%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto Southaven, MS $25 $22 ★ 3/5 255 min 15.7%
Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $25 $22 86 min 15.1%
Baptist Medical Center-Leake Carthage, MS $25 $22 ★ 2/5 94 min 15.1%
Baptist Medical Center Attala Kosciusko, MS $25 $22 73 min 15.3%
Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock Bay Saint Louis, MS $27 $15 ★ 3/5 149 min 16.1%
South Central Reg Med Ctr Laurel, MS $28 $19 ★ 1/5 129 min 16.9%
Bmh-Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $43 $63 85 min 14.5%
Methodist Healthcare-Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS $45 $15 ★ 4/5 219 min 14.4%
George Regional Health System Lucedale, MS $53 ★ 1/5 128 min 15.7%
Greene County Hospital Leakesville, MS $53
Northwest Missississippi Regional Medical Center Clarksdale, MS $60 $19 ★ 3/5 170 min 15.3%
Delta Health System-the Medical Center Greenville, MS $60 $19 ★ 1/5 283 min 15.0%
Highland Hills Medical Center Senatobia, MS $60 $19 126 min 14.7%
Yalobusha General Hospital Water Valley, MS $63 $15 15.4%
Singing River Health System Pascagoula, MS $65 $15 ★ 1/5 166 min 15.9%
Singing River Gulfport Gulfport, MS $65 $15 ★ 2/5 163 min 16.2%

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)
$120
Cash / self-pay
$35
Insurer-negotiated
$19
Medicare pays
$15
$20$77
Median cash $35  ·  Medicare $15  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $35 — about 2.4× the Medicare rate ($15). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($29).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $120 list price could save about $85 (71%).

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