Joint aspiration or injection (small joint) cost in Memphis, TN

Prices at 4 hospitals in Memphis, TN, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $272 — 29% below the US median ($385), roughly 4.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN $89 $408 ★ 3/5 174 min 15.4%
Regional One Health Memphis, TN $272 $247 ★ 1/5 290 min 16.2%
Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis, TN $293 $270 ★ 3/5 237 min 15.3%

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 July 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)
$482
Cash / self-pay
$272
Insurer-negotiated
$259
Medicare pays
$56
$125$288
Median cash $272  ·  Medicare $56  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $272 — about 4.8× the Medicare rate ($56). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($112).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $482 list price could save about $210 (44%).

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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
Daniel Fletcher, MDOrthopedic SurgeryMemphis, TN145
Tyler Cannon, M.D.Hand SurgeryMemphis, TN79
Robert Cole, M.D.Hand SurgeryMemphis, TN51
Peter Henning, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryMemphis, TN43

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