Prices at 20 hospitals in Mississippi, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $46 — 72% below the US median ($167), roughly 0.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singing River Health System | Pascagoula, MS | $44 | $71 | ★ 1/5 | 176 min | — |
| Singing River Gulfport | Gulfport, MS | $44 | $71 | ★ 2/5 | 165 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County | New Albany, MS | $46 | $101 | ★ 4/5 | 144 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms | Oxford, MS | $46 | $101 | ★ 4/5 | 157 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville | Booneville, MS | $46 | $101 | ★ 3/5 | 99 min | — |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center | Jackson, MS | $46 | $101 | ★ 2/5 | 211 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto | Southaven, MS | $46 | $101 | ★ 3/5 | 259 min | — |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo | Yazoo City, MS | $46 | $101 | — | 82 min | — |
| Baptist Medical Center-Leake | Carthage, MS | $46 | $101 | ★ 2/5 | 94 min | — |
| Baptist Medical Center Attala | Kosciusko, MS | $46 | $101 | — | 77 min | — |
| Marion General Hospital | Columbia, MS | $75 | $81 | ★ 1/5 | 126 min | — |
| Ochsner Laird Hospital | Union, MS | $135 | $117 | — | 102 min | — |
| Methodist Healthcare-Olive Branch Hospital | Olive Branch, MS | $140 | $67 | ★ 4/5 | 222 min | — |
| Ochsner Scott Regional | Morton, MS | $140 | $111 | — | 82 min | — |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital | Quitman, MS | $149 | $117 | — | 90 min | — |
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital | De Kalb, MS | $153 | $112 | — | 90 min | — |
| South Central Reg Med Ctr | Laurel, MS | $169 | $91 | ★ 1/5 | 128 min | — |
| Yalobusha General Hospital | Water Valley, MS | $210 | $67 | — | — | — |
| Noxubee General Critical Access Hosp | Macon, MS | $243 | $324 | — | — | — |
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)
Typical cash price here is $46 — about 0.7× the Medicare rate ($67). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($135).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $243 list price could save about $197 (81%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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