MRI of the shoulder without contrast Cost in Memphis, TN

Prices at 3 hospitals in Memphis, TN, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,339 — 31% below the US median ($1,949), roughly 6.5× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Baptist Memorial Hospital	Memphis, TN	$1,018	$334	★ 3/5	174 min	15.4%
Regional One Health	Memphis, TN	$1,339	$233	★ 1/5	290 min	16.2%
Methodist Hospitals of Memphis	Memphis, TN	$1,364	$221	★ 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 June 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)

$5,359

Cash / self-pay

$1,339

Insurer-negotiated

$233

Medicare pays

$205

$1,082$1,359

Median cash $1,339 · Medicare $205 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,339 — about 6.5× the Medicare rate ($205). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($410).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $5,359 list price could save about $4,020 (75%).

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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.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Dexter Witte, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Memphis, TN	320
Stephen Bowie, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Memphis, TN	309
John Ellzey, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Memphis, TN	270
Logan Benoist, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Memphis, TN	81

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