Biopsy pathology exam cost in Mississippi
In Mississippi, 53 hospitals publish a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $23.10 to $571.83, with a median of $79.30. The lowest price is at Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center (McComb). The highest price is 24.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $79.30, is 54% below the US median of $171.00.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($53.24).
- Mississippi ranks 4th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 52 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 88305. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$23.10Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center
Median$79.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$571.83in Mississippi
Lowest saves$56.20vs the median
Hospitals in Mississippi, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center lowest McComb · McComb, MS Tissue exam by pathologist | $30.08 | $50.14 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS 88305-SP LEVEL IV GROSS MICRO | $30.66 | $146.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 88305-SP LEVEL IV GROSS MICRO | $31.20 | $156.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi Oxford · Oxford, MS 88305-SP LEVEL IV GROSS MICRO | $31.97 | $139.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville Booneville · Tupelo, MS 88305-SP LEVEL IV GROSS MICRO | $33.36 | $139.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County New Albany · New Albany, MS 88305-SP LEVEL IV GROSS MICRO | $33.36 | $139.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center Meridian · Meridian, MS 88305-SP LEVEL IV GROSS MICRO | $33.44 | $152.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian · Meridian, MS HC RENAL BIOPSY | $38.96 | $125.69 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center Brookhaven · Brookhaven, MS PATHOLOGY EXAMINATION OF TISSUE USING A MICROSCOPE; INTERMEDIATE COMPLEXITY | $41.18 | $137.25 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Columbus · Columbus, MS 88305-SP LEVEL IV GROSS MICRO | $41.25 | $165.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock Bay St. Louis · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HC MUSCLE OR NERVE TISSSUE EXAM - RL | $41.80 | $110.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Neshoba County General Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia, MS Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $42.56 | $60.80 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $44.00 | $200.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| UMMC Madison Canton · Jackson, MS TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $50.80 | $127.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $50.80 | $127.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Tippah County Hospital Ripley · Ripley, MS .Level Iv Surgical Pathology | $51.00 | $68.00 | — source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada Grenada · Grenada, MS HC SURGICAL PATH GROSS LEVEL IV | $54.40 | $136.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City · Jackson, MS 88305-SP LEVEL IV GROSS MICRO | $59.86 | $146.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South Meridian · Meridian, MS 88305-SP LEVEL IV GROSS MICRO | $60.80 | $152.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Franklin County Memorial Hospital Meadville · Meadville, MS FMG LEVEL 4 SURG PATHOLOGY,TECHNICAL | $61.00 | $61.00 | May 10, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Wesley Hattiesburg · Hattiesburg, MS SURG PATH GROSS LVL4 | $61.32 | $292.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Attala Kosciusko · Kosciusko, MS 88305-SP LEVEL IV GROSS MICRO | $64.24 | $146.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital - Leake Carthage · Carthage, MS 88305-SP LEVEL IV GROSS MICRO | $65.70 | $146.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| North Sunflower Medical Center Ruleville · Ruleville, MS Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $66.00 | $132.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County Starkville · Starkville, MS 88305 AP BILL SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV COMPLEXITY | $77.44 | $121.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Laird Hospital Union · Union, MS HC TISSUE, G & M, LEVEL IV | $79.30 | $130.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton · Jackson, MS HC TISSUE, G & M, LEVEL IV | $81.90 | $130.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Springs Hospital Ocean Springs · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $86.40 | $288.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Pascagoula Hospital Pascagoula · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $86.40 | $288.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Winston County Medical Foundation Louisville · Louisville, MS Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $86.80 | $111.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman · Meridian, MS HC TISSUE, G & M, LEVEL IV | $87.10 | $130.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clay County Medical West Point · West Point, MS HC BONE MARROW W/CLOT | $87.72 | $204.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center Tupelo · Tupelo, MS HC BONE MARROW W/CLOT | $87.72 | $204.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory Amory · Amory, MS HC BONE MARROW W/CLOT | $87.72 | $204.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pontotoc Health Service INC Cah Pontotoc · Pontotoc, MS HC BONE MARROW W/CLOT | $87.72 | $204.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tishomingo Health Services Iuka · Iuka, MS HC BONE MARROW W/CLOT | $87.72 | $204.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed Eupora · Starkville, MS HC BONE MARROW W/CLOT | $87.72 | $204.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Singing River Gulfport Gulfport · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $88.60 | $443.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital DeKalb · DeKalb, MS HC TISSUE, G & M, LEVEL IV | $89.70 | $130.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Simpson General Hospital Cah Mendenhall · Jackson, MS Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $105.00 | $150.00 | Apr 30, 2025 source file |
| Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro · Waynesboro, MS Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $110.00 | $110.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| South central regional medical center Laurel · Laurel, MS HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $127.00 | $127.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Choctaw Regional Medical Center Ackerman · Ackerman, MS SURGICAL PATHOLOGY(LEVEL IV) | $138.60 | $198.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Tallahatchie General Hospital Charleston · Charleston, MS SURGICAL PATHOLOGY GROSS | $164.50 | $235.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest · Jackson, MS Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $165.00 | $165.00 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health River Region Vicksburg · Vicksburg, MS SURG PATH GROSS LVL4 | $195.84 | $1,088.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Magee general hospital Magee · Jackson, MS HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $227.00 | $227.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Covington county hospital Collins · Collins, MS HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $232.09 | $232.09 | Jul 21, 2026 source file |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon · Jackson, MS $APRL 88305 Bill Surg Path Gross Lvl4 | $385.80 | $2,572.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Natchez Community Natchez · Natchez, MS-LA SURG PATH GROSS LVL4 | $390.60 | $2,170.00 | Dec 16, 2024 source file |
| Merit Health Womans Hospital Flowood · Jackson, MS $APRL 88305 Bill Surg Path Gross Lvl4 | $513.45 | $2,333.88 | Dec 17, 2024 source file |
| Merit Health River Oaks Flowood · Jackson, MS $APRL 88305 Bill Surg Path Gross Lvl4 | $559.31 | $2,542.32 | May 5, 2025 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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
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 | 11 | $30.66 | $105.00 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 4 | $41.80 | $86.40 |
| Meridian, MS | 4 | $33.44 | $49.88 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 2 | $31.20 | $37.60 |
| Starkville, MS | 2 | $77.44 | $82.58 |
| Tupelo, MS | 2 | $33.36 | $60.54 |
| Ackerman, MS | 1 | $138.60 | $138.60 |
| Amory, MS | 1 | $87.72 | $87.72 |
| Brookhaven, MS | 1 | $41.18 | $41.18 |
| Carthage, MS | 1 | $65.70 | $65.70 |
| Charleston, MS | 1 | $164.50 | $164.50 |
| Collins, MS | 1 | $232.09 | $232.09 |
| Columbus, MS | 1 | $41.25 | $41.25 |
| DeKalb, MS | 1 | $89.70 | $89.70 |
| Grenada, MS | 1 | $54.40 | $54.40 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $61.32 | $61.32 |
| Iuka, MS | 1 | $87.72 | $87.72 |
| Kosciusko, MS | 1 | $64.24 | $64.24 |
| Louisville, MS | 1 | $86.80 | $86.80 |
| Laurel, MS | 1 | $127.00 | $127.00 |
| Meadville, MS | 1 | $61.00 | $61.00 |
| McComb, MS | 1 | $30.08 | $30.08 |
| New Albany, MS | 1 | $33.36 | $33.36 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 1 | $390.60 | $390.60 |
| Oxford, MS | 1 | $31.97 | $31.97 |
| Philadelphia, MS | 1 | $42.56 | $42.56 |
| Pontotoc, MS | 1 | $87.72 | $87.72 |
| Ripley, MS | 1 | $51.00 | $51.00 |
| Ruleville, MS | 1 | $66.00 | $66.00 |
| Union, MS | 1 | $79.30 | $79.30 |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $195.84 | $195.84 |
| Waynesboro, MS | 1 | $110.00 | $110.00 |
| West Point, MS | 1 | $87.72 | $87.72 |
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 biopsy pathology exam is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Biopsy pathology exam explained.
Biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV) in other states
- Alabama$168.00
- Alaska$290.06
- Arizona$85.96
- Arkansas$77.39
- California$130.00
- Colorado$496.64
- Connecticut$218.35
- Delaware$381.35
- District of Columbia$353.47, 3 hospitals
- Florida$116.24
- Georgia$84.07
- Hawaii$254.80
- Idaho$219.75
- Illinois$245.00
- Indiana$259.15
- Iowa$178.10
- Kansas$218.25
- Kentucky$119.60
- Louisiana$84.96
- Maine$139.68
- Maryland$172.46
- Massachusetts$171.50
- Michigan$109.10
- Minnesota$141.92
- Missouri$197.90
- Montana$201.60
- Nebraska$196.80
- Nevada$74.33
- New Hampshire$263.14
- New Jersey$97.92
- New Mexico$206.00
- New York$152.88
- North Carolina$178.80
- North Dakota$123.22
- Ohio$203.45
- Oklahoma$140.19
- Oregon$197.60
- Pennsylvania$177.30
- Puerto Rico$140.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$111.30
- South Carolina$190.80
- South Dakota$161.20
- Tennessee$75.45
- Texas$297.13
- Utah$485.46
- Vermont$261.69
- Virginia$217.80
- Washington$168.25
- West Virginia$108.67
- Wisconsin$215.80
- Wyoming$98.19
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.