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

Prices at 33 hospitals in Mississippi, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $917 — 47% below the US median ($1,736), roughly 4.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Northwest Missississippi Regional Medical Center Clarksdale, MS $333 $522 ★ 3/5 172 min —
Delta Health System-the Medical Center Greenville, MS $333 $522 ★ 1/5 270 min —
Highland Hills Medical Center Senatobia, MS $333 $522 — 125 min —
Noxubee General Critical Access Hosp Macon, MS $683 $910 — — —
Yalobusha General Hospital Water Valley, MS $779 $150 — — —
George Regional Health System Lucedale, MS $794 — ★ 1/5 132 min —
Greene County Hospital Leakesville, MS $794 — — — —
Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock Bay Saint Louis, MS $873 $172 ★ 3/5 147 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County New Albany, MS $917 $246 ★ 4/5 144 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms Oxford, MS $917 $246 ★ 4/5 157 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville Booneville, MS $917 $246 ★ 3/5 99 min —
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS $917 $246 ★ 2/5 211 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto Southaven, MS $917 $246 ★ 3/5 259 min —
Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $917 $246 — 82 min —
Baptist Medical Center-Leake Carthage, MS $917 $246 ★ 2/5 94 min —
Baptist Medical Center Attala Kosciusko, MS $917 $246 — 77 min —
Bmh-Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $1,003 $1,493 — 83 min —
Magee General Hospital Magee, MS $1,011 $758 ★ 2/5 84 min —
King's Daughters Medical Center-Brookhaven Brookhaven, MS $1,053 $218 ★ 3/5 140 min —
Methodist Healthcare-Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS $1,135 $163 ★ 4/5 222 min —
Marion General Hospital Columbia, MS $1,150 $457 ★ 1/5 126 min —
Bmh-Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $1,195 $293 ★ 3/5 138 min —
Smith County Emergency Hospital Raleigh, MS $1,210 $143 — — —
Covington County Hospital CAH Collins, MS $1,210 $143 — 74 min —
Ochsner Laird Hospital Union, MS $1,480 $1,529 — 102 min —

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 October 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)
$2,427
Cash / self-pay
$917
Insurer-negotiated
$246
Medicare pays
$196
$683$1,675
Median cash $917  ·  Medicare $196  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $917 — about 4.7× the Medicare rate ($196). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($391).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,427 list price could save about $1,510 (62%).

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