Spinal puncture lumbar diagnostic w/fluoroscopic or CT guidance 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

$810.70

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$3,685.00

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$627.10 with Integrated Health Plan vs $2,948.00 with USA MCO — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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

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

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Integrated Health Plan Commercial $627.10 ↓ -23%
United Healthcare VACCN $633.43 ↓ -22%
United Healthcare Medicare $633.43 ↓ -22%
First Choice Health Plan of MS Humana MA PPO $633.43 ↓ -22%
MS Breast and Cervical MS-BCCP $633.43 ↓ -22%
TriWest Veterans Administration $633.43 ↓ -22%
Magnolia MS Medicare $639.76 ↓ -21%
Molina Medicaid $639.76 ↓ -21%
Primewell Vantage Health Plan $652.43 ↓ -20%
MS BCBS Medicare $652.43 ↓ -20%
First Choice Health Plan of MS American Health Advantage $665.10 ↓ -18%
First Choice Health Plan of MS Shared Health $665.10 ↓ -18%
Aetna Medicare $665.10 ↓ -18%
Wellcare Medicare $665.10 ↓ -18%
Shared Health Medicare $665.10 ↓ -18%
Molina Exchange $737.00 ↓ -9%
United Healthcare Commercial $784.00 ↓ -3%
Molina CHIP $823.46 ↑ +2%
Magnolia MS Exchange $886.80 ↑ +9%
United Healthcare Individual $950.14 ↑ +17%
First Choice Health Plan of MS HPN $1,114.84 ↑ +38%
Watkins Uiberall Commercial $1,140.17 ↑ +41%
Ashley Furniture Stores Commercial $1,140.17 ↑ +41%
Crittenden County Commercial $1,140.17 ↑ +41%
Davidson Hospitality Commercial $1,140.17 ↑ +41%
Dunn Investment Company Commercial $1,140.17 ↑ +41%
First State Bank Trust Commercial $1,140.17 ↑ +41%
Gossett Motor Cars Commercial $1,140.17 ↑ +41%
Hattiesburg Clinic Commercial $1,140.17 ↑ +41%
Hospitality Management Advisors Commercial $1,140.17 ↑ +41%
Jas D Collier Commercial $1,140.17 ↑ +41%
Mechanical Systems Commercial $1,140.17 ↑ +41%
Mid-South Transport Commercial $1,140.17 ↑ +41%
Patterson Warehouses Commercial $1,140.17 ↑ +41%
REI Nation Commercial $1,140.17 ↑ +41%
Radians Commercial $1,140.17 ↑ +41%
Retzer Resources Commercial $1,140.17 ↑ +41%
State Systems Commercial $1,140.17 ↑ +41%
W W Wood Products Commercial $1,140.17 ↑ +41%
First Choice Health Plan of MS Commercial $1,235.19 ↑ +52%
Magnolia MS Medicaid $1,272.06 ↑ +57%
Advanced Health Systems Inc. Commercial $1,289.22 ↑ +59%
Lucent Health Commercial $1,318.04 ↑ +63%
MS BCBS Commercial $1,320.29 ↑ +63%
MPCN PPO/HMO $1,425.22 ↑ +76%
PPO Plus Commercial $1,462.00 ↑ +80%
Primewell Commercial $1,583.58 ↑ +95%
Littler Commercial $1,842.50 ↑ +127%
Aetna Commercial $2,395.25 ↑ +195%
Christian Health Aid Commercial $2,763.75 ↑ +241%
USA MCO HMO/Self Insured Employers/USA H&W Network $2,948.00 ↑ +264%
USA MCO Workers Compensation $2,948.00 ↑ +264%
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Spinal puncture lumbar diagnostic w/fluoroscopic or CT guidance at other Mississippi hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian $1,474.00 $623.03 – $1,387.93
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven $420.00 $602.43 – $1,775.59
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford $476.10 $604.83 – $1,764.08
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus $503.25 $608.09 – $1,773.60
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson $428.19 $628.70 – $1,760.36
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville $504.00 $592.19 – $1,727.21

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