COVID-19 PCR test cost in Jackson, MS
In Jackson, MS, 12 hospitals list a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test): from $25.65 to $500.00, with a median of $57.66. The lowest listed price is at Crossgates River Oaks Hospital and 1 other hospital — $32.01 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $44.64 at 57 hospitals.
- The median here, $57.66, is 42% below the US median of $98.92.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($51.31).
- 2 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 cities for code 87635, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 9, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 30, 2025 and Sep 21, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital lowest Brandon, MS · (601) 825-2811 COVID-19 PCR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $25.65 | $171.00 | $18.98–$171.00 | 85% |
| Merit Health Central lowest Jackson, MS · (601) 376-1000 COVID-19 PCR+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $25.65 | $171.00 | $17.61–$171.00 | 85% |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood, MS · (601) 932-1030 COVID-19 PCR+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $30.06 | $167.00 | $16.87–$167.00 | 82% |
| Merit Health Womans Hospital Flowood, MS COVID-19 PCR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $32.34 | $154.00 | $17.86–$154.00 | 79% |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon, MS · (601) 825-2811 COVID-19 NAA (LC) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $33.75 | $225.00 | $24.98–$225.00 | 85% |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton, MS · (601) 732-6301 HC SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $38.43 | $61.00 | $22.32–$51.31 | 37% |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 968-1000 SARS-COV-2-COVID-19 AMP PRB File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $39.06 | $186.00 | $21.55–$148.80 | 79% |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS · (662) 746-2261 SARS-COV-2-COVID-19 AMP PRB File of Feb 17, 2026 · source file | $76.26 | $186.00 | $51.31–$167.40 | 59% |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 984-4100 SARS COV2 RNA INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION BY NUCLEIC ACID HIGH THROUGHPU File of Sep 8, 2026 · source file | $100.00 | $250.00 | $47.57–$225.00 | 60% |
| UMMC Madison Canton, MS · (601) 855-4000 SARS COV2 RNA INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION BY NUCLEIC ACID HIGH THROUGHPU File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $100.00 | $250.00 | $46.18–$144.18 | 60% |
| Simpson General Hospital Cah Mendenhall, MS · (601) 847-2221 Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen File of Apr 30, 2025 · source file | $122.50 | $175.00 | $43.89–$148.75 | 30% |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton, MS · (601) 732-6301 PR SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $126.00 | $200.00 | $46.18–$160.00 | 37% |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest, MS · (601) 469-4151 Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $223.00 | $223.00 | $43.89–$200.70 | — |
| Magee general hospital one side Magee, MS · (601) 849-5070 HC Iadna Sars-Cov-2 Covid-19 Amplified Probe Tq - Sars-Cov-2 Rt Pcr+1 more line at this price File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $500.00 | $500.00 | $51.31–$500.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $25.65, median $57.66, highest $500.00 — a 19.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $48.20. 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 10 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.
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