Thoracic spine MRI cost in Mississippi
In Mississippi, 53 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the mid back (thoracic spine), no contrast dye: from $263.12 to $2,875.53, with a median of $1,349.32. The lowest price is at Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center (Meridian). The highest price is 10.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,349.32, is 30% below the US median of $1,920.00.
- That is 5.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Mississippi ranks 12th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 53 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 72146. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$263.12Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center
Median$1,349.32half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,875.53in Mississippi
Lowest saves$1,086.20vs 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 SPINE THORACIC LTD WO CONTRAST | $263.12 | $1,196.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MR SPINE THORACIC LTD WO CONTRAST | $331.40 | $1,657.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS HC MR SPINE THORACIC LTD WO CONTRAST | $347.97 | $1,657.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Holmes County Hospital and Clinics Lexington · Jackson, MS HC MRI CHEST SPINE W/O DYE LIMITED | $351.20 | $878.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi Oxford · Oxford, MS HC MR SPINE THORACIC LTD WO CONTRAST | $381.11 | $1,657.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Columbus · Columbus, MS HC MR SPINE THORACIC LTD WO CONTRAST | $414.25 | $1,657.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville Booneville · Tupelo, MS HC MR SPINE THORACIC LTD WO CONTRAST | $417.84 | $1,741.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County New Albany · New Albany, MS HC MR SPINE THORACIC LTD WO CONTRAST | $417.84 | $1,741.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South Meridian · Meridian, MS HC MR SPINE THORACIC WO CONTRAST | $478.40 | $1,196.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| UMMC Madison Canton · Jackson, MS MRI CHEST SPINE W/O DYE | $480.00 | $1,200.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS MRI CHEST SPINE W/O DYE | $480.00 | $1,200.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Winston County Medical Foundation Louisville · Louisville, MS MRI scan of middle spinal canal without contrast | $520.03 | $665.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian · Meridian, MS HC MRI SPINE THORACIC W/O CONTRAS | $596.40 | $1,923.86 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada Grenada · Grenada, MS HC MRI CHEST SPINE W/O DYE LIMITED | $597.20 | $1,493.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center McComb · McComb, MS Hc mri spine thoracic w/o contrast | $774.30 | $1,290.50 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock Bay St. Louis · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HC MRI SPINE THORACIC W/O CONTRAS | $792.68 | $2,086.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County Starkville · Starkville, MS MRI SPINE THORACIC W/O CONTRAST | $836.48 | $1,307.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| North Sunflower Medical Center Ruleville · Ruleville, MS MRI scan of middle spinal canal without contrast | $847.00 | $1,694.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center Brookhaven · Brookhaven, MS MRI SCAN OF MIDDLE SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $849.00 | $2,830.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Calhoun Calhoun City · Calhoun City, MS HC MR SPINE THORACIC WO CONTRAST | $992.68 | $1,909.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City · Jackson, MS HC MR SPINE THORACIC WO CONTRAST | $1,117.66 | $2,726.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Singing River Gulfport Gulfport · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MRI SCAN OF MIDDLE SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,126.20 | $5,631.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Attala Kosciusko · Kosciusko, MS HC MR SPINE THORACIC WO CONTRAST | $1,199.44 | $2,726.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital - Leake Carthage · Carthage, MS HC MR SPINE THORACIC WO CONTRAST | $1,226.70 | $2,726.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Magee general hospital Magee · Jackson, MS HC MRI, Dorsal Spine - MRI Thoracic Spine WO Contrast | $1,266.25 | $1,266.25 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Neshoba County General Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia, MS MRI scan of middle spinal canal without contrast | $1,323.00 | $1,890.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Laird Hospital Union · Union, MS HC MRI SPINE THORACIC W/O CONTRAS | $1,349.32 | $2,212.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Noxubee General Hospital Macon · Columbus, MS MRI, THORACIC SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $1,350.00 | $1,800.00 | Nov 1, 2024 source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI, Dorsal Spine - MRI Thoracic Spine WO Contrast | $1,364.44 | $6,202.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton · Jackson, MS HC MRI SPINE THORACIC W/O CONTRAS | $1,393.56 | $2,212.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clay County Medical West Point · West Point, MS HC MRI DORSAL SPINE - MRI COMPLETE SPINE WO CONTRAST | $1,417.71 | $3,297.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center Tupelo · Tupelo, MS HC MRI DORSAL SPINE - MRI COMPLETE SPINE WO CONTRAST | $1,417.71 | $3,297.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory Amory · Amory, MS HC MRI DORSAL SPINE - MRI COMPLETE SPINE WO CONTRAST | $1,417.71 | $3,297.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pontotoc Health Service INC Cah Pontotoc · Pontotoc, MS HC MRI DORSAL SPINE - MRI COMPLETE SPINE WO CONTRAST | $1,417.71 | $3,297.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tishomingo Health Services Iuka · Iuka, MS HC MRI DORSAL SPINE - MRI COMPLETE SPINE WO CONTRAST | $1,417.71 | $3,297.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed Eupora · Starkville, MS HC MRI DORSAL SPINE - MRI COMPLETE SPINE WO CONTRAST | $1,417.71 | $3,297.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Natchez Natchez · Natchez, MS-LA MR-THOR SPINE WO | $1,465.47 | $8,141.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Springs Hospital Ocean Springs · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MRI CHEST SPINE W/O DYE | $1,471.20 | $4,904.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Pascagoula Hospital Pascagoula · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MRI SCAN OF MIDDLE SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,471.20 | $4,904.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman · Meridian, MS HC MRI SPINE THORACIC W/O CONTRAS | $1,482.04 | $2,212.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro · Waynesboro, MS MRI scan of middle spinal canal without contrast | $1,516.00 | $1,516.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital DeKalb · DeKalb, MS HC MRI SPINE THORACIC W/O CONTRAS | $1,526.28 | $2,212.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health River Region Vicksburg · Vicksburg, MS MR-THOR SPINE WO | $1,584.36 | $8,802.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest · Jackson, MS MRI scan of middle spinal canal without contrast | $1,618.00 | $1,618.00 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Yalobusha General Hospital Water Valley · Oxford, MS MR SP THORAC WO | $1,750.00 | $2,500.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| South central regional medical center Laurel · Laurel, MS HC MRI, Dorsal Spine - MRI Thoracic Spine WO Contrast | $1,924.00 | $1,924.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon · Jackson, MS MRI Spine Thoracic WO | $2,016.60 | $13,444.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tippah County Hospital Ripley · Ripley, MS Mri T Spine Wo Contrast | $2,100.00 | $2,800.00 | — source file |
| Merit Health Central Jackson · Jackson, MS MRI Spine Thoracic WO | $2,215.35 | $14,769.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Regional Hospital Aberdeen · Aberdeen, MS MRI T SPINE WO CON,Technical Component | $2,384.00 | $2,384.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood · Jackson, MS MRI Spine Thoracic WO | $2,705.40 | $15,030.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital Winona · Grenada, MS MRI scan of middle spinal canal without contrast | $2,742.00 | $3,656.00 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Wesley Hattiesburg · Hattiesburg, MS MR-THOR SPINE WO | $2,875.53 | $13,693.00 | 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 | $347.97 | $1,266.25 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 4 | $792.68 | $1,298.70 |
| Meridian, MS | 4 | $263.12 | $537.40 |
| Columbus, MS | 2 | $414.25 | $882.12 |
| Grenada, MS | 2 | $597.20 | $1,669.60 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 2 | $331.40 | $847.92 |
| Oxford, MS | 2 | $381.11 | $1,065.56 |
| Starkville, MS | 2 | $836.48 | $1,127.10 |
| Tupelo, MS | 2 | $417.84 | $917.78 |
| Aberdeen, MS | 1 | $2,384.00 | $2,384.00 |
| Amory, MS | 1 | $1,417.71 | $1,417.71 |
| Brookhaven, MS | 1 | $849.00 | $849.00 |
| Calhoun City, MS | 1 | $992.68 | $992.68 |
| Carthage, MS | 1 | $1,226.70 | $1,226.70 |
| DeKalb, MS | 1 | $1,526.28 | $1,526.28 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $2,875.53 | $2,875.53 |
| Iuka, MS | 1 | $1,417.71 | $1,417.71 |
| Kosciusko, MS | 1 | $1,199.44 | $1,199.44 |
| Louisville, MS | 1 | $520.03 | $520.03 |
| Laurel, MS | 1 | $1,924.00 | $1,924.00 |
| McComb, MS | 1 | $774.30 | $774.30 |
| New Albany, MS | 1 | $417.84 | $417.84 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 1 | $1,465.47 | $1,465.47 |
| Philadelphia, MS | 1 | $1,323.00 | $1,323.00 |
| Pontotoc, MS | 1 | $1,417.71 | $1,417.71 |
| Ripley, MS | 1 | $2,100.00 | $2,100.00 |
| Ruleville, MS | 1 | $847.00 | $847.00 |
| Union, MS | 1 | $1,349.32 | $1,349.32 |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $1,584.36 | $1,584.36 |
| Waynesboro, MS | 1 | $1,516.00 | $1,516.00 |
| West Point, MS | 1 | $1,417.71 | $1,417.71 |
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 thoracic spine MRI is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Thoracic spine MRI explained.
MRI of the mid back (thoracic spine), no contrast dye in other states
- Alabama$1,516.59
- Alaska$3,112.56
- Arizona$1,794.76
- Arkansas$898.82
- California$2,894.40
- Colorado$2,352.56
- Connecticut$1,434.00
- Delaware$2,517.08
- District of Columbia$1,953.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$3,775.20
- Georgia$1,762.41
- Hawaii$1,965.00
- Idaho$1,600.88
- Illinois$2,846.58
- Indiana$1,004.64
- Iowa$2,276.67
- Kansas$1,192.70
- Kentucky$1,845.73
- Louisiana$959.31
- Maine$1,411.65
- Maryland$495.14
- Massachusetts$1,832.85
- Michigan$1,705.28
- Minnesota$2,002.00
- Missouri$1,754.77
- Montana$1,752.39
- Nebraska$3,401.28
- Nevada$2,112.37
- New Hampshire$2,494.37
- New Jersey$621.37
- New Mexico$2,218.31
- New York$1,283.68
- North Carolina$2,097.00
- North Dakota$2,074.00
- Ohio$1,677.55
- Oklahoma$1,122.80
- Oregon$1,856.40
- Pennsylvania$2,069.20
- Puerto Rico$725.00
- Rhode Island$2,250.00
- South Carolina$2,161.95
- South Dakota$3,269.60
- Tennessee$976.83
- Texas$2,034.41
- Utah$4,273.11
- Vermont$3,562.90
- Virginia$2,000.00
- Washington$2,105.60
- West Virginia$1,347.75
- Wisconsin$2,210.00
- Wyoming$1,967.43
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.