Observation direct referral from physician office for admission at 64-0362400 Anderson Regional Main Campus

2124 14th Street, Meridian, MS · Baptistonline · · NPI 1649226952

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 25, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$235.40

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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$1,070.00

Gross charge

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The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$214.00 with Molina vs $1,581.00 with United Healthcare — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Molina Exchange $214.00 ↓ -9%
Magnolia MS Medicaid $369.36 ↑ +57%
Littler Commercial $535.00 ↑ +127%
First Choice Health Plan of MS Humana MA PPO $560.79 ↑ +138%
MS Breast and Cervical MS-BCCP $560.79 ↑ +138%
TriWest Veterans Administration $560.79 ↑ +138%
United Healthcare Medicare $560.79 ↑ +138%
United Healthcare VACCN $560.79 ↑ +138%
Magnolia MS Medicare $566.40 ↑ +141%
Molina Medicaid $566.40 ↑ +141%
Primewell Vantage Health Plan $577.61 ↑ +145%
MS BCBS Medicare $577.61 ↑ +145%
Shared Health Medicare $588.83 ↑ +150%
Aetna Medicare $588.83 ↑ +150%
Wellcare Medicare $588.83 ↑ +150%
First Choice Health Plan of MS American Health Advantage $588.83 ↑ +150%
First Choice Health Plan of MS Shared Health $588.83 ↑ +150%
PPO Plus Commercial $642.00 ↑ +173%
Aetna Commercial $695.50 ↑ +195%
Molina CHIP $729.03 ↑ +210%
Magnolia MS Exchange $785.11 ↑ +234%
Integrated Health Plan Commercial $802.50 ↑ +241%
Christian Health Aid Commercial $802.50 ↑ +241%
United Healthcare Individual $841.18 ↑ +257%
USA MCO HMO/Self Insured Employers/USA H&W Network $856.00 ↑ +264%
USA MCO Workers Compensation $856.00 ↑ +264%
First Choice Health Plan of MS HPN $986.99 ↑ +319%
Jas D Collier Commercial $1,009.42 ↑ +329%
Gossett Motor Cars Commercial $1,009.42 ↑ +329%
Mechanical Systems Commercial $1,009.42 ↑ +329%
Mid-South Transport Commercial $1,009.42 ↑ +329%
Patterson Warehouses Commercial $1,009.42 ↑ +329%
Hattiesburg Clinic Commercial $1,009.42 ↑ +329%
State Systems Commercial $1,009.42 ↑ +329%
W W Wood Products Commercial $1,009.42 ↑ +329%
Watkins Uiberall Commercial $1,009.42 ↑ +329%
Dunn Investment Company Commercial $1,009.42 ↑ +329%
Davidson Hospitality Commercial $1,009.42 ↑ +329%
Crittenden County Commercial $1,009.42 ↑ +329%
Ashley Furniture Stores Commercial $1,009.42 ↑ +329%
Hospitality Management Advisors Commercial $1,009.42 ↑ +329%
First State Bank Trust Commercial $1,009.42 ↑ +329%
REI Nation Commercial $1,009.42 ↑ +329%
Radians Commercial $1,009.42 ↑ +329%
Retzer Resources Commercial $1,009.42 ↑ +329%
First Choice Health Plan of MS Commercial $1,093.54 ↑ +365%
Advanced Health Systems Inc. Commercial $1,141.37 ↑ +385%
Lucent Health Commercial $1,166.89 ↑ +396%
MS BCBS Commercial $1,168.87 ↑ +397%
MPCN PPO/HMO $1,261.78 ↑ +436%
Primewell Commercial $1,401.97 ↑ +496%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,581.00 ↑ +572%
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Observation direct referral from physician office for admission at other Mississippi hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian $428.00 $551.57 – $1,228.75
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven $220.60 $50.00 – $1,571.98
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford $249.32 $535.46 – $1,561.76
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE $371.20 $580.00 – $580.00
64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo Yazoo City $263.63 $536.51 – $547.24
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus $261.75 $538.36 – $1,570.21
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson $230.58 $556.60 – $1,558.48
81-3257997 BMH Calhoun Calhoun City $106.60 $613.10 – $625.36

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