Emergency department visit (level 3) cost in Mississippi

Prices at 32 hospitals in Mississippi, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $251 — 58% below the US median ($596), roughly 3.6× 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 — 74 min —
Noxubee General Critical Access Hosp Macon, MS $98 $130 — — —
Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock Bay Saint Louis, MS $114 $254 ★ 3/5 147 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County New Albany, MS $158 $383 ★ 4/5 144 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms Oxford, MS $158 $383 ★ 4/5 157 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville Booneville, MS $158 $383 ★ 3/5 99 min —
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS $158 $383 ★ 2/5 211 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto Southaven, MS $158 $383 ★ 3/5 259 min —
Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $158 $383 — 82 min —
Baptist Medical Center-Leake Carthage, MS $158 $383 ★ 2/5 94 min —
Baptist Medical Center Attala Kosciusko, MS $158 $383 — 77 min —
King's Daughters Medical Center-Brookhaven Brookhaven, MS $187 $339 ★ 3/5 140 min —
Bmh-Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $190 $456 ★ 3/5 138 min —
Bmh-Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $235 $349 — 83 min —
George Regional Health System Lucedale, MS $268 — ★ 1/5 132 min —
Greene County Hospital Leakesville, MS $268 — — — —
Methodist Healthcare-Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS $309 $254 ★ 4/5 222 min —
South Central Reg Med Ctr Laurel, MS $430 $231 ★ 1/5 128 min —
Singing River Health System Pascagoula, MS $430 $313 ★ 1/5 176 min —
Singing River Gulfport Gulfport, MS $430 $313 ★ 2/5 165 min —
Northwest Missississippi Regional Medical Center Clarksdale, MS $471 $429 ★ 3/5 172 min —
Delta Health System-the Medical Center Greenville, MS $471 $429 ★ 1/5 270 min —
Highland Hills Medical Center Senatobia, MS $471 $429 — 125 min —
Ochsner Laird Hospital Union, MS $519 $211 — 102 min —

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 October 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
$251
Insurer-negotiated
$344
Medicare pays
$69
$112$571
Median cash $251  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $251 — about 3.6× the Medicare rate ($69). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($139).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $831 list price could save about $580 (70%).

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