Thoracentesis cost in Mississippi
In Mississippi, 47 hospitals publish a cash price for thoracentesis with imaging guidance: from $150.00 to $1,860.00, with a median of $843.94. The lowest price is at Franklin County Memorial Hospital (Meadville). The highest price is 12.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $843.94, is 31% below the US median of $1,224.53.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($640.89).
- Mississippi ranks 6th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 47 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 32555. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$150.00Franklin County Memorial Hospital
Median$843.94half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,860.00in Mississippi
Lowest saves$693.94vs the median
Hospitals in Mississippi, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County Memorial Hospital lowest Meadville · Meadville, MS THORACENTESIS w/ IMAGING- OBS AC SWG OP | $150.00 | $150.00 | May 10, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville Booneville · Tupelo, MS HC ED 32555-THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $210.00 | $875.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County New Albany · New Albany, MS HC ED 32555-THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $210.00 | $875.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Columbus · Columbus, MS HC ED 32555-THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $227.50 | $910.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi Oxford · Oxford, MS HC ED 32555-THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $261.51 | $1,137.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Natchez Natchez · Natchez, MS-LA US-THORACNTSIS W IMG | $305.91 | $1,699.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon · Jackson, MS IR Thoracentesis w Imging Guidance | $321.15 | $2,141.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center Brookhaven · Brookhaven, MS ASPIRATION OF FLUID FROM CHEST CAVITY USING IMAGING GUIDANCE | $382.50 | $1,275.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County one side Starkville · Starkville, MS CT THORACENTESIS RIGHT | $399.04 | $623.50 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Regional Hospital Aberdeen · Aberdeen, MS PF THORACENTESIS NEEDLE OR C | $400.20 | $400.20 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian · Meridian, MS HC THORACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $428.89 | $1,383.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock Bay St. Louis · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HC THORACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $465.88 | $1,226.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS HC ED 32555-THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $489.72 | $2,332.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $505.12 | $2,296.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center McComb · McComb, MS Hc thoracentesis w/imaging guide | $510.00 | $850.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| UMMC Madison Canton · Jackson, MS 32555 ASPIRATION OF FLUID FROM CHEST CAVITY USING IMAGING GUIDANCE | $520.00 | $1,300.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS 32555 ASPIRATION OF FLUID FROM CHEST CAVITY USING IMAGING GUIDANCE | $520.00 | $1,300.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $611.20 | $3,056.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood · Jackson, MS US Thoracentesis w Imaging Guidance | $643.32 | $3,574.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada Grenada · Grenada, MS HC THORACENTESIS NDL/CATH W IMAGING | $647.20 | $1,618.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Springs Hospital Ocean Springs · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING | $652.50 | $2,175.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Pascagoula Hospital one side Pascagoula · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS ASPIRATION OF FLUID FROM CHEST CAVITY USING IMAGING GUIDANCE | $652.50 | $2,175.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center Meridian · Meridian, MS HC ED 32555-THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $658.24 | $2,992.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Laird Hospital Union · Union, MS HC THORACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $843.94 | $1,383.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton · Jackson, MS HC THORACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $871.61 | $1,383.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman · Meridian, MS HC THORACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $926.95 | $1,383.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital DeKalb · DeKalb, MS HC THORACENTESIS W/IMAGING | $954.62 | $1,383.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| South central regional medical center Laurel · Laurel, MS HC Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $1,100.00 | $1,100.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro · Waynesboro, MS Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | $1,163.00 | $1,163.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South Meridian · Meridian, MS HC THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $1,196.80 | $2,992.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest · Jackson, MS Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | $1,228.00 | $1,228.00 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City · Jackson, MS HC ED 32555-THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $1,252.96 | $3,056.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Clay County Medical West Point · West Point, MS HC THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING | $1,265.06 | $2,942.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center Tupelo · Tupelo, MS HC THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING | $1,265.06 | $2,942.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory Amory · Amory, MS HC THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING | $1,265.06 | $2,942.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pontotoc Health Service INC Cah Pontotoc · Pontotoc, MS HC THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING | $1,265.06 | $2,942.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tishomingo Health Services Iuka · Iuka, MS HC THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING | $1,265.06 | $2,942.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed Eupora · Starkville, MS HC THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING | $1,265.06 | $2,942.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Attala Kosciusko · Kosciusko, MS HC ED 32555-THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $1,344.64 | $3,056.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital - Leake Carthage · Carthage, MS HC ED 32555-THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $1,375.20 | $3,056.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| North Sunflower Medical Center Ruleville · Ruleville, MS Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | $1,386.50 | $2,773.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health River Region Vicksburg · Vicksburg, MS US-THORACNTSIS W IMG | $1,411.56 | $7,842.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Singing River Gulfport one side Gulfport · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS ASPIRATION OF FLUID FROM CHEST CAVITY USING IMAGING GUIDANCE | $1,432.60 | $7,163.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Wesley Hattiesburg · Hattiesburg, MS US-THORACNTSIS W IMG | $1,567.65 | $7,465.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Calhoun Calhoun City · Calhoun City, MS HC ED 32555-THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $1,589.12 | $3,056.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Central Jackson · Jackson, MS CT Thoracentesis w Imaging Guidance | $1,694.85 | $11,299.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Magee general hospital Magee · Jackson, MS HC Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $1,860.00 | $1,860.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson, MS | 10 | $321.15 | $757.46 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 4 | $465.88 | $652.50 |
| Meridian, MS | 4 | $428.89 | $792.60 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 2 | $505.12 | $558.16 |
| Starkville, MS | 2 | $399.04 | $832.05 |
| Tupelo, MS | 2 | $210.00 | $737.53 |
| Aberdeen, MS | 1 | $400.20 | $400.20 |
| Amory, MS | 1 | $1,265.06 | $1,265.06 |
| Brookhaven, MS | 1 | $382.50 | $382.50 |
| Calhoun City, MS | 1 | $1,589.12 | $1,589.12 |
| Carthage, MS | 1 | $1,375.20 | $1,375.20 |
| Columbus, MS | 1 | $227.50 | $227.50 |
| DeKalb, MS | 1 | $954.62 | $954.62 |
| Grenada, MS | 1 | $647.20 | $647.20 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $1,567.65 | $1,567.65 |
| Iuka, MS | 1 | $1,265.06 | $1,265.06 |
| Kosciusko, MS | 1 | $1,344.64 | $1,344.64 |
| Laurel, MS | 1 | $1,100.00 | $1,100.00 |
| Meadville, MS | 1 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
| McComb, MS | 1 | $510.00 | $510.00 |
| New Albany, MS | 1 | $210.00 | $210.00 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 1 | $305.91 | $305.91 |
| Oxford, MS | 1 | $261.51 | $261.51 |
| Pontotoc, MS | 1 | $1,265.06 | $1,265.06 |
| Ruleville, MS | 1 | $1,386.50 | $1,386.50 |
| Union, MS | 1 | $843.94 | $843.94 |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $1,411.56 | $1,411.56 |
| Waynesboro, MS | 1 | $1,163.00 | $1,163.00 |
| West Point, MS | 1 | $1,265.06 | $1,265.06 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What thoracentesis is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Thoracentesis explained.
Thoracentesis with imaging guidance in other states
- Alabama$1,055.53
- Alaska$2,211.30
- Arizona$1,106.95
- Arkansas$925.00
- California$2,033.20
- Colorado$1,250.95
- Connecticut$1,253.00
- Delaware$1,784.75
- District of Columbia$1,228.69, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,874.28
- Georgia$1,410.41
- Hawaii$1,434.00
- Idaho$1,155.70
- Illinois$1,250.00
- Indiana$1,095.50
- Iowa$983.20
- Kansas$969.83
- Kentucky$978.22
- Louisiana$646.80
- Maine$686.40
- Maryland$1,249.16
- Massachusetts$1,787.00
- Michigan$1,092.18
- Minnesota$926.91
- Missouri$1,022.79
- Montana$927.54
- Nebraska$939.00
- Nevada$1,259.58
- New Hampshire$1,063.30
- New Jersey$1,782.00
- New Mexico$1,229.41
- New York$1,282.00
- North Carolina$1,029.60
- North Dakota$792.75
- Ohio$1,737.60
- Oklahoma$684.00
- Oregon$1,534.65
- Pennsylvania$1,474.38
- Puerto Rico$600.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,714.65
- South Carolina$1,404.00
- South Dakota$1,842.00
- Tennessee$633.65
- Texas$1,410.82
- Utah$1,018.79
- Vermont$1,258.00
- Virginia$1,321.80
- Washington$1,321.84
- West Virginia$1,250.40
- Wisconsin$1,200.00
- Wyoming$1,088.89
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.