Urine dipstick, automated cost in Mississippi
In Mississippi, 56 hospitals publish a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $3.60 to $80.74, with a median of $15.12. The lowest price is at Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South (Meridian). The highest price is 22.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $15.12, is 42% below the US median of $26.07.
- That is 6.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.25).
- Mississippi ranks 9th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 56 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 81003. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3.60Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South
Median$15.12half of hospitals charge less
Highest$80.74in Mississippi
Lowest saves$11.52vs the median
Hospitals in Mississippi, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South lowest Meridian · Meridian, MS PROTEIN URINE QUAL | $3.60 | $9.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Laird Hospital Union · Union, MS HC URINE W/O MICRO, AUTO | $4.27 | $7.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton · Jackson, MS HC URINE W/O MICRO, AUTO | $4.41 | $7.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock Bay St. Louis · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HC URINE W/O MICRO, AUTO | $4.56 | $12.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman · Meridian, MS HC URINE W/O MICRO, AUTO | $4.69 | $7.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital DeKalb · DeKalb, MS HC URINE W/O MICRO, AUTO | $4.83 | $7.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian · Meridian, MS PR URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/O SCOPE | $5.12 | $16.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada Grenada · Grenada, MS HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $5.20 | $13.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Singing River Gulfport Gulfport · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $5.40 | $27.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro · Waynesboro, MS Automated urinalysis test | $6.00 | $6.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Covington county hospital Collins · Collins, MS HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope - Urinalysis Chem Only | $6.25 | $6.25 | Jul 21, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County Starkville · Starkville, MS URINE DIPSTICK CLINIC POC (RE) | $6.40 | $10.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven · Memphis, TN-MS-AR PH URINE | $6.80 | $34.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope - Urinalysis Chem Only | $6.82 | $31.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Winston County Medical Foundation Louisville · Louisville, MS Automated urinalysis test | $7.82 | $10.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Springs Hospital Ocean Springs · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $8.10 | $27.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Pascagoula Hospital Pascagoula · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS AUTOMATED URINALYSIS TEST | $8.10 | $27.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Columbus · Columbus, MS PROTEIN URINE QUAL | $8.50 | $34.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Regional Hospital Aberdeen · Aberdeen, MS RHC UA DIPSTICK/TABLET AUTO W/O MICRO | $9.00 | $9.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi Oxford · Oxford, MS PH URINE | $9.66 | $42.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Field Memorial Community Hospital Centreville · Centreville, MS URINE BILIRUBIN QUAL | $9.75 | $13.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Neshoba County General Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia, MS Automated urinalysis test | $11.20 | $16.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Tallahatchie General Hospital Charleston · Charleston, MS URINE DIP AUTOMATED | $11.90 | $17.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City · Jackson, MS URINALYSIS | $12.71 | $31.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Attala Kosciusko · Kosciusko, MS PH URINE | $13.64 | $31.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital - Leake Carthage · Carthage, MS PH URINE | $13.95 | $31.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Holmes County Hospital and Clinics Lexington · Jackson, MS HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $14.00 | $35.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville Booneville · Tupelo, MS PH URINE | $15.12 | $63.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County New Albany · New Albany, MS PH URINE | $15.12 | $63.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Clay County Medical West Point · West Point, MS HC SPECIFIC GRAVITY | $15.48 | $36.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center Tupelo · Tupelo, MS HC SPECIFIC GRAVITY | $15.48 | $36.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory Amory · Amory, MS HC SPECIFIC GRAVITY | $15.48 | $36.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pontotoc Health Service INC Cah Pontotoc · Pontotoc, MS HC SPECIFIC GRAVITY | $15.48 | $36.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tishomingo Health Services Iuka · Iuka, MS HC SPECIFIC GRAVITY | $15.48 | $36.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed Eupora · Starkville, MS HC SPECIFIC GRAVITY | $15.48 | $36.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS URINALYSIS | $15.75 | $75.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Franklin County Memorial Hospital Meadville · Meadville, MS FMG PROTEIN URINE | $16.00 | $16.00 | May 10, 2026 source file |
| Magee general hospital Magee · Jackson, MS HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope - Urinalysis Chem Only | $17.00 | $17.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Choctaw Regional Medical Center Ackerman · Ackerman, MS URINALYSIS W/O MICROSCOPY | $17.50 | $25.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Tippah County Hospital Ripley · Ripley, MS Urinalysis test | $20.00 | $26.00 | — source file |
| North Sunflower Medical Center Ruleville · Ruleville, MS Automated urinalysis test | $22.50 | $45.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center Brookhaven · Brookhaven, MS AUTOMATED URINALYSIS TEST | $23.10 | $77.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital Winona · Grenada, MS Automated urinalysis test | $23.25 | $31.00 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| Noxubee General Hospital Macon · Columbus, MS .URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O MICRO | $24.00 | $32.00 | Nov 1, 2024 source file |
| UMMC Madison Canton · Jackson, MS 81003 AUTOMATED URINALYSIS TEST | $24.40 | $61.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS 81003 AUTOMATED URINALYSIS TEST | $24.40 | $61.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Calhoun Calhoun City · Calhoun City, MS URINALYSIS | $24.96 | $48.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Central Jackson · Jackson, MS Urinalysis w/o Microscopic Automated | $28.35 | $189.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon · Jackson, MS Urinalysis w/o Microscopic Automated | $29.55 | $197.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Simpson General Hospital Cah Mendenhall · Jackson, MS Automated urinalysis test | $30.45 | $43.50 | Apr 30, 2025 source file |
| Merit Health Natchez Natchez · Natchez, MS-LA UA, AUTO, W-O SCOPE | $30.65 | $170.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| South central regional medical center Laurel · Laurel, MS HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope - Urinalysis Chem Only | $38.00 | $38.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health River Region Vicksburg · Vicksburg, MS UA, AUTO, W-O SCOPE | $46.44 | $258.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood · Jackson, MS Dipstick Type? - Auto | $55.62 | $309.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Womans Hospital Flowood · Jackson, MS Perform Microscopic - No | $59.64 | $284.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Wesley Hattiesburg · Hattiesburg, MS UA, AUTO, W-O SCOPE | $80.74 | $384.48 | Apr 1, 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.
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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson, MS | 12 | $4.41 | $24.40 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 4 | $4.56 | $6.75 |
| Meridian, MS | 3 | $3.60 | $4.69 |
| Columbus, MS | 2 | $8.50 | $16.25 |
| Grenada, MS | 2 | $5.20 | $14.22 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 2 | $6.80 | $6.81 |
| Starkville, MS | 2 | $6.40 | $10.94 |
| Tupelo, MS | 2 | $15.12 | $15.30 |
| Aberdeen, MS | 1 | $9.00 | $9.00 |
| Ackerman, MS | 1 | $17.50 | $17.50 |
| Amory, MS | 1 | $15.48 | $15.48 |
| Brookhaven, MS | 1 | $23.10 | $23.10 |
| Calhoun City, MS | 1 | $24.96 | $24.96 |
| Carthage, MS | 1 | $13.95 | $13.95 |
| Centreville, MS | 1 | $9.75 | $9.75 |
| Charleston, MS | 1 | $11.90 | $11.90 |
| Collins, MS | 1 | $6.25 | $6.25 |
| DeKalb, MS | 1 | $4.83 | $4.83 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $80.74 | $80.74 |
| Iuka, MS | 1 | $15.48 | $15.48 |
| Kosciusko, MS | 1 | $13.64 | $13.64 |
| Louisville, MS | 1 | $7.82 | $7.82 |
| Laurel, MS | 1 | $38.00 | $38.00 |
| Meadville, MS | 1 | $16.00 | $16.00 |
| New Albany, MS | 1 | $15.12 | $15.12 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 1 | $30.65 | $30.65 |
| Oxford, MS | 1 | $9.66 | $9.66 |
| Philadelphia, MS | 1 | $11.20 | $11.20 |
| Pontotoc, MS | 1 | $15.48 | $15.48 |
| Ripley, MS | 1 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Ruleville, MS | 1 | $22.50 | $22.50 |
| Union, MS | 1 | $4.27 | $4.27 |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $46.44 | $46.44 |
| Waynesboro, MS | 1 | $6.00 | $6.00 |
| West Point, MS | 1 | $15.48 | $15.48 |
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 urine dipstick, automated is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Urine dipstick, automated explained.
Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in other states
- Alabama$21.90
- Alaska$49.32
- Arizona$19.32
- Arkansas$14.04
- California$56.00
- Colorado$43.00
- Connecticut$18.41
- Delaware$58.30
- District of Columbia$29.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$83.60
- Georgia$36.19
- Hawaii$24.05
- Idaho$13.00
- Illinois$25.37
- Indiana$24.50
- Iowa$29.86
- Kansas$22.00
- Kentucky$25.70
- Louisiana$8.68
- Maine$21.60
- Maryland$11.50
- Massachusetts$21.00
- Michigan$13.00
- Minnesota$25.99
- Missouri$22.43
- Montana$27.14
- Nebraska$33.82
- Nevada$66.90
- New Hampshire$25.43
- New Jersey$5.09
- New Mexico$23.70
- New York$17.00
- North Carolina$39.48
- North Dakota$17.80
- Ohio$23.40
- Oklahoma$14.35
- Oregon$19.50
- Pennsylvania$17.85
- Puerto Rico$62.40
- Rhode Island$27.00
- South Carolina$39.50
- South Dakota$39.60
- Tennessee$10.80
- Texas$48.11
- Utah$99.17
- Vermont$38.00
- Virginia$33.00
- Washington$28.68
- West Virginia$15.50
- Wisconsin$25.00
- Wyoming$21.05
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.