AST liver test cost in Mississippi
In Mississippi, 60 hospitals publish a cash price for AST (aspartate aminotransferase) enzyme test: from $4.40 to $156.42, with a median of $27.30. The lowest price is at Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center (Meridian). The highest price is 35.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $27.30, is 30% below the US median of $39.09.
- That is 5.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($5.18).
- Mississippi ranks 12th 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 84450. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$4.40Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center
Median$27.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$156.42in Mississippi
Lowest saves$22.90vs the median
Hospitals in Mississippi, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center lowest Meridian · Meridian, MS AST | $4.40 | $20.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Singing River Gulfport Gulfport · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS TRANSFERASE (AST) (SGOT) | $7.20 | $36.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South Meridian · Meridian, MS AST | $8.00 | $20.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian · Meridian, MS HC AST SGOT | $8.89 | $28.67 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clay County Medical West Point · West Point, MS HC TRANSFERASE ASPARTATE AMINO (AST) (SGOT) - AST (SGOT) | $9.03 | $21.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center Tupelo · Tupelo, MS HC TRANSFERASE ASPARTATE AMINO (AST) (SGOT) - AST (SGOT) | $9.03 | $21.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory Amory · Amory, MS HC TRANSFERASE ASPARTATE AMINO (AST) (SGOT) - AST (SGOT) | $9.03 | $21.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pontotoc Health Service INC Cah Pontotoc · Pontotoc, MS HC TRANSFERASE ASPARTATE AMINO (AST) (SGOT) - AST (SGOT) | $9.03 | $21.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tishomingo Health Services Iuka · Iuka, MS HC TRANSFERASE ASPARTATE AMINO (AST) (SGOT) - AST (SGOT) | $9.03 | $21.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed Eupora · Starkville, MS HC TRANSFERASE ASPARTATE AMINO (AST) (SGOT) - AST (SGOT) | $9.03 | $21.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Springs Hospital Ocean Springs · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS TRANSFERASE (AST) (SGOT) | $10.80 | $36.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Pascagoula Hospital Pascagoula · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS LIVER ENZYME (SGOT); LEVEL | $10.80 | $36.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Holmes County Hospital and Clinics Lexington · Jackson, MS HC TRANSFERASE (AST) (SGOT) | $11.60 | $29.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada Grenada · Grenada, MS HC TRANSFERASE (AST) (SGOT) | $12.40 | $31.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Transferase Aspartate Amino (Ast) (Sgot) - Ast (Sgot) | $16.06 | $73.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Tallahatchie General Hospital Charleston · Charleston, MS AST(SGOT) | $16.80 | $24.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest · Jackson, MS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $20.00 | $20.00 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Laird Hospital Union · Union, MS HC AST SGOT | $20.13 | $33.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton · Jackson, MS HC AST SGOT | $20.79 | $33.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Yalobusha General Hospital Water Valley · Oxford, MS SGOT | $21.00 | $30.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman · Meridian, MS HC AST SGOT | $22.11 | $33.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital DeKalb · DeKalb, MS HC AST SGOT | $22.77 | $33.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County Starkville · Starkville, MS ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE | $23.55 | $36.80 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City · Jackson, MS AST | $24.60 | $60.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Wesley Hattiesburg · Hattiesburg, MS TRANSFERASE AST | $25.40 | $120.96 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMMC Madison Canton · Jackson, MS 84450 LIVER ENZYME SGOT | $25.60 | $64.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS 84450 LIVER ENZYME SGOT | $25.60 | $64.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Attala Kosciusko · Kosciusko, MS AST | $26.40 | $60.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Choctaw Regional Medical Center Ackerman · Ackerman, MS AST/SGOT | $26.46 | $37.80 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital - Leake Carthage · Carthage, MS AST | $27.00 | $60.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center McComb · McComb, MS Transferase (ast) (sgot) | $27.60 | $46.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Neshoba County General Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia, MS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $28.70 | $41.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Franklin County Memorial Hospital Meadville · Meadville, MS FMG SGOT AST | $30.00 | $30.00 | May 10, 2026 source file |
| North Sunflower Medical Center Ruleville · Ruleville, MS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $30.00 | $60.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi Oxford · Oxford, MS AST | $31.74 | $138.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS AST | $34.23 | $163.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Calhoun Calhoun City · Calhoun City, MS AST | $34.84 | $67.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Winston County Medical Foundation Louisville · Louisville, MS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $35.19 | $45.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Noxubee General Hospital Macon · Columbus, MS SGOT AST | $38.25 | $51.00 | Nov 1, 2024 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock Bay St. Louis · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HC AST SGOT | $38.76 | $102.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville Booneville · Tupelo, MS AST | $38.88 | $162.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County New Albany · New Albany, MS AST | $38.88 | $162.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center Brookhaven · Brookhaven, MS LIVER ENZYME (SGOT); LEVEL | $39.00 | $130.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Tippah County Hospital Ripley · Ripley, MS Asparate Aminotransferase | $41.00 | $55.00 | — source file |
| Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro · Waynesboro, MS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $42.00 | $42.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Magee general hospital Magee · Jackson, MS HC Transferase Aspartate Amino (Ast) (Sgot) - Ast (Sgot) | $45.00 | $45.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Simpson General Hospital Cah Mendenhall · Jackson, MS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $49.70 | $71.00 | Apr 30, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Columbus · Columbus, MS AST | $50.50 | $202.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Womans Hospital Flowood · Jackson, MS Aspartate Aminotransferase | $51.45 | $245.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven · Memphis, TN-MS-AR AST | $52.40 | $262.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Covington county hospital Collins · Collins, MS HC Transferase Aspartate Amino (Ast) (Sgot) - Ast (Sgot) | $67.69 | $67.69 | Jul 21, 2026 source file |
| Field Memorial Community Hospital Centreville · Centreville, MS AST (SGOT) | $69.75 | $93.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| South central regional medical center Laurel · Laurel, MS HC Transferase Aspartate Amino (Ast) (Sgot) - Ast (Sgot) | $71.00 | $71.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood · Jackson, MS Aspartate Aminotransferase | $74.16 | $412.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Regional Hospital Aberdeen · Aberdeen, MS SGOT/AST | $76.00 | $76.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital Winona · Grenada, MS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $78.75 | $105.00 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon · Jackson, MS Aspartate Aminotransferase | $81.15 | $541.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Central Jackson · Jackson, MS Aspartate Aminotransferase | $81.15 | $541.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health River Region Vicksburg · Vicksburg, MS TRANSFERASE AST | $114.48 | $636.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Natchez Natchez · Natchez, MS-LA TRANSFERASE AST | $156.42 | $869.00 | 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 | $11.60 | $34.23 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 4 | $7.20 | $10.80 |
| Meridian, MS | 4 | $4.40 | $8.44 |
| Columbus, MS | 2 | $38.25 | $44.38 |
| Grenada, MS | 2 | $12.40 | $45.58 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 2 | $16.06 | $34.23 |
| Oxford, MS | 2 | $21.00 | $26.37 |
| Starkville, MS | 2 | $9.03 | $16.29 |
| Tupelo, MS | 2 | $9.03 | $23.96 |
| Aberdeen, MS | 1 | $76.00 | $76.00 |
| Ackerman, MS | 1 | $26.46 | $26.46 |
| Amory, MS | 1 | $9.03 | $9.03 |
| Brookhaven, MS | 1 | $39.00 | $39.00 |
| Calhoun City, MS | 1 | $34.84 | $34.84 |
| Carthage, MS | 1 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
| Centreville, MS | 1 | $69.75 | $69.75 |
| Charleston, MS | 1 | $16.80 | $16.80 |
| Collins, MS | 1 | $67.69 | $67.69 |
| DeKalb, MS | 1 | $22.77 | $22.77 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $25.40 | $25.40 |
| Iuka, MS | 1 | $9.03 | $9.03 |
| Kosciusko, MS | 1 | $26.40 | $26.40 |
| Louisville, MS | 1 | $35.19 | $35.19 |
| Laurel, MS | 1 | $71.00 | $71.00 |
| Meadville, MS | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| McComb, MS | 1 | $27.60 | $27.60 |
| New Albany, MS | 1 | $38.88 | $38.88 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 1 | $156.42 | $156.42 |
| Philadelphia, MS | 1 | $28.70 | $28.70 |
| Pontotoc, MS | 1 | $9.03 | $9.03 |
| Ripley, MS | 1 | $41.00 | $41.00 |
| Ruleville, MS | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Union, MS | 1 | $20.13 | $20.13 |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $114.48 | $114.48 |
| Waynesboro, MS | 1 | $42.00 | $42.00 |
| West Point, MS | 1 | $9.03 | $9.03 |
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 AST liver test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: AST liver test explained.
AST (aspartate aminotransferase) enzyme test in other states
- Alabama$34.05
- Alaska$53.00
- Arizona$26.80
- Arkansas$18.52
- California$45.36
- Colorado$59.92
- Connecticut$27.85
- Delaware$84.00
- District of Columbia$58.73, 3 hospitals
- Florida$54.60
- Georgia$31.20
- Hawaii$50.05
- Idaho$36.90
- Illinois$55.00
- Indiana$29.00
- Iowa$42.80
- Kansas$35.85
- Kentucky$62.25
- Louisiana$19.54
- Maine$32.60
- Maryland$5.75
- Massachusetts$35.00
- Michigan$22.00
- Minnesota$50.01
- Missouri$46.63
- Montana$50.35
- Nebraska$61.42
- Nevada$60.90
- New Hampshire$52.68
- New Jersey$5.96
- New Mexico$61.39
- New York$24.00
- North Carolina$45.50
- North Dakota$41.40
- Ohio$25.20
- Oklahoma$37.49
- Oregon$28.50
- Pennsylvania$36.20
- Puerto Rico$19.15
- Rhode Island$34.00
- South Carolina$44.40
- South Dakota$74.50
- Tennessee$26.70
- Texas$51.70
- Utah$120.30
- Vermont$63.00
- Virginia$49.70
- Washington$42.40
- West Virginia$30.50
- Wisconsin$47.45
- Wyoming$24.51
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.