Drug screen (urine) cost in Memphis, TN

Prices at 4 hospitals in Memphis, TN, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $155 — 37% above the US median ($113), roughly 9.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Regional One Health Memphis, TN $155 $62 ★ 1/5 294 min —
Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis, TN $226 $62 ★ 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)
$250
Cash / self-pay
$155
Insurer-negotiated
$62
Medicare pays
$17
$42$212
Median cash $155  ·  Medicare $17  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $155 — about 9.0× the Medicare rate ($17). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($34).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $250 list price could save about $95 (38%).

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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
Matthew Kangas, MDAnesthesiologyMemphis, TN4,549
Stephen Gipson, MDPain ManagementMemphis, TN2,974
Howard Bromley, MDAnesthesiologyMemphis, TN843
Phillip Green, M.D.AnesthesiologyMemphis, TN481
Moacir Schnapp, MDInterventional Pain ManagementMemphis, TN409
Thomas Hodgkiss, MDDiagnostic RadiologyMemphis, TN385
Andrew Dudas, MDInterventional Pain ManagementMemphis, TN306
Kristen Locke, NURSE PRACTITIONERNurse PractitionerMemphis, TN103
Casey White, APRNNurse PractitionerMemphis, TN70
Shoaib Qureshi, M.DFamily PracticeMemphis, TN45
Brianna Campbell, N.P.Nurse PractitionerMemphis, TN36
Shannon Pitts, M.D.PsychiatryMemphis, TN24

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