Blood culture cost in Mississippi
In Mississippi, 59 hospitals publish a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $17.10 to $343.17, with a median of $89.20. The lowest price is at Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock (Bay St. Louis). The highest price is 20.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $89.20, is 23% below the US median of $115.20.
- That is 8.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($10.32).
- Mississippi ranks 19th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 59 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 87040. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 12, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$17.10Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock
Median$89.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$343.17in Mississippi
Lowest saves$72.10vs the median
Hospitals in Mississippi, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock lowest Bay St. Louis · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HC BLOOD CULTURE | $17.10 | $45.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada Grenada · Grenada, MS HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $28.00 | $70.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Singing River Gulfport Gulfport · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $30.40 | $152.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Cx Bacterial Blood | $31.68 | $144.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest · Jackson, MS Bacterial blood culture | $37.00 | $37.00 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Holmes County Hospital and Clinics Lexington · Jackson, MS HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $41.20 | $103.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Tallahatchie General Hospital Charleston · Charleston, MS CULTURE BLOOD | $41.30 | $59.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Pascagoula Hospital Pascagoula · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $45.60 | $152.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Calhoun Calhoun City · Calhoun City, MS CULTURE BLOOD | $46.28 | $89.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County Starkville · Starkville, MS CULTURE BLOOD 2ND SPECIMEN AEL | $48.00 | $75.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian · Meridian, MS HC BLOOD CULTURE | $48.83 | $157.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center Meridian · Meridian, MS CULTURE BLOOD | $49.06 | $223.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Yalobusha General Hospital Water Valley · Oxford, MS CLT-BLOOD | $54.60 | $78.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franklin County Memorial Hospital Meadville · Meadville, MS CULTURE, BLOOD | $60.00 | $60.00 | May 10, 2026 source file |
| Noxubee General Hospital Macon · Columbus, MS CULTURE, WOUND AEROBIC | $60.00 | $80.00 | Nov 1, 2024 source file |
| Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center McComb · McComb, MS Blood culture for bacteria | $60.00 | $100.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Choctaw Regional Medical Center Ackerman · Ackerman, MS CULTURE BLOOD | $60.48 | $86.40 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City · Jackson, MS CULTURE BLOOD | $61.91 | $151.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Attala Kosciusko · Kosciusko, MS CULTURE BLOOD | $66.44 | $151.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Winston County Medical Foundation Louisville · Louisville, MS Bacterial blood culture | $66.47 | $85.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital - Leake Carthage · Carthage, MS CULTURE BLOOD | $67.95 | $151.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Magee general hospital Magee · Jackson, MS HC Blood Culture for Bacteria | $74.00 | $74.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center Brookhaven · Brookhaven, MS BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $74.40 | $248.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi Oxford · Oxford, MS CULTURE BLOOD | $80.04 | $348.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital Winona · Grenada, MS Bacterial blood culture | $82.50 | $110.00 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| North Sunflower Medical Center Ruleville · Ruleville, MS Bacterial blood culture | $85.00 | $170.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro · Waynesboro, MS Bacterial blood culture | $88.00 | $88.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville Booneville · Tupelo, MS CULTURE BLOOD | $88.08 | $367.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County New Albany · New Albany, MS CULTURE BLOOD | $88.08 | $367.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South Meridian · Meridian, MS CULTURE BLOOD | $89.20 | $223.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS CULTURE BLOOD | $91.77 | $437.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Tippah County Hospital Ripley · Ripley, MS Culture-blood 2nd Specimen | $92.00 | $122.00 | — source file |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon · Jackson, MS Blood Culture | $94.35 | $629.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Columbus · Columbus, MS CULTURE BLOOD | $97.50 | $390.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Simpson General Hospital Cah Mendenhall · Jackson, MS Bacterial blood culture | $99.12 | $141.60 | Apr 30, 2025 source file |
| Clay County Medical West Point · West Point, MS HC CULTURE BLOOD | $109.65 | $255.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center Tupelo · Tupelo, MS HC CULTURE BLOOD WITH ARD | $109.65 | $255.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory Amory · Amory, MS HC CULTURE BLOOD WITH ARD | $109.65 | $255.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pontotoc Health Service INC Cah Pontotoc · Pontotoc, MS HC CULTURE BLOOD | $109.65 | $255.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tishomingo Health Services Iuka · Iuka, MS HC CULTURE BLOOD WITH ARD | $109.65 | $255.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed Eupora · Starkville, MS HC CULTURE BLOOD | $109.65 | $255.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Laird Hospital Union · Union, MS HC BLOOD CULTURE | $110.41 | $181.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton · Jackson, MS HC BLOOD CULTURE | $114.03 | $181.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Springs Hospital Ocean Springs · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $115.20 | $384.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Covington county hospital Collins · Collins, MS HC Blood Culture for Bacteria | $118.03 | $118.03 | Jul 21, 2026 source file |
| UMMC Madison Canton · Jackson, MS 87040 BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $120.00 | $300.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS 87040 BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $120.00 | $300.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman · Meridian, MS HC BLOOD CULTURE | $121.27 | $181.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital DeKalb · DeKalb, MS HC BLOOD CULTURE | $124.89 | $181.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven · Memphis, TN-MS-AR CULTURE BLOOD | $133.40 | $667.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| South central regional medical center Laurel · Laurel, MS HC Blood Culture for Bacteria | $134.00 | $134.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Field Memorial Community Hospital Centreville · Centreville, MS CULT BLOOD | $145.50 | $194.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Regional Hospital Aberdeen · Aberdeen, MS CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD A | $152.00 | $152.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Womans Hospital Flowood · Jackson, MS Blood Culture | $167.27 | $760.32 | Dec 17, 2024 source file |
| Merit Health River Region Vicksburg · Vicksburg, MS CULTURE BLOOD BACTER | $170.82 | $949.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Merit Health Natchez Community Natchez · Natchez, MS-LA CULTURE BLOOD BACTER | $173.16 | $962.00 | Dec 16, 2024 source file |
| Merit Health Wesley Hattiesburg · Hattiesburg, MS CULTURE BLOOD BACTER | $178.40 | $849.50 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Merit Health River Oaks Flowood · Jackson, MS Blood Culture | $214.55 | $975.24 | May 5, 2025 source file |
| Merit Health Central Jackson · Jackson, MS Blood Culture | $343.17 | $1,372.68 | Dec 18, 2024 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 | $37.00 | $99.12 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 4 | $17.10 | $38.00 |
| Meridian, MS | 4 | $48.83 | $69.13 |
| Columbus, MS | 2 | $60.00 | $78.75 |
| Grenada, MS | 2 | $28.00 | $55.25 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 2 | $31.68 | $82.54 |
| Oxford, MS | 2 | $54.60 | $67.32 |
| Starkville, MS | 2 | $48.00 | $78.82 |
| Tupelo, MS | 2 | $88.08 | $98.86 |
| Aberdeen, MS | 1 | $152.00 | $152.00 |
| Ackerman, MS | 1 | $60.48 | $60.48 |
| Amory, MS | 1 | $109.65 | $109.65 |
| Brookhaven, MS | 1 | $74.40 | $74.40 |
| Calhoun City, MS | 1 | $46.28 | $46.28 |
| Carthage, MS | 1 | $67.95 | $67.95 |
| Centreville, MS | 1 | $145.50 | $145.50 |
| Charleston, MS | 1 | $41.30 | $41.30 |
| Collins, MS | 1 | $118.03 | $118.03 |
| DeKalb, MS | 1 | $124.89 | $124.89 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $178.40 | $178.40 |
| Iuka, MS | 1 | $109.65 | $109.65 |
| Kosciusko, MS | 1 | $66.44 | $66.44 |
| Louisville, MS | 1 | $66.47 | $66.47 |
| Laurel, MS | 1 | $134.00 | $134.00 |
| Meadville, MS | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| McComb, MS | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| New Albany, MS | 1 | $88.08 | $88.08 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 1 | $173.16 | $173.16 |
| Pontotoc, MS | 1 | $109.65 | $109.65 |
| Ripley, MS | 1 | $92.00 | $92.00 |
| Ruleville, MS | 1 | $85.00 | $85.00 |
| Union, MS | 1 | $110.41 | $110.41 |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $170.82 | $170.82 |
| Waynesboro, MS | 1 | $88.00 | $88.00 |
| West Point, MS | 1 | $109.65 | $109.65 |
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 blood culture is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Blood culture explained.
Blood culture for bacteria in other states
- Alabama$81.98
- Alaska$209.15
- Arizona$126.65
- Arkansas$49.26
- California$272.16
- Colorado$209.10
- Connecticut$67.61
- Delaware$188.16
- District of Columbia$95.80, 3 hospitals
- Florida$341.00
- Georgia$150.76
- Hawaii$100.10
- Idaho$113.25
- Illinois$144.59
- Indiana$128.43
- Iowa$91.80
- Kansas$78.30
- Kentucky$112.10
- Louisiana$45.59
- Maine$83.73
- Maryland$109.77
- Massachusetts$79.00
- Michigan$63.00
- Minnesota$116.44
- Missouri$111.24
- Montana$151.46
- Nebraska$186.89
- Nevada$236.30
- New Hampshire$140.45
- New Jersey$55.27
- New Mexico$141.56
- New York$62.83
- North Carolina$152.11
- North Dakota$85.00
- Ohio$93.60
- Oklahoma$67.55
- Oregon$110.16
- Pennsylvania$84.80
- Puerto Rico$44.42
- Rhode Island$82.80
- South Carolina$153.60
- South Dakota$164.00
- Tennessee$54.23
- Texas$204.31
- Utah$282.52
- Vermont$136.00
- Virginia$103.50
- Washington$149.05
- West Virginia$74.19
- Wisconsin$85.80
- Wyoming$110.78
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.