CT scan of the chest with contrast cost in Memphis, TN

Prices at 4 hospitals in Memphis, TN, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,307 — 14% below the US median ($1,522), roughly 7.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN $762 $246 ★ 3/5 182 min —
Regional One Health Memphis, TN $1,307 $175 ★ 1/5 294 min —
Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis, TN $1,795 $163 ★ 3/5 228 min —

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$3,350
Cash / self-pay
$1,307
Insurer-negotiated
$211
Medicare pays
$167
$871$1,697
Median cash $1,307  ·  Medicare $167  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,307 — about 7.8× the Medicare rate ($167). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($333).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,350 list price could save about $2,042 (61%).

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Doctors who perform this in Memphis

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Paul Tanner, MDDiagnostic RadiologyMemphis, TN325
Keith Tonkin, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyMemphis, TN251
Randy Horras, MDDiagnostic RadiologyMemphis, TN220
James Machin, MDDiagnostic RadiologyMemphis, TN156
Matthew Jones, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyMemphis, TN150
Andrew Dyer, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyMemphis, TN145
Dexter Witte, MDDiagnostic RadiologyMemphis, TN116
Darshan Gandhi, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyMemphis, TN97
Dale Hansen, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyMemphis, TN97
Sameer Goyal, MDDiagnostic RadiologyMemphis, TN93
Dhaval Patel, D.O.Diagnostic RadiologyMemphis, TN91
Blake Curtis, MDDiagnostic RadiologyMemphis, TN87

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