Flu test cost in Memphis, TN

Prices at 3 hospitals in Memphis, TN, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $24 — 61% below the US median ($62), roughly 1.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN $21 $25 ★ 3/5 182 min —
Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis, TN $24 $17 ★ 3/5 228 min —
Regional One Health Memphis, TN $37 $16 ★ 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)
$109
Cash / self-pay
$24
Insurer-negotiated
$17
Medicare pays
$17
$21$35
Median cash $24  ·  Medicare $17  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $24 — about 1.4× the Medicare rate ($17). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($33).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $109 list price could save about $85 (78%).

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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
Linda Clark, FNPNurse PractitionerMemphis, TN554
Emily TiceNurse PractitionerMemphis, TN159
Jennifer Crawford, PA-CPhysician AssistantMemphis, TN104
Ernest Botts, PA-CPhysician AssistantMemphis, TN97
Lindsay Nixon, MSN, APRN, FNP-CNurse PractitionerMemphis, TN74
Nathan Wiginton, FNPNurse PractitionerMemphis, TN63
Danielle Bradley, APRN, FNP-CNurse PractitionerMemphis, TN60
Sarah Wredling, FNPNurse PractitionerMemphis, TN46
Mary Murdock, FNPNurse PractitionerMemphis, TN46
Hany Habashy, MDInternal MedicineMemphis, TN46
Soo Lee, MDFamily PracticeMemphis, TN46
Lakieva Trotter, FNPNurse PractitionerMemphis, TN37

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