Strep throat test cost in Memphis, TN

Prices at 3 hospitals in Memphis, TN, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $35 — 40% below the US median ($58), roughly 2.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis, TN $35 $17 ★ 3/5 237 min 15.3%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN $35 $25 ★ 3/5 174 min 15.4%
Regional One Health Memphis, TN $94 $16 ★ 1/5 290 min 16.2%

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)
$172
Cash / self-pay
$35
Insurer-negotiated
$17
Medicare pays
$17
$35$82
Median cash $35  ·  Medicare $17  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $35 — about 2.1× the Medicare rate ($17). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($33).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $172 list price could save about $137 (80%).

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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, TN145
Emily TiceNurse PractitionerMemphis, TN59
Mindy LafayetteNurse PractitionerMemphis, TN40
Mary Murdock, FNPNurse PractitionerMemphis, TN30
Jennifer Crawford, PA-CPhysician AssistantMemphis, TN29
Kishana Bell, FNP-CNurse PractitionerMemphis, TN25
Kimberly HudsonNurse PractitionerMemphis, TN25
Cayce Redding, NPNurse PractitionerMemphis, TN24
Nurlela Gouveia, M.DInternal MedicineMemphis, TN23
Ernest Botts, PA-CPhysician AssistantMemphis, TN21
Allyson DormoisNurse PractitionerMemphis, TN17
Lindsay Nixon, MSN, APRN, FNP-CNurse PractitionerMemphis, TN17

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