Iron test cost in Mississippi
In Mississippi, 60 hospitals publish a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron): from $5.29 to $182.66, with a median of $34.94. The lowest price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi (Oxford). The highest price is 34.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $34.94, is 26% below the US median of $47.12.
- That is 5.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($6.47).
- Mississippi ranks 11th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 60 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 83540. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$5.29Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi
Median$34.94half of hospitals charge less
Highest$182.66in Mississippi
Lowest saves$29.65vs the median
Hospitals in Mississippi, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi lowest Oxford · Oxford, MS IRON INDEX TISSUE | $5.29 | $23.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center Meridian · Meridian, MS IRON LEVEL SERUM | $5.94 | $27.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Singing River Gulfport Gulfport · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS ASSAY OF IRON | $7.00 | $35.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Springs Hospital Ocean Springs · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS ASSAY OF IRON | $10.50 | $35.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Pascagoula Hospital Pascagoula · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS IRON LEVEL | $10.50 | $35.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South Meridian · Meridian, MS IRON LEVEL SERUM | $10.80 | $27.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Clay County Medical West Point · West Point, MS HC ASSAY OF IRON - IRON | $11.18 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center Tupelo · Tupelo, MS HC ASSAY OF IRON - IRON | $11.18 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory Amory · Amory, MS HC ASSAY OF IRON - IRON | $11.18 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pontotoc Health Service INC Cah Pontotoc · Pontotoc, MS HC ASSAY OF IRON - IRON | $11.18 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tishomingo Health Services Iuka · Iuka, MS HC ASSAY OF IRON - IRON | $11.18 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed Eupora · Starkville, MS HC ASSAY OF IRON - IRON | $11.18 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock Bay St. Louis · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HC IRON | $11.78 | $31.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Holmes County Hospital and Clinics Lexington · Jackson, MS HC ASSAY OF IRON | $14.80 | $37.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Calhoun Calhoun City · Calhoun City, MS IRON LEVEL SERUM | $15.08 | $29.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada Grenada · Grenada, MS HC ASSAY OF IRON | $15.20 | $38.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Assay of Iron - Iron | $20.02 | $91.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Tallahatchie General Hospital Charleston · Charleston, MS IRON | $21.00 | $54.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| UMMC Madison Canton · Jackson, MS 83540 IRON LEVEL | $23.20 | $58.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS 83540 IRON LEVEL | $23.20 | $58.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian · Meridian, MS HC IRON | $23.93 | $77.18 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest · Jackson, MS Iron level | $24.00 | $24.00 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Yalobusha General Hospital Water Valley · Oxford, MS IRON (FE+) | $26.25 | $37.50 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County Starkville · Starkville, MS IRON LEVEL | $28.80 | $45.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Wesley Hattiesburg · Hattiesburg, MS IRON | $29.26 | $139.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Neshoba County General Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia, MS Iron level | $29.40 | $42.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| North Sunflower Medical Center Ruleville · Ruleville, MS Iron level | $31.00 | $62.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven · Memphis, TN-MS-AR IRON LEVEL SERUM | $31.80 | $159.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City · Jackson, MS IRON LEVEL SERUM | $33.21 | $81.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS IRON INDEX TISSUE | $34.23 | $163.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Attala Kosciusko · Kosciusko, MS IRON LEVEL SERUM | $35.64 | $81.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital - Leake Carthage · Carthage, MS IRON LEVEL SERUM | $36.45 | $81.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Noxubee General Hospital Macon · Columbus, MS IRON - TOTAL 5600 | $37.50 | $50.00 | Nov 1, 2024 source file |
| Franklin County Memorial Hospital Meadville · Meadville, MS FMG IRON | $38.00 | $38.00 | May 10, 2026 source file |
| Tippah County Hospital Ripley · Ripley, MS Iron | $38.00 | $51.00 | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville Booneville · Tupelo, MS IRON LEVEL SERUM | $38.88 | $162.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County New Albany · New Albany, MS IRON LEVEL SERUM | $38.88 | $162.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Regional Hospital Aberdeen · Aberdeen, MS IRON PANEL AEL | $40.00 | $40.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro · Waynesboro, MS Iron level | $40.00 | $40.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Winston County Medical Foundation Louisville · Louisville, MS Iron level | $43.01 | $55.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Choctaw Regional Medical Center Ackerman · Ackerman, MS IRON | $45.36 | $64.80 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Magee general hospital Magee · Jackson, MS HC Assay of Iron - Iron | $47.00 | $47.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center Brookhaven · Brookhaven, MS IRON LEVEL | $48.60 | $162.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Central Jackson · Jackson, MS 83540 L1321 IRON | $49.20 | $328.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Field Memorial Community Hospital Centreville · Centreville, MS IRON | $53.25 | $71.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Laird Hospital Union · Union, MS HC IRON | $54.29 | $89.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton · Jackson, MS HC IRON | $56.07 | $89.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Womans Hospital Flowood · Jackson, MS 83540 IRON | $58.59 | $279.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman · Meridian, MS HC IRON | $59.63 | $89.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital DeKalb · DeKalb, MS HC IRON, LIVER TISSUE | $61.41 | $89.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital Winona · Grenada, MS Iron level | $61.50 | $82.00 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| Simpson General Hospital Cah Mendenhall · Jackson, MS Iron level | $62.16 | $88.80 | Apr 30, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Columbus · Columbus, MS IRON LEVEL SERUM | $62.50 | $250.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood · Jackson, MS 83540 L1321 IRON | $71.82 | $399.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| South central regional medical center Laurel · Laurel, MS HC Assay of Iron - Iron | $77.00 | $77.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Covington county hospital Collins · Collins, MS HC Assay of Iron - Iron,Liver Tissue | $84.77 | $84.77 | Jul 21, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center McComb · McComb, MS Assay of iron | $87.98 | $146.64 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon · Jackson, MS IRON | $99.90 | $666.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health River Region Vicksburg · Vicksburg, MS IRON | $109.80 | $610.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Natchez Natchez · Natchez, MS-LA IRON | $182.66 | $1,014.75 | 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 | 13 | $14.80 | $47.00 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 4 | $7.00 | $10.50 |
| Meridian, MS | 4 | $5.94 | $17.36 |
| Columbus, MS | 2 | $37.50 | $50.00 |
| Grenada, MS | 2 | $15.20 | $38.35 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 2 | $20.02 | $25.91 |
| Oxford, MS | 2 | $5.29 | $15.77 |
| Starkville, MS | 2 | $11.18 | $19.99 |
| Tupelo, MS | 2 | $11.18 | $25.03 |
| Aberdeen, MS | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Ackerman, MS | 1 | $45.36 | $45.36 |
| Amory, MS | 1 | $11.18 | $11.18 |
| Brookhaven, MS | 1 | $48.60 | $48.60 |
| Calhoun City, MS | 1 | $15.08 | $15.08 |
| Carthage, MS | 1 | $36.45 | $36.45 |
| Centreville, MS | 1 | $53.25 | $53.25 |
| Charleston, MS | 1 | $21.00 | $21.00 |
| Collins, MS | 1 | $84.77 | $84.77 |
| DeKalb, MS | 1 | $61.41 | $61.41 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $29.26 | $29.26 |
| Iuka, MS | 1 | $11.18 | $11.18 |
| Kosciusko, MS | 1 | $35.64 | $35.64 |
| Louisville, MS | 1 | $43.01 | $43.01 |
| Laurel, MS | 1 | $77.00 | $77.00 |
| Meadville, MS | 1 | $38.00 | $38.00 |
| McComb, MS | 1 | $87.98 | $87.98 |
| New Albany, MS | 1 | $38.88 | $38.88 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 1 | $182.66 | $182.66 |
| Philadelphia, MS | 1 | $29.40 | $29.40 |
| Pontotoc, MS | 1 | $11.18 | $11.18 |
| Ripley, MS | 1 | $38.00 | $38.00 |
| Ruleville, MS | 1 | $31.00 | $31.00 |
| Union, MS | 1 | $54.29 | $54.29 |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $109.80 | $109.80 |
| Waynesboro, MS | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| West Point, MS | 1 | $11.18 | $11.18 |
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 iron test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Iron test explained.
Iron blood test (serum iron) in other states
- Alabama$28.45
- Alaska$78.78
- Arizona$37.75
- Arkansas$24.91
- California$58.14
- Colorado$63.00
- Connecticut$35.14
- Delaware$90.18
- District of Columbia$97.90, 3 hospitals
- Florida$54.60
- Georgia$50.70
- Hawaii$39.20
- Idaho$44.00
- Illinois$77.20
- Indiana$48.00
- Iowa$45.14
- Kansas$42.66
- Kentucky$72.26
- Louisiana$21.72
- Maine$39.00
- Maryland$17.25
- Massachusetts$31.33
- Michigan$29.25
- Minnesota$51.88
- Missouri$45.50
- Montana$62.89
- Nebraska$64.50
- Nevada$70.30
- New Hampshire$63.45
- New Jersey$7.44
- New Mexico$78.14
- New York$25.73
- North Carolina$64.12
- North Dakota$38.43
- Ohio$38.03
- Oklahoma$36.38
- Oregon$40.55
- Pennsylvania$45.60
- Puerto Rico$22.32
- Rhode Island$44.00
- South Carolina$59.00
- South Dakota$72.80
- Tennessee$24.60
- Texas$73.55
- Utah$105.46
- Vermont$70.00
- Virginia$78.75
- Washington$47.04
- West Virginia$42.38
- Wisconsin$53.30
- Wyoming$36.39
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.