Urine culture cost in Mississippi
In Mississippi, 56 hospitals publish a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $7.26 to $144.30, with a median of $41.70. The lowest price is at Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center (Meridian). The highest price is 19.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $41.70, is 39% below the US median of $67.86.
- That is 5.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.07).
- 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 87086. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$7.26Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center
Median$41.70half of hospitals charge less
Highest$144.30in Mississippi
Lowest saves$34.44vs the median
Hospitals in Mississippi, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center lowest Meridian · Meridian, MS CULTURE URINE | $7.26 | $33.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian · Meridian, MS HC CULTURE, URINE COLONY COUNT | $8.06 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South Meridian · Meridian, MS CULTURE URINE | $13.20 | $33.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Clay County Medical West Point · West Point, MS HC CULTURE URINE | $13.33 | $31.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center Tupelo · Tupelo, MS HC CULTURE URINE | $13.33 | $31.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory Amory · Amory, MS HC CULTURE URINE | $13.33 | $31.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pontotoc Health Service INC Cah Pontotoc · Pontotoc, MS HC CULTURE URINE | $13.33 | $31.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tishomingo Health Services Iuka · Iuka, MS HC CULTURE URINE | $13.33 | $31.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed Eupora · Starkville, MS HC CULTURE URINE | $13.33 | $31.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Laird Hospital Union · Union, MS HC CULTURE, URINE COLONY COUNT | $15.86 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Singing River Gulfport Gulfport · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $16.00 | $80.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton · Jackson, MS HC CULTURE, URINE COLONY COUNT | $16.38 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman · Meridian, MS HC CULTURE, URINE COLONY COUNT | $17.42 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital DeKalb · DeKalb, MS HC CULTURE, URINE COLONY COUNT | $17.94 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock Bay St. Louis · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HC CULTURE, URINE COLONY COUNT | $18.62 | $49.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tallahatchie General Hospital Charleston · Charleston, MS CULTURE URINE SENS CHARGE | $21.00 | $30.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada Grenada · Grenada, MS HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $21.60 | $54.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Covington county hospital Collins · Collins, MS HC Urine Culture Colony Count | $24.00 | $24.00 | Jul 21, 2026 source file |
| Pascagoula Hospital Pascagoula · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $24.00 | $80.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Cx Bacterial Urine | $24.42 | $111.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest · Jackson, MS Bacterial colony count, urine | $29.00 | $29.00 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Holmes County Hospital and Clinics Lexington · Jackson, MS HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $32.00 | $80.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro · Waynesboro, MS Bacterial colony count, urine | $33.00 | $33.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Noxubee General Hospital Macon · Columbus, MS COLONY COUNT URINE | $35.25 | $47.00 | Nov 1, 2024 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City · Jackson, MS CULTURE URINE | $37.72 | $92.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health River Region Vicksburg · Vicksburg, MS CULT URINE-COLONY CT | $39.60 | $220.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Attala Kosciusko · Kosciusko, MS CULTURE URINE | $40.48 | $92.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital - Leake Carthage · Carthage, MS CULTURE URINE | $41.40 | $92.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Yalobusha General Hospital Water Valley · Oxford, MS CLT-UR COLONY COUNT | $42.00 | $60.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| South central regional medical center Laurel · Laurel, MS HC Urine Culture Colony Count | $44.00 | $44.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi Oxford · Oxford, MS CULTURE URINE | $44.16 | $192.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Franklin County Memorial Hospital Meadville · Meadville, MS CULTURE, URINE | $46.00 | $46.00 | May 10, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center McComb · McComb, MS Hc bact culture urine quan ct | $47.10 | $78.50 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County Starkville · Starkville, MS CULTURE URINE AEL | $48.00 | $75.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS CULTURE URINE | $48.51 | $231.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Winston County Medical Foundation Louisville · Louisville, MS Bacterial colony count, urine | $50.83 | $65.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Choctaw Regional Medical Center Ackerman · Ackerman, MS CULTURE URINE | $52.42 | $74.88 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Calhoun Calhoun City · Calhoun City, MS CULTURE URINE | $53.04 | $102.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| UMMC Madison Canton · Jackson, MS 87086 BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT | $55.60 | $139.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS 87086 BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT | $55.60 | $139.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven · Memphis, TN-MS-AR CULTURE URINE | $58.80 | $294.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center Brookhaven · Brookhaven, MS BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $60.90 | $203.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Wesley Hattiesburg · Hattiesburg, MS CULT URINE-COLONY CT | $74.16 | $353.16 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Columbus · Columbus, MS CULTURE URINE | $75.00 | $300.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Simpson General Hospital Cah Mendenhall · Jackson, MS Bacterial colony count, urine | $77.00 | $110.00 | Apr 30, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville Booneville · Tupelo, MS CULTURE URINE | $77.04 | $321.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County New Albany · New Albany, MS CULTURE URINE | $77.04 | $321.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Womans Hospital Flowood · Jackson, MS Urine Culture Qn | $91.14 | $434.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood · Jackson, MS Urine Culture Routine LC | $91.62 | $509.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Field Memorial Community Hospital Centreville · Centreville, MS CULT URINE QUNT COL CNT | $93.00 | $124.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon · Jackson, MS Urine Culture Qn | $101.85 | $679.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Springs Hospital Ocean Springs · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $108.60 | $362.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Regional Hospital Aberdeen · Aberdeen, MS U/A CULTURE | $119.00 | $119.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital Winona · Grenada, MS Bacterial colony count, urine | $135.75 | $181.00 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Natchez Natchez · Natchez, MS-LA CULT URINE-COLONY CT | $136.67 | $759.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Central Jackson · Jackson, MS Urine Culture Qn | $144.30 | $962.00 | 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 | 12 | $16.38 | $55.60 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 4 | $16.00 | $21.31 |
| Meridian, MS | 4 | $7.26 | $10.63 |
| Columbus, MS | 2 | $35.25 | $55.12 |
| Grenada, MS | 2 | $21.60 | $78.68 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 2 | $24.42 | $41.61 |
| Oxford, MS | 2 | $42.00 | $43.08 |
| Starkville, MS | 2 | $13.33 | $30.66 |
| Tupelo, MS | 2 | $13.33 | $45.18 |
| Aberdeen, MS | 1 | $119.00 | $119.00 |
| Ackerman, MS | 1 | $52.42 | $52.42 |
| Amory, MS | 1 | $13.33 | $13.33 |
| Brookhaven, MS | 1 | $60.90 | $60.90 |
| Calhoun City, MS | 1 | $53.04 | $53.04 |
| Carthage, MS | 1 | $41.40 | $41.40 |
| Centreville, MS | 1 | $93.00 | $93.00 |
| Charleston, MS | 1 | $21.00 | $21.00 |
| Collins, MS | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| DeKalb, MS | 1 | $17.94 | $17.94 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $74.16 | $74.16 |
| Iuka, MS | 1 | $13.33 | $13.33 |
| Kosciusko, MS | 1 | $40.48 | $40.48 |
| Louisville, MS | 1 | $50.83 | $50.83 |
| Laurel, MS | 1 | $44.00 | $44.00 |
| Meadville, MS | 1 | $46.00 | $46.00 |
| McComb, MS | 1 | $47.10 | $47.10 |
| New Albany, MS | 1 | $77.04 | $77.04 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 1 | $136.67 | $136.67 |
| Pontotoc, MS | 1 | $13.33 | $13.33 |
| Union, MS | 1 | $15.86 | $15.86 |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $39.60 | $39.60 |
| Waynesboro, MS | 1 | $33.00 | $33.00 |
| West Point, MS | 1 | $13.33 | $13.33 |
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 culture is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Urine culture explained.
Urine culture for bacteria, with colony count in other states
- Alabama$53.25
- Alaska$105.00
- Arizona$53.87
- Arkansas$28.60
- California$139.36
- Colorado$101.38
- Connecticut$47.20
- Delaware$139.02
- District of Columbia$71.56, 3 hospitals
- Florida$169.52
- Georgia$85.78
- Hawaii$74.00
- Idaho$60.00
- Illinois$91.70
- Indiana$43.70
- Iowa$58.50
- Kansas$53.20
- Kentucky$82.80
- Louisiana$36.80
- Maine$64.19
- Maryland$56.19
- Massachusetts$39.03
- Michigan$55.00
- Minnesota$57.68
- Missouri$67.00
- Montana$90.40
- Nebraska$74.00
- Nevada$202.11
- New Hampshire$82.31
- New Jersey$9.28
- New Mexico$89.99
- New York$38.13
- North Carolina$36.99
- North Dakota$60.53
- Ohio$56.90
- Oklahoma$48.30
- Oregon$52.65
- Pennsylvania$56.70
- Puerto Rico$34.15
- Rhode Island$51.60
- South Carolina$102.24
- South Dakota$81.40
- Tennessee$38.44
- Texas$129.30
- Utah$102.21
- Vermont$76.50
- Virginia$77.50
- Washington$84.38
- West Virginia$58.57
- Wisconsin$75.40
- Wyoming$76.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.