Chest CT, with/without dye cost in Jackson, MS
In Jackson, MS, 12 hospitals list a cash price for chest CT scan without and with contrast: from $350.73 to $2,533.00, with a median of $968.03. The lowest listed price is at Magee General Hospital — $617.30 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $1,185.88 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 10 cities for code 71270, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 30, 2025 and May 27, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Jackson, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magee General Hospital lowest Magee, MS · (601) 849-5070 CT CHEST W/WO CONTRAST | $350.73 | $1,010.75 | $143.18–$547.66 | 65% | — source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 984-4100 71270 CT SCAN OF CHEST BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST | $398.80 | $997.00 | $139.73–$997.00 | 60% | — source file |
| UMMC - Madison Canton, MS · (601) 855-4000 71270 CT SCAN OF CHEST BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST | $398.80 | $997.00 | $139.73–$834.84 | 60% | — source file |
| UMMC Holmes County Lexington, MS · (662) 834-1321 71270 CT SCAN OF CHEST BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST | $435.20 | $1,088.00 | $139.73–$1,088.00 | 60% | — source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS · (662) 746-2261 HC CT CHEST W WO CONTRAST | $820.41 | $2,001.00 | $155.78–$1,800.90 | 59% | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 968-1000 HC CT CHEST W WO CONTRAST | $921.06 | $4,386.00 | $161.61–$3,508.80 | 79% | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Simpson General Hospital Cah Mendenhall, MS · (601) 847-2221 CT scan of chest before and after contrast | $1,015.00 | $1,450.00 | $138.66–$1,232.50 | 30% | Apr 30, 2025 source file |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon, MS · (601) 825-2811 CT Chest Diagnostic WWO | $1,156.05 | $7,707.00 | $135.66–$6,936.30 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood, MS · (601) 932-1030 CT Chest Diagnostic WWO | $1,498.50 | $8,325.00 | $135.66–$7,492.50 | 82% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton, MS · (601) 732-6301 HC CT SCAN, THORAX, DX, W/WO CONTRAST | $1,529.01 | $2,427.00 | $136.13–$1,941.60 | 37% | — source file |
| Merit Health Central Jackson, MS · (601) 376-1000 CT Chest Diagnostic WWO | $2,257.95 | $15,053.00 | $135.66–$13,547.70 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest, MS · (601) 469-4151 CT scan of chest before and after contrast | $2,533.00 | $2,533.00 | $138.66–$2,279.70 | — | May 27, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $350.73, median $968.03, highest $2,533.00 — a 7.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $1,529.01. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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
This chest CT takes pictures before and after contrast dye. It is used for some lung and chest wall masses and blood vessel problems that a single scan cannot explain.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan and any contrast dye. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.