Brain MRI cost in Mississippi
In Mississippi, 52 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the brain, no contrast dye: from $262.68 to $2,874.69, with a median of $1,357.22. The lowest price is at Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center (Meridian). The highest price is 10.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,357.22, is 26% below the US median of $1,840.00.
- That is 5.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Mississippi ranks 12th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 52 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 70551. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$262.68Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center
Median$1,357.22half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,874.69in Mississippi
Lowest saves$1,094.54vs the median
Hospitals in Mississippi, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center lowest Meridian · Meridian, MS HC MR BRAIN LTD WO CONTRAST | $262.68 | $1,194.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi Oxford · Oxford, MS HC MR BRAIN LTD WO CONTRAST | $270.02 | $1,174.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville Booneville · Tupelo, MS HC MR BRAIN LTD WO CONTRAST | $281.76 | $1,174.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County New Albany · New Albany, MS HC MR BRAIN LTD WO CONTRAST | $281.76 | $1,174.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Columbus · Columbus, MS HC MR BRAIN LTD WO CONTRAST | $293.50 | $1,174.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MR BRAIN LTD WO CONTRAST | $331.40 | $1,657.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South Meridian · Meridian, MS HC MR BRAIN LTD WO CONTRAST | $477.60 | $1,194.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City · Jackson, MS HC MR BRAIN LTD WO CONTRAST | $481.34 | $1,174.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS HC MR BRAIN LTD WO CONTRAST | $491.40 | $2,340.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Attala Kosciusko · Kosciusko, MS HC MR BRAIN LTD WO CONTRAST | $516.56 | $1,174.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital - Leake Carthage · Carthage, MS HC MR BRAIN LTD WO CONTRAST | $528.30 | $1,174.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Winston County Medical Foundation Louisville · Louisville, MS MRI scan of brain without contrast | $531.76 | $680.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada Grenada · Grenada, MS HC MRI BRAIN W/O DYE | $597.20 | $1,493.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian · Meridian, MS HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $637.07 | $2,055.06 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center Brookhaven · Brookhaven, MS MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE | $785.70 | $2,619.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| UMMC Madison Canton · Jackson, MS 70551 MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $787.60 | $1,969.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS 70551 MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $787.60 | $1,969.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock Bay St. Louis · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $792.68 | $2,086.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Holmes County Hospital and Clinics Lexington · Jackson, MS HC MRI BRAIN W/O DYE | $910.00 | $2,275.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County Starkville · Starkville, MS MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $934.40 | $1,460.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| North Sunflower Medical Center Ruleville · Ruleville, MS MRI scan of brain without contrast | $968.00 | $1,936.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Calhoun Calhoun City · Calhoun City, MS HC MR BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $993.20 | $1,910.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Natchez Natchez · Natchez, MS-LA MR-BRAIN WO | $1,078.74 | $5,993.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Magee general hospital Magee · Jackson, MS HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast | $1,144.25 | $1,144.25 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Neshoba County General Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia, MS MRI scan of brain without contrast | $1,247.40 | $1,782.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Noxubee General Hospital Macon · Columbus, MS MRI, BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $1,350.00 | $1,800.00 | Nov 1, 2024 source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast | $1,364.44 | $6,202.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health River Region Vicksburg · Vicksburg, MS MR-BRAIN WO | $1,391.94 | $7,733.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Laird Hospital Union · Union, MS HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,441.43 | $2,363.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton · Jackson, MS HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,488.69 | $2,363.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro · Waynesboro, MS MRI scan of brain without contrast | $1,516.00 | $1,516.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Springs Hospital Ocean Springs · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE | $1,532.10 | $5,107.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Pascagoula Hospital Pascagoula · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,532.10 | $5,107.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman · Meridian, MS HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,583.21 | $2,363.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clay County Medical West Point · West Point, MS HC MRI BRAIN - MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $1,604.76 | $3,732.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center Tupelo · Tupelo, MS HC MRI BRAIN - MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $1,604.76 | $3,732.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory Amory · Amory, MS HC MRI BRAIN - MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $1,604.76 | $3,732.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pontotoc Health Service INC Cah Pontotoc · Pontotoc, MS HC MRI BRAIN - MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $1,604.76 | $3,732.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tishomingo Health Services Iuka · Iuka, MS HC MRI BRAIN - MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $1,604.76 | $3,732.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed Eupora · Starkville, MS HC MRI BRAIN - MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $1,604.76 | $3,732.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest · Jackson, MS MRI scan of brain without contrast | $1,618.00 | $1,618.00 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital DeKalb · DeKalb, MS HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,630.47 | $2,363.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Yalobusha General Hospital Water Valley · Oxford, MS MR HEAD WO | $1,666.00 | $2,380.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Singing River Gulfport Gulfport · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,686.40 | $8,432.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| South central regional medical center Laurel · Laurel, MS HC MRI Brain - MRI Brain WO Contrast | $1,738.00 | $1,738.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon · Jackson, MS MRI Brain WO | $1,891.50 | $12,610.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Central Jackson · Jackson, MS MRI Brain WO | $1,996.35 | $13,309.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital Winona · Grenada, MS MRI scan of brain without contrast | $2,098.50 | $2,798.00 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| Tippah County Hospital Ripley · Ripley, MS Mri Brain Inc Stem Wo Con | $2,100.00 | $2,800.00 | — source file |
| Monroe Regional Hospital Aberdeen · Aberdeen, MS MRI BRAIN WO CON,Technical Component | $2,384.00 | $2,384.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood · Jackson, MS MRV Brain WO | $2,592.36 | $14,402.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Wesley Hattiesburg · Hattiesburg, MS MR-BRAIN WO | $2,874.69 | $13,689.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson, MS | 11 | $481.34 | $1,144.25 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 4 | $792.68 | $1,532.10 |
| Meridian, MS | 4 | $262.68 | $557.34 |
| Columbus, MS | 2 | $293.50 | $821.75 |
| Grenada, MS | 2 | $597.20 | $1,347.85 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 2 | $331.40 | $847.92 |
| Oxford, MS | 2 | $270.02 | $968.01 |
| Starkville, MS | 2 | $934.40 | $1,269.58 |
| Tupelo, MS | 2 | $281.76 | $943.26 |
| Aberdeen, MS | 1 | $2,384.00 | $2,384.00 |
| Amory, MS | 1 | $1,604.76 | $1,604.76 |
| Brookhaven, MS | 1 | $785.70 | $785.70 |
| Calhoun City, MS | 1 | $993.20 | $993.20 |
| Carthage, MS | 1 | $528.30 | $528.30 |
| DeKalb, MS | 1 | $1,630.47 | $1,630.47 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $2,874.69 | $2,874.69 |
| Iuka, MS | 1 | $1,604.76 | $1,604.76 |
| Kosciusko, MS | 1 | $516.56 | $516.56 |
| Louisville, MS | 1 | $531.76 | $531.76 |
| Laurel, MS | 1 | $1,738.00 | $1,738.00 |
| New Albany, MS | 1 | $281.76 | $281.76 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 1 | $1,078.74 | $1,078.74 |
| Philadelphia, MS | 1 | $1,247.40 | $1,247.40 |
| Pontotoc, MS | 1 | $1,604.76 | $1,604.76 |
| Ripley, MS | 1 | $2,100.00 | $2,100.00 |
| Ruleville, MS | 1 | $968.00 | $968.00 |
| Union, MS | 1 | $1,441.43 | $1,441.43 |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $1,391.94 | $1,391.94 |
| Waynesboro, MS | 1 | $1,516.00 | $1,516.00 |
| West Point, MS | 1 | $1,604.76 | $1,604.76 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What brain MRI is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Brain MRI explained.
MRI of the brain, no contrast dye in other states
- Alabama$1,711.79
- Alaska$3,309.97
- Arizona$1,316.16
- Arkansas$912.88
- California$2,904.96
- Colorado$2,300.10
- Connecticut$1,486.00
- Delaware$2,628.76
- District of Columbia$2,080.50, 3 hospitals
- Florida$3,469.05
- Georgia$1,500.00
- Hawaii$1,418.20
- Idaho$1,689.63
- Illinois$2,792.36
- Indiana$1,016.72
- Iowa$2,293.05
- Kansas$1,253.85
- Kentucky$1,747.71
- Louisiana$982.53
- Maine$1,440.55
- Maryland$546.07
- Massachusetts$2,065.95
- Michigan$1,694.03
- Minnesota$2,081.11
- Missouri$1,546.35
- Montana$1,792.64
- Nebraska$3,357.80
- Nevada$2,308.53
- New Hampshire$2,290.23
- New Jersey$666.13
- New Mexico$1,840.44
- New York$1,164.13
- North Carolina$1,988.50
- North Dakota$1,755.84
- Ohio$1,611.10
- Oklahoma$1,242.90
- Oregon$1,848.63
- Pennsylvania$1,821.95
- Puerto Rico$725.00
- Rhode Island$2,134.00
- South Carolina$2,100.00
- South Dakota$3,141.60
- Tennessee$1,146.76
- Texas$1,845.30
- Utah$4,493.08
- Vermont$3,261.90
- Virginia$1,932.50
- Washington$1,928.34
- West Virginia$1,373.75
- Wisconsin$2,210.00
- Wyoming$2,057.70
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.