Chest CT angiogram cost in Meridian, MS
In Meridian, MS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography of the chest (CTA), for blood clots in the lungs: from $369.38 to $671.60, with a median of $520.49. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center — $151.11 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $1,132.42 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 71275, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 17, 2026 and Feb 25, 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 Meridian, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center lowest Meridian, MS · (601) 553-6000 HC CT CTA CHEST W CONTRST(& WOCONTRST IF INCLUDED)NONCORNARY | $369.38 | $1,679.00 | $161.20–$1,343.20 | 78% | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South Meridian, MS · (601) 484-3590 HC CT CTA CHEST W CONTRST(& WOCONTRST IF INCLUDED)NONCORNARY | $671.60 | $1,679.00 | $158.57–$1,259.25 | 60% | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $369.38, median $520.49, highest $671.60 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $520.49. 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 2 of 2 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
A chest CT angiogram images the blood vessels of the chest with contrast dye. It is the main test for a blood clot in the lungs (pulmonary embolism) and for problems of the aorta.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the scan. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.