Chest CT scan cost in Columbus, MS — inpatient
In Columbus, MS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $840.75 to $840.75, with a median of $840.75. Across Mississippi, the median is $704.44 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71250, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 27, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Columbus, MS · (662) 244-1000 HC CT CHEST WO CONTRAST | $840.75 | $3,363.00 | $1,277.94–$3,026.70 | 75% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $840.75, median $840.75, highest $840.75.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $840.75 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A chest CT uses X-rays and a computer to make detailed cross-section pictures of the lungs, airways and chest. Without contrast dye it is often used to follow up a lung nodule, look at lung disease or check an abnormal chest X-ray.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 71250 ($1,044.28). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Columbus, MSHC CT LUNG SCREENING | $82.25 | file |