Sodium test cost in Jackson, MS
In Jackson, MS, 12 hospitals list a cash price for sodium blood test: from $12.15 to $86.94, with a median of $34.12. The lowest listed price is at Magee General Hospital — $21.97 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $33.12 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 cities for code 84295, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 30, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Jackson, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magee General Hospital lowest Magee, MS · (601) 849-5070 SODIUM | $12.15 | $35.00 | $4.33–$7.58 | 65% | — source file |
| UMMC Holmes County Lexington, MS · (662) 834-1321 84295 BLOOD SODIUM LEVEL | $12.40 | $31.00 | $4.46–$31.00 | 60% | — source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS · (662) 746-2261 SODIUM LEVEL BLOOD | $23.37 | $57.00 | $4.81–$51.30 | 59% | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton, MS · (601) 732-6301 HC SODIUM, BLOOD | $30.24 | $48.00 | $4.33–$38.40 | 37% | — source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 984-4100 84295 BLOOD SODIUM LEVEL | $34.00 | $85.00 | $4.46–$76.50 | 60% | — source file |
| UMMC - Madison Canton, MS · (601) 855-4000 84295 BLOOD SODIUM LEVEL | $34.00 | $85.00 | $4.33–$63.75 | 60% | — source file |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 968-1000 SODIUM LEVEL BLOOD | $34.23 | $163.00 | $2.82–$130.40 | 79% | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Simpson General Hospital Cah Mendenhall, MS · (601) 847-2221 Blood sodium level | $46.20 | $66.00 | $4.11–$56.10 | 30% | Apr 30, 2025 source file |
| Merit Health Central Jackson, MS · (601) 376-1000 Sodium Serum | $49.35 | $329.00 | $4.09–$500.00 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Central Jackson, MS · (601) 376-1000 84295 SODIUM,SER PL OR WB | $49.35 | $329.00 | $4.09–$500.00 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon, MS · (601) 825-2811 84295 SODIUM,SER PL OR WB | $56.40 | $376.00 | $4.33–$376.00 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon, MS · (601) 825-2811 Sodium Serum | $56.40 | $376.00 | $4.33–$376.00 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Womans Hospital Flowood, MS Sodium Serum | $78.33 | $373.00 | $4.33–$373.00 | 79% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Womans Hospital Flowood, MS 84295 SODIUM,SER PL OR WB | $78.33 | $373.00 | $4.33–$373.00 | 79% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood, MS · (601) 932-1030 Sodium Serum | $86.94 | $483.00 | $4.33–$483.00 | 82% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood, MS · (601) 932-1030 84295 SODIUM,SER PL OR WB | $86.94 | $483.00 | $4.33–$483.00 | 82% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $12.15, median $34.12, highest $86.94 — a 7.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $61.88. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A sodium test measures the level of sodium in the blood. It is used for confusion, weakness, dehydration and for people on diuretics or with heart, kidney or liver disease.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84295 ($39.07). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood, MS.BG Sodium DM Art POC | $0.72 | file |