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Mississippi Hospital Rates

Compare cash discount rates, commercial insurance prices, and fair price benchmarks across all 67 Mississippi hospitals.

Pillar 1 · The BaseRate™ CompositeHow 1.00× Fair BaseRate Works: Raw price averages unfairly penalize hospitals in high-wage cities or trauma centers treating sicker patients. We adjust for local CMS hospital wage levels and patient complexity first. A 1.00× score means right at the fair price average, 0.85× means 15% cheaper than fair market, and 1.30× means 30% above fair market.Near Fair BaseRate Benchmark
0.96×vs. U.S. Fair Price Average
Position vs. 1.00× Fair Price4% Below Fair Price 1.00× (center of the bar) is the U.S. fair price average after accounting for local hospital wages and patient complexity. Left of center (<1.00×) is below fair price; right of center (>1.00×) is above fair price.

Across 67 Mississippi hospitals, typical commercial prices average 4% below the U.S. fair price (0.96×) after accounting for local wages.

Pillar 2 · VeriRate™ Data TrustHow VeriRate™ (0–100) Works: Hospitals are legally required to publish machine-readable price files, but some bury fake $0.01 numbers or omit cash discounts. VeriRate audits each file across 5 checks (hover any badge below to see what it tests).86/100 · Verified
86/100Hover Any Check Below to See How Prices Were Audited
File Completeness90Provenance (File Completeness): Checks whether the hospital published a complete, up-to-date machine-readable price file with valid CPT and MS-DRG billing codes instead of leaving blanks.
Price Logic88Coherence (Price Logic): Checks whether the hospital’s numbers make basic sense — e.g., self-pay cash price is lower than gross list price, with no fake $0.01 or $999,999 placeholder numbers.
Peer Alignment86Concordance (Peer Alignment): Checks whether reported prices sit in a realistic range compared to Medicare and nearby hospitals rather than wild 100× unit errors.
Clean Billing83Regularity (Clean Billing): Checks whether rates are structured consistently across procedures without erratic statistical spikes or hidden unbundled facility fees.
Real Cash Discount84Cash Honesty (Real Cash Discount): Checks whether the hospital offers a genuine self-pay cash discount that beats or matches commercial insurance rates instead of billing full sticker price.
Pillar 3 · Mississippi Market & Best ValueSummarizes statewide hospital price coverage across Mississippi, the average commercial markup over federal Medicare rates, and the #1 best-value hospital in the state.67 Hospitals · 142 Procedures
Hospitals Priced67 in MSTotal hospitals in Mississippi with verified machine-readable price disclosures indexed in the Crystal.
Avg vs. Medicare1.3× MedicareAverage commercial insurance negotiated rate across Mississippi hospitals compared to what federal Medicare pays for the same procedure.
Best Value in MS0.46× FairLowest confounder-adjusted hospital in Mississippi: Claiborne County Hospital (Port Gibson) at 0.46× fair market price.

Most affordable Mississippi hospital: Claiborne County Hospital (Port Gibson) at 0.46× the fair price (54% below benchmark).

Statewide Hospital Pricing Fingerprint67 Mississippi Hospitals Analyzed

Mississippi Statewide Hospital Pricing Summary

Across 67 reporting hospitals and 142 shoppable procedures in Mississippi, typical commercial insurance rates sit at 0.96× the U.S. fair price average (1.3× federal Medicare rates). However, prices vary by 7.1× across the state — from 0.46× fair price at the most affordable hospitals up to 3.26× at high-markup facilities.

State Price Index: 0.96× U.S. Fair AverageAvg Commercial Rate: 1.3× Medicare
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Best Value in Mississippi (Lowest-Priced Hospitals & Patient Edge)

  • Best-value hospital in Mississippi: Claiborne County Hospital (Port Gibson) prices care at 0.46× the fair price benchmark.
  • Additional low-cost leaders include S E Lackey Memorial Hospital (Forest, 0.65× fair) and North Sunflower Medical Center Cah (0.67× fair).
  • Bottom-quartile Mississippi hospitals (Q25) charge 0.91× the fair price or less — comparing quotes before scheduling elective care saves 25%–45%.
  • Nonprofit 501(c)(3) hospitals across Mississippi must provide free or discounted charity care under federal 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) income rules.
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Where Mississippi Patients Get Burned (High-Markup Traps)

  • Highest-markup Mississippi facilities reach 2.8× Medicare (Ochsner Specialty Hospital in Meridian, Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital).
  • Prices for the exact same procedure swing 7.1× between the lowest-priced (0.46×) and highest-priced (3.26×) hospitals in Mississippi.
  • Emergency room, lab, and outpatient surgery facility fees carry significantly higher markups than pre-scheduled imaging or freestanding centers.
Most Affordable MS Hospitals (Bottom 25%)Best Value Tier
0.46× – 0.91× Fair

Led by Claiborne County Hospital (Port Gibson) at 0.46× fair price.

Typical Mississippi Hospital (State Median)1.3× Medicare
1.09× Fair Price

Middle-of-the-pack commercial rate across all 67 Mississippi hospitals.

Highest-Markup MS Hospitals (Top 25%)7.1× State Spread
1.41× – 3.26× Fair

Highest-priced quarter of Mississippi hospitals where shopping around saves the most.

Mississippi County Price & Affordability Heatmap 48 of 82 Counties with MRF Hospital Data

Mississippi County-Level Hospital Price & Affordability Heatmap

Hospital price index, Medicare markup, and household affordability burden across 82 counties in Mississippi

<0.94× Affordable 0.94–1.06× Near Avg 1.06–1.20× Elevated >1.20× High-Markup
Hinds County4hosps
1.17× Fair
Income $50k
Harrison County3hosps
0.90× Fair
Income $57k
Rankin County3hosps
0.91× Fair
Income $77k
Lauderdale County3hosps
1.38× Fair
Income $50k
Sunflower County2hosps
0.79× Fair
Income $40k
Simpson County2hosps
0.92× Fair
Income $54k
Scott County2hosps
0.93× Fair
Income $48k
Monroe County2hosps
1.14× Fair
Income $51k
Claiborne County1hosp
0.46× Fair
Income $34k
Tallahatchie County1hosp
0.72× Fair
Income $37k
Wilkinson County1hosp
0.74× Fair
Income $36k
Winston County1hosp
0.84× Fair
Income $49k
Yalobusha County1hosp
0.85× Fair
Income $49k
Lamar County1hosp
0.87× Fair
Income $69k
Wayne County1hosp
0.88× Fair
Income $37k
Warren County1hosp
0.90× Fair
Income $57k
Adams County1hosp
0.92× Fair
Income $40k
Jones County1hosp
0.96× Fair
Income $51k
Tippah County1hosp
0.98× Fair
Income $51k
Montgomery County1hosp
0.98× Fair
Income $45k
Jackson County1hosp
0.99× Fair
Income $65k
Pontotoc County1hosp
1.02× Fair
Income $53k
Bolivar County1hosp
1.02× Fair
Income $37k
Oktibbeha County1hosp
1.03× Fair
Income $43k
Showing top 24 counties with hospital price filings of 82 total in Mississippi

All Hospitals in Mississippi (67)

Ranked by how their commercial prices compare to the fair BaseRate — best value first. Select any hospital to inspect its full procedure price list.

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Compare Prices by Procedure in Mississippi (142)

High-impact surgeries, scans, and hospital stays are listed first with the typical Mississippi price. Search any procedure below.

Browse Mississippi by Metro Area

Local hospital comparison pages for each Mississippi regional market.

Which Insurers Negotiate Prices in Mississippi

Across the 70 Mississippi hospitals that publish negotiated rates, here is how many hospitals each major insurance carrier has an in-network contract with.

Blue Cross Blue Shield 65 of 70 hospitals
UnitedHealthcare 64 of 70 hospitals
Aetna 58 of 70 hospitals
Cigna 53 of 70 hospitals
Humana 47 of 70 hospitals
Kaiser Permanente 2 of 70 hospitals

Also negotiating in Mississippi: Molina (46) · WellCare (32) · Ambetter (Centene) (28) · Devoted Health (21) · Health Net (11) · CareSource (7).

Prices are sourced from each hospital's federally-required public price file, most recently published October 2026. The BaseRate is a modeled fair-price estimate — not a bill or quote. How we build these numbers →