Prices at 23 hospitals in Mississippi, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $693 — 63% below the US median ($1,871), roughly 1.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Regional Health System | Lucedale, MS | $449 | — | ★ 1/5 | 132 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County | New Albany, MS | $509 | $2,239 | ★ 4/5 | 144 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms | Oxford, MS | $509 | $2,239 | ★ 4/5 | 157 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville | Booneville, MS | $509 | $2,239 | ★ 3/5 | 99 min | — |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center | Jackson, MS | $509 | $2,239 | ★ 2/5 | 211 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto | Southaven, MS | $509 | $2,239 | ★ 3/5 | 259 min | — |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo | Yazoo City, MS | $509 | $2,239 | — | 82 min | — |
| Baptist Medical Center-Leake | Carthage, MS | $509 | $2,239 | ★ 2/5 | 94 min | — |
| Baptist Medical Center Attala | Kosciusko, MS | $509 | $2,239 | — | 77 min | — |
| Bmh-Golden Triangle | Columbus, MS | $631 | $2,668 | ★ 3/5 | 138 min | — |
| King's Daughters Medical Center-Brookhaven | Brookhaven, MS | $693 | $2,049 | ★ 3/5 | 140 min | — |
| Ochsner Laird Hospital | Union, MS | $877 | $906 | — | 102 min | — |
| Ochsner Scott Regional | Morton, MS | $906 | $719 | — | 82 min | — |
| South Central Reg Med Ctr | Laurel, MS | $956 | $515 | ★ 1/5 | 128 min | — |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital | Quitman, MS | $963 | $834 | — | 90 min | — |
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital | De Kalb, MS | $992 | $733 | — | 90 min | — |
| Singing River Health System | Pascagoula, MS | $1,077 | $1,488 | ★ 1/5 | 176 min | — |
| Singing River Gulfport | Gulfport, MS | $1,077 | $1,488 | ★ 2/5 | 165 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock | Bay Saint Louis, MS | $1,227 | $1,517 | ★ 3/5 | 147 min | — |
| Methodist Healthcare-Olive Branch Hospital | Olive Branch, MS | $2,329 | $1,484 | ★ 4/5 | 222 min | — |
| Marion General Hospital | Columbia, MS | $14,111 | $1,704 | ★ 1/5 | 126 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)
Typical cash price here is $693 — about 1.4× the Medicare rate ($492). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($984).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,680 list price could save about $1,987 (74%).
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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