Vaginal delivery cost in Mississippi

Prices at 30 hospitals in Mississippi, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $9,470 — about the US median ($9,390), roughly 1.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Yalobusha General Hospital Water Valley, MS $3,487 — — — —
Methodist Healthcare-Olive Branch Hospital 🍼 Olive Branch, MS $5,235 $6,607 ★ 4/5 222 min —
Marion General Hospital Columbia, MS $5,408 $8,481 ★ 1/5 126 min —
George Regional Health System 🍼 Lucedale, MS $7,831 — ★ 1/5 132 min —
Northwest Missississippi Regional Medical Center 🍼 Clarksdale, MS $11,110 $4,915 ★ 3/5 172 min —
Delta Health System-the Medical Center 🍼 Greenville, MS $11,110 $4,915 ★ 1/5 270 min —
Highland Hills Medical Center Senatobia, MS $11,110 $4,915 — 125 min —
Wayne General Hospital 🍼 Waynesboro, MS $11,571 $5,490 ★ 3/5 132 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. 🍼 = CMS Birthing-Friendly hospital. 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)
$12,047
Cash / self-pay
$9,470
Insurer-negotiated
$6,607
Medicare pays
$5,487
$4,711$11,248
Median cash $9,470  ·  Medicare $5,487  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $9,470 — about 1.7× the Medicare rate ($5,487). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($10,973).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $12,047 list price could save about $2,577 (21%).

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