X-ray of the forearm cost in Mississippi

Prices at 33 hospitals in Mississippi, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $83 — 66% below the US median ($241), roughly 2.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County New Albany, MS $36 $122 ★ 4/5 144 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms Oxford, MS $36 $122 ★ 4/5 157 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville Booneville, MS $36 $122 ★ 3/5 99 min —
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS $36 $122 ★ 2/5 211 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto Southaven, MS $36 $122 ★ 3/5 259 min —
Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $36 $122 — 82 min —
Baptist Medical Center-Leake Carthage, MS $36 $122 ★ 2/5 94 min —
Baptist Medical Center Attala Kosciusko, MS $36 $122 — 77 min —
Bmh-Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $48 $145 ★ 3/5 138 min —
King's Daughters Medical Center-Brookhaven Brookhaven, MS $57 $108 ★ 3/5 140 min —
George Regional Health System Lucedale, MS $59 — ★ 1/5 132 min —
Greene County Hospital Leakesville, MS $59 — — — —
Smith County Emergency Hospital Raleigh, MS $67 $69 — — —
Covington County Hospital CAH Collins, MS $67 $69 — 74 min —
Ochsner Laird Hospital Union, MS $81 $42 — 102 min —
Noxubee General Critical Access Hosp Macon, MS $83 $110 — — —
Ochsner Scott Regional Morton, MS $83 $42 — 82 min —
Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman, MS $89 $42 — 90 min —
Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital De Kalb, MS $91 $42 — 90 min —
Bmh-Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $99 $148 — 83 min —
Yalobusha General Hospital Water Valley, MS $109 $74 — — —
Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock Bay Saint Louis, MS $109 $121 ★ 3/5 147 min —
Methodist Healthcare-Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS $121 $81 ★ 4/5 222 min —
South Central Reg Med Ctr Laurel, MS $152 $82 ★ 1/5 128 min —
Northwest Missississippi Regional Medical Center Clarksdale, MS $162 $91 ★ 3/5 172 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)
$191
Cash / self-pay
$83
Insurer-negotiated
$100
Medicare pays
$29
$36$224
Median cash $83  ·  Medicare $29  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $83 — about 2.8× the Medicare rate ($29). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($58).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $191 list price could save about $109 (57%).

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