Facet joint injection (spine) cost in Memphis, TN

Prices at 3 hospitals in Memphis, TN, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $700 — 24% below the US median ($915), roughly 7.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN $327 $867 ★ 3/5 182 min —
Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis, TN $700 $815 ★ 3/5 228 min —
Regional One Health Memphis, TN $997 $723 ★ 1/5 294 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)
$1,818
Cash / self-pay
$700
Insurer-negotiated
$815
Medicare pays
$99
$402$937
Median cash $700  ·  Medicare $99  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $700 — about 7.1× the Medicare rate ($99). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($198).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,818 list price could save about $1,119 (62%).

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Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.

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, TN166
Matthew Kangas, MDAnesthesiologyMemphis, TN158
Moacir Schnapp, MDInterventional Pain ManagementMemphis, TN139
Andrew Dudas, MDInterventional Pain ManagementMemphis, TN129
Moacir Schnapp, MDInterventional Pain ManagementMemphis, TN129
Andrew Dudas, MDInterventional Pain ManagementMemphis, TN128
Howard Bromley, MDAnesthesiologyMemphis, TN109
Howard Bromley, MDAnesthesiologyMemphis, TN109
Thomas Hodgkiss, MDDiagnostic RadiologyMemphis, TN77
Thomas Hodgkiss, MDDiagnostic RadiologyMemphis, TN77
Winfred Abrams, M.D.Pain ManagementMemphis, TN65
Winfred Abrams, M.D.Pain ManagementMemphis, TN61

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