Blood test, PSA (prostate screen)
Facility: Tippah County Hospital
Billing Code: 84153 (CPT)
A typical price — 1 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 MS hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MS hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Blood test, PSA (prostate screen) is about $27 (about 1.5× the $18 Medicare rate). Tippah County Hospital charges insurers about $17, or about $80 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Ripley, MS.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $45 - $88 | 245% |
| Aetnamajor | $16 - $32 | 87% |
| Humanamajor | $17 - $33 | 92% |
| Molina | $17 - $33 | 92% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $17 |
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Other Procedures at Tippah County Hospital
Compare: Blood test, PSA (prostate screen) at other MS hospitals
- Merit Health River Oaks · Flowood $13
- S E Lackey Memorial Hospital · Forest $13
- Simpson General Hospital Cah · Mendenhall $16
- Memorial Hospital Biloxi · Biloxi $17
- Magee General Hospital · Magee $17
- Monroe Regional Hospital · Aberdeen $17
- Tallahatchie General Hospital-Cah · Charleston $17
- Merit Health River Region · Vicksburg $18
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.