X-ray of the knee (2 views) cost in Memphis, TN

Prices at 4 hospitals in Memphis, TN, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $121 — 49% below the US median ($236), roughly 3.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN $117 $122 ★ 3/5 174 min 15.4%
Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis, TN $121 $81 ★ 3/5 237 min 15.3%
Regional One Health Memphis, TN $185 $76 ★ 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)
$463
Cash / self-pay
$121
Insurer-negotiated
$101
Medicare pays
$34
$118$172
Median cash $121  ·  Medicare $34  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $121 — about 3.5× the Medicare rate ($34). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($69).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $463 list price could save about $342 (74%).

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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
Randy Horras, MDDiagnostic RadiologyMemphis, TN253
John Ellzey, MDDiagnostic RadiologyMemphis, TN164
Ahsan Kathawala, M.D.Internal MedicineMemphis, TN151
Peter Lindy, MDOrthopedic SurgeryMemphis, TN108
Ginger Warmath, APNNurse PractitionerMemphis, TN80
Logan Benoist, MDDiagnostic RadiologyMemphis, TN65
Owen Tabor, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryMemphis, TN40
David Deneka, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryMemphis, TN31
Kenneth Weiss, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryMemphis, TN27
William FergusonOrthopedic SurgeryMemphis, TN23
Jacob Crawford, DODiagnostic RadiologyMemphis, TN22
David Brown, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryMemphis, TN20

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