CT scan of the head with and without contrast cost in Mississippi

Prices at 32 hospitals in Mississippi, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $839 — 49% below the US median ($1,646), roughly 4.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Northwest Missississippi Regional Medical Center Clarksdale, MS $333 $355 ★ 3/5 170 min 15.3%
Delta Health System-the Medical Center Greenville, MS $333 $355 ★ 1/5 283 min 15.0%
Highland Hills Medical Center Senatobia, MS $333 $355 126 min 14.7%
South Central Reg Med Ctr Laurel, MS $514 $480 ★ 1/5 129 min 16.9%
Yalobusha General Hospital Water Valley, MS $662 $150 15.4%
Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock Bay Saint Louis, MS $678 $172 ★ 3/5 149 min 16.1%
Noxubee General Critical Access Hosp Macon, MS $683 $910
George Regional Health System Lucedale, MS $807 ★ 1/5 128 min 15.7%
Greene County Hospital Leakesville, MS $807
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County New Albany, MS $839 $246 ★ 4/5 144 min 14.1%
Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms Oxford, MS $839 $246 ★ 4/5 153 min 16.2%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville Booneville, MS $839 $246 ★ 3/5 106 min 14.4%
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS $839 $246 ★ 2/5 213 min 16.1%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto Southaven, MS $839 $246 ★ 3/5 255 min 15.7%
Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $839 $246 86 min 15.1%
Baptist Medical Center-Leake Carthage, MS $839 $246 ★ 2/5 94 min 15.1%
Baptist Medical Center Attala Kosciusko, MS $839 $246 73 min 15.3%
Bmh-Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $848 $1,262 85 min 14.5%
King's Daughters Medical Center-Brookhaven Brookhaven, MS $891 $218 ★ 3/5 136 min 15.3%
Marion General Hospital Columbia, MS $943 $457 ★ 1/5 130 min 15.4%
Bmh-Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $1,010 $293 ★ 3/5 141 min 15.1%
Methodist Healthcare-Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS $1,135 $163 ★ 4/5 219 min 14.4%
Smith County Emergency Hospital Raleigh, MS $1,253 $143
Covington County Hospital CAH Collins, MS $1,253 $143 72 min 14.8%
Ochsner Laird Hospital Union, MS $1,391 $1,436 101 min 15.4%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$2,280
Cash / self-pay
$839
Insurer-negotiated
$246
Medicare pays
$173
$496$1,532
Median cash $839  ·  Medicare $173  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $839 — about 4.9× the Medicare rate ($173). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($346).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,280 list price could save about $1,441 (63%).

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