Chest X-ray cost in Mississippi

Prices at 33 hospitals in Mississippi, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $162 — 33% below the US median ($240), roughly 4.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Ochsner Laird Hospital Union, MS $38 $49 — 102 min —
Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman, MS $54 $43 — 90 min —
Yalobusha General Hospital Water Valley, MS $63 $74 — — —
Ochsner Scott Regional Morton, MS $77 $42 — 82 min —
Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock Bay Saint Louis, MS $83 $87 ★ 3/5 147 min —
Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital De Kalb, MS $84 $42 — 90 min —
Noxubee General Critical Access Hosp Macon, MS $86 $115 — — —
King's Daughters Medical Center-Brookhaven Brookhaven, MS $87 $108 ★ 3/5 140 min —
George Regional Health System Lucedale, MS $94 — ★ 1/5 132 min —
Greene County Hospital Leakesville, MS $94 — — — —
Methodist Healthcare-Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS $96 $81 ★ 4/5 222 min —
Bmh-Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $103 $149 ★ 3/5 138 min —
Smith County Emergency Hospital Raleigh, MS $115 $69 — — —
Covington County Hospital CAH Collins, MS $115 $69 — 74 min —
Northwest Missississippi Regional Medical Center Clarksdale, MS $162 $91 ★ 3/5 172 min —
Delta Health System-the Medical Center Greenville, MS $162 $91 ★ 1/5 270 min —
Highland Hills Medical Center Senatobia, MS $162 $91 — 125 min —
Marion General Hospital Columbia, MS $177 $170 ★ 1/5 126 min —
Bmh-Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $178 $251 — 83 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County New Albany, MS $179 $122 ★ 4/5 144 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms Oxford, MS $179 $122 ★ 4/5 157 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville Booneville, MS $179 $122 ★ 3/5 99 min —
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS $179 $122 ★ 2/5 211 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto Southaven, MS $179 $122 ★ 3/5 259 min —
Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $179 $122 — 82 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)
$323
Cash / self-pay
$162
Insurer-negotiated
$108
Medicare pays
$37
$77$261
Median cash $162  ·  Medicare $37  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $162 — about 4.4× the Medicare rate ($37). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($74).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $323 list price could save about $162 (50%).

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