Lead test cost in Mississippi
In Mississippi, 57 hospitals publish a cash price for blood lead test: from $5.06 to $186.50, with a median of $41.37. The lowest price is at Merit Health River Oaks (Flowood). The highest price is 36.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $41.37, is 11% below the US median of $46.28.
- That is 3.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.11).
- Mississippi ranks 13th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 57 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 83655. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$5.06Merit Health River Oaks
Median$41.37half of hospitals charge less
Highest$186.50in Mississippi
Lowest saves$36.31vs the median
Hospitals in Mississippi, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merit Health River Oaks lowest Flowood · Jackson, MS Heavy Metals Profile I Urine LC | $3.63 | $16.52 | May 5, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center Meridian · Meridian, MS LEAD URINE RANDOM USE 3000000408 INSTEAD | $5.06 | $23.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon · Jackson, MS Lead Blood Adult (LC) | $5.30 | $35.31 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clay County Medical West Point · West Point, MS HC LEAD UR (LHVYMU) LCA | $8.60 | $20.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center Tupelo · Tupelo, MS HC LEAD UR (LHVYMU) LCA | $8.60 | $20.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory Amory · Amory, MS HC LEAD UR (LHVYMU) LCA | $8.60 | $20.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pontotoc Health Service INC Cah Pontotoc · Pontotoc, MS HC LEAD UR (LHVYMU) LCA | $8.60 | $20.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tishomingo Health Services Iuka · Iuka, MS HC LEAD UR (LHVYMU) LCA | $8.60 | $20.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed Eupora · Starkville, MS HC LEAD UR (LHVYMU) LCA | $8.60 | $20.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South Meridian · Meridian, MS LEAD BY LEADCARE II TEST SYS WHL BLD | $9.20 | $23.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS LEAD BLOOD | $15.12 | $72.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Singing River Gulfport Gulfport · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS ASSAY OF LEAD | $16.00 | $80.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Holmes County Hospital and Clinics Lexington · Jackson, MS HC ASSAY OF LEAD | $17.60 | $44.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian · Meridian, MS HC LEAD, BLOOD | $19.14 | $61.74 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock Bay St. Louis · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HC LEAD, BLOOD | $22.04 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Springs Hospital Ocean Springs · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS ASSAY OF LEAD | $24.00 | $80.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Pascagoula Hospital Pascagoula · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS LEAD LEVEL | $24.00 | $80.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| UMMC Madison Canton · Jackson, MS 83655 LEAD LEVEL | $26.80 | $67.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS 83655 LEAD LEVEL | $26.80 | $67.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Calhoun Calhoun City · Calhoun City, MS LEAD URINE | $28.60 | $55.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Columbus · Columbus, MS LEAD URINE | $29.50 | $118.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven · Memphis, TN-MS-AR LEAD URINE RANDOM | $33.20 | $166.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Assay of Lead - Lead, Capillary Blood | $36.74 | $167.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center McComb · McComb, MS Assay of lead | $36.90 | $61.50 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Laird Hospital Union · Union, MS HC LEAD, URINE | $37.66 | $61.74 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City · Jackson, MS LEAD BLOOD | $37.72 | $92.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Noxubee General Hospital Macon · Columbus, MS LEAD | $38.25 | $51.00 | Nov 1, 2024 source file |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton · Jackson, MS HC LEAD, URINE | $38.90 | $61.74 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Attala Kosciusko · Kosciusko, MS LEAD BLOOD | $40.48 | $92.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman · Meridian, MS HC LEAD, URINE | $41.37 | $61.74 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital - Leake Carthage · Carthage, MS LEAD BLOOD | $41.40 | $92.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Tippah County Hospital Ripley · Ripley, MS Lead Level Blood | $42.00 | $56.00 | — source file |
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital DeKalb · DeKalb, MS HC LEAD, BLOOD | $42.60 | $61.74 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest · Jackson, MS Lead level | $44.00 | $44.00 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Field Memorial Community Hospital Centreville · Centreville, MS LEAD BLOOD ADULT | $48.75 | $65.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Yalobusha General Hospital Water Valley · Oxford, MS LEAD | $50.40 | $72.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County Starkville · Starkville, MS LEAD UR PER 24H AEL | $51.20 | $80.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Natchez Community Natchez · Natchez, MS-LA LEAD | $54.18 | $301.00 | Dec 16, 2024 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi Oxford · Oxford, MS LEAD BLOOD | $57.73 | $251.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville Booneville · Tupelo, MS LEAD BLOOD | $63.60 | $265.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County New Albany · New Albany, MS LEAD BLOOD | $63.60 | $265.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro · Waynesboro, MS Lead level | $65.00 | $65.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Central Jackson · Jackson, MS Lead Blood Pediatric (LC) | $69.66 | $278.64 | Dec 18, 2024 source file |
| Choctaw Regional Medical Center Ackerman · Ackerman, MS LEAD | $71.40 | $102.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Covington county hospital Collins · Collins, MS HC Assay of Lead - Lead Blood | $77.56 | $77.56 | Jul 21, 2026 source file |
| Winston County Medical Foundation Louisville · Louisville, MS Lead level | $78.20 | $100.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Wesley Hattiesburg · Hattiesburg, MS LEAD | $84.84 | $404.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Franklin County Memorial Hospital Meadville · Meadville, MS LEAD, BLOOD PEDIATRIC VENOUS ONLY | $86.00 | $86.00 | May 10, 2026 source file |
| Magee general hospital Magee · Jackson, MS HC Assay of Lead - Lead Blood | $87.00 | $87.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center Brookhaven · Brookhaven, MS LEAD LEVEL | $90.30 | $301.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| South central regional medical center Laurel · Laurel, MS HC Assay of Lead - Lead 24hr Urine | $98.00 | $98.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital Winona · Grenada, MS Lead level | $115.50 | $154.00 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| Simpson General Hospital Cah Mendenhall · Jackson, MS Lead level | $116.27 | $166.10 | Apr 30, 2025 source file |
| Merit Health River Region Vicksburg · Vicksburg, MS LEAD | $122.40 | $680.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Monroe Regional Hospital Aberdeen · Aberdeen, MS LEAD BLOOD LEVEL | $178.00 | $178.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Tallahatchie General Hospital Charleston · Charleston, MS LEAD BLOOD | $182.70 | $261.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| North Sunflower Medical Center Ruleville · Ruleville, MS Lead level | $186.50 | $373.00 | Oct 19, 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 | $3.63 | $32.26 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 4 | $16.00 | $23.02 |
| Meridian, MS | 4 | $5.06 | $14.17 |
| Columbus, MS | 2 | $29.50 | $33.88 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 2 | $33.20 | $34.97 |
| Oxford, MS | 2 | $50.40 | $54.06 |
| Starkville, MS | 2 | $8.60 | $29.90 |
| Tupelo, MS | 2 | $8.60 | $36.10 |
| Aberdeen, MS | 1 | $178.00 | $178.00 |
| Ackerman, MS | 1 | $71.40 | $71.40 |
| Amory, MS | 1 | $8.60 | $8.60 |
| Brookhaven, MS | 1 | $90.30 | $90.30 |
| Calhoun City, MS | 1 | $28.60 | $28.60 |
| Carthage, MS | 1 | $41.40 | $41.40 |
| Centreville, MS | 1 | $48.75 | $48.75 |
| Charleston, MS | 1 | $182.70 | $182.70 |
| Collins, MS | 1 | $77.56 | $77.56 |
| DeKalb, MS | 1 | $42.60 | $42.60 |
| Grenada, MS | 1 | $115.50 | $115.50 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $84.84 | $84.84 |
| Iuka, MS | 1 | $8.60 | $8.60 |
| Kosciusko, MS | 1 | $40.48 | $40.48 |
| Louisville, MS | 1 | $78.20 | $78.20 |
| Laurel, MS | 1 | $98.00 | $98.00 |
| Meadville, MS | 1 | $86.00 | $86.00 |
| McComb, MS | 1 | $36.90 | $36.90 |
| New Albany, MS | 1 | $63.60 | $63.60 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 1 | $54.18 | $54.18 |
| Pontotoc, MS | 1 | $8.60 | $8.60 |
| Ripley, MS | 1 | $42.00 | $42.00 |
| Ruleville, MS | 1 | $186.50 | $186.50 |
| Union, MS | 1 | $37.66 | $37.66 |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $122.40 | $122.40 |
| Waynesboro, MS | 1 | $65.00 | $65.00 |
| West Point, MS | 1 | $8.60 | $8.60 |
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 lead test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lead test explained.
Blood lead test in other states
- Alabama$41.23
- Alaska$77.22
- Arizona$23.07
- Arkansas$29.73
- California$10.13
- Colorado$110.40
- Connecticut$44.81
- Delaware$140.96
- District of Columbia$131.68, 3 hospitals
- Florida$10.88
- Georgia$67.80
- Hawaii$113.00
- Idaho$57.00
- Illinois$53.90
- Indiana$71.26
- Iowa$55.20
- Kansas$52.16
- Kentucky$63.46
- Louisiana$28.22
- Maine$45.00
- Maryland$71.86
- Massachusetts$73.00
- Michigan$7.65
- Minnesota$46.20
- Missouri$54.60
- Montana$58.90
- Nebraska$66.22
- Nevada$63.00
- New Hampshire$73.45
- New Jersey$13.93
- New Mexico$68.70
- New York$43.81
- North Carolina$35.64
- North Dakota$46.00
- Ohio$48.60
- Oklahoma$47.50
- Oregon$32.50
- Pennsylvania$78.00
- Puerto Rico$51.50
- Rhode Island$54.60
- South Carolina$78.60
- South Dakota$55.57
- Tennessee$36.74
- Texas$46.55
- Utah$102.86
- Vermont$64.26
- Virginia$62.96
- Washington$63.55
- West Virginia$35.95
- Wisconsin$54.94
- Wyoming$55.73
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.