Blood type and screen cost in Mississippi

Prices at 29 hospitals in Mississippi, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $67 — 23% below the US median ($87), roughly 6.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Methodist Healthcare-Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS $31 $49 ★ 4/5 219 min 14.4%
South Central Reg Med Ctr Laurel, MS $34 $17 ★ 1/5 129 min 16.9%
Yalobusha General Hospital Water Valley, MS $34 $45 15.4%
King's Daughters Medical Center-Brookhaven Brookhaven, MS $48 $65 ★ 3/5 136 min 15.3%
Ochsner Laird Hospital Union, MS $54 $57 101 min 15.4%
Ochsner Scott Regional Morton, MS $56 $45 79 min 14.9%
Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock Bay Saint Louis, MS $58 $50 ★ 3/5 149 min 16.1%
Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman, MS $60 $52 85 min 15.1%
Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital De Kalb, MS $61 $54 91 min 14.9%
Smith County Emergency Hospital Raleigh, MS $66 $40
Covington County Hospital CAH Collins, MS $66 $40 72 min 14.8%
Marion General Hospital Columbia, MS $67 $56 ★ 1/5 130 min 15.4%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County New Albany, MS $67 $74 ★ 4/5 144 min 14.1%
Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms Oxford, MS $67 $74 ★ 4/5 153 min 16.2%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville Booneville, MS $67 $74 ★ 3/5 106 min 14.4%
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS $67 $74 ★ 2/5 213 min 16.1%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto Southaven, MS $67 $74 ★ 3/5 255 min 15.7%
Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $67 $74 86 min 15.1%
Baptist Medical Center-Leake Carthage, MS $67 $74 ★ 2/5 94 min 15.1%
Baptist Medical Center Attala Kosciusko, MS $67 $74 73 min 15.3%
Bmh-Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $75 $88 ★ 3/5 141 min 15.1%
Noxubee General Critical Access Hosp Macon, MS $77 $103
Northwest Missississippi Regional Medical Center Clarksdale, MS $94 $44 ★ 3/5 170 min 15.3%
Delta Health System-the Medical Center Greenville, MS $94 $44 ★ 1/5 283 min 15.0%
Highland Hills Medical Center Senatobia, MS $94 $44 126 min 14.7%

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)
$188
Cash / self-pay
$67
Insurer-negotiated
$54
Medicare pays
$10
$44$98
Median cash $67  ·  Medicare $10  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $67 — about 6.9× the Medicare rate ($10). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($20).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $188 list price could save about $121 (64%).

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