Merit Health River Oaks prices. From its own published file.

Merit Health River Oaks in Flowood, MS publishes its standard charges as required by federal rule. Here's what it lists for common services, and how to check your bill against it.

2,819prices published

Apr 2026file last updated

$16,419cash price for knee arthroscopy (list $91,217)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$659	$3,662	$65.37–$3,662
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	$1,220	$6,776	$112–$6,776
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	$1,211	$6,725	$162–$11,362
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$0.90	$5.52	$0.50–$1,099
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$0.50	$4.00	$0.28–$960
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	$0.36	$3.75	$0.20–$514
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	$0.54	$9.41	$0.30–$220
Urinalysis `81001`	$0.54	$3.50	$0.30–$322
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	$2.24	$20.36	$1.26–$1,716
EKG tracing `93005`	$361	$2,006	$45.26–$2,006
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$3.61	$613	$2.03–$1,205
CT head without contrast `70450`	$10.79	$2,184	$6.05–$4,309
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$35.84	$8,322	$20.11–$14,801
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$19.93	$5,614	$11.18–$10,005
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$12.24	$2,224	$6.87–$4,381
IV push, single drug `96374`	$277	$1,540	$29.74–$1,826
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$228	$1,268	$26.42–$1,268
Colonoscopy, diagnostic `45378`	$4,985	$27,694	$294–$24,925
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy `43239`	$6,233	$34,626	$315–$31,163
Knee arthroscopy `29881`	$16,419	$91,217	$488–$82,095

Cash price: the discounted price for self-pay patients. List price: the hospital's gross charge. Insurers pay: the lowest and highest rates it lists for insurance plans. Source: Merit Health River Oaks price transparency page.

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