Folate (folic acid) test cost in Mississippi

Prices at 33 hospitals in Mississippi, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $45 — 49% below the US median ($87), roughly 3.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Marion General Hospital Columbia, MS $16 $18 ★ 1/5 126 min —
Ochsner Laird Hospital Union, MS $18 $19 — 102 min —
Ochsner Scott Regional Morton, MS $19 $16 — 82 min —
Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman, MS $20 $18 — 90 min —
Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital De Kalb, MS $21 $18 — 90 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County New Albany, MS $25 $22 ★ 4/5 144 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms Oxford, MS $25 $22 ★ 4/5 157 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville Booneville, MS $25 $22 ★ 3/5 99 min —
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS $25 $22 ★ 2/5 211 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto Southaven, MS $25 $22 ★ 3/5 259 min —
Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $25 $22 — 82 min —
Baptist Medical Center-Leake Carthage, MS $25 $22 ★ 2/5 94 min —
Baptist Medical Center Attala Kosciusko, MS $25 $22 — 77 min —
Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock Bay Saint Louis, MS $27 $15 ★ 3/5 147 min —
Bmh-Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $43 $63 — 83 min —
Methodist Healthcare-Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS $45 $15 ★ 4/5 222 min —
George Regional Health System Lucedale, MS $53 — ★ 1/5 132 min —
Greene County Hospital Leakesville, MS $53 — — — —
Northwest Missississippi Regional Medical Center Clarksdale, MS $60 $19 ★ 3/5 172 min —
Delta Health System-the Medical Center Greenville, MS $60 $19 ★ 1/5 270 min —
Highland Hills Medical Center Senatobia, MS $60 $19 — 125 min —
Yalobusha General Hospital Water Valley, MS $63 $15 — — —
Singing River Health System Pascagoula, MS $65 $15 ★ 1/5 176 min —
Singing River Gulfport Gulfport, MS $65 $15 ★ 2/5 165 min —
South Central Reg Med Ctr Laurel, MS $67 $36 ★ 1/5 128 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)
$120
Cash / self-pay
$45
Insurer-negotiated
$20
Medicare pays
$15
$20$82
Median cash $45  ·  Medicare $15  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $45 — about 3.0× 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 $75 (63%).

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