Emergency department visit (level 5) cost in Mississippi

Prices at 31 hospitals in Mississippi, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $406 — 71% below the US median ($1,395), roughly 2.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Noxubee General Critical Access Hosp Macon, MS $161 $215 — — —
Smith County Emergency Hospital Raleigh, MS $193 $435 — — —
Covington County Hospital CAH Collins, MS $193 $435 — 74 min —
Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock Bay Saint Louis, MS $226 $563 ★ 3/5 147 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County New Albany, MS $341 $847 ★ 4/5 144 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms Oxford, MS $341 $847 ★ 4/5 157 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville Booneville, MS $341 $847 ★ 3/5 99 min —
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS $341 $847 ★ 2/5 211 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto Southaven, MS $341 $847 ★ 3/5 259 min —
Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $341 $847 — 82 min —
Baptist Medical Center-Leake Carthage, MS $341 $847 ★ 2/5 94 min —
Baptist Medical Center Attala Kosciusko, MS $341 $847 — 77 min —
Bmh-Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $356 $529 — 83 min —
Bmh-Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $367 $1,009 ★ 3/5 138 min —
King's Daughters Medical Center-Brookhaven Brookhaven, MS $406 $739 ★ 3/5 140 min —
George Regional Health System Lucedale, MS $436 — ★ 1/5 132 min —
Greene County Hospital Leakesville, MS $436 — — — —
Singing River Health System Pascagoula, MS $820 $536 ★ 1/5 176 min —
Singing River Gulfport Gulfport, MS $820 $536 ★ 2/5 165 min —
Ochsner Laird Hospital Union, MS $915 $476 — 102 min —
Ochsner Scott Regional Morton, MS $945 $476 — 82 min —
Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman, MS $1,005 $476 — 90 min —
South Central Reg Med Ctr Laurel, MS $1,024 $551 ★ 1/5 128 min —
Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital De Kalb, MS $1,035 $476 — 90 min —
Northwest Missississippi Regional Medical Center Clarksdale, MS $1,053 $1,042 ★ 3/5 172 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)
$1,627
Cash / self-pay
$406
Insurer-negotiated
$739
Medicare pays
$171
$220$1,053
Median cash $406  ·  Medicare $171  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $406 — about 2.4× the Medicare rate ($171). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($343).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,627 list price could save about $1,221 (75%).

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