X-ray of the shoulder cost in Memphis, TN

Prices at 4 hospitals in Memphis, TN, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $121 — 57% below the US median ($282), roughly 3.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN $101 $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 $128 $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)
$441
Cash / self-pay
$121
Insurer-negotiated
$101
Medicare pays
$36
$105$126
Median cash $121  ·  Medicare $36  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $121 — about 3.4× the Medicare rate ($36). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($71).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $441 list price could save about $320 (73%).

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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
Thomas Giel, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryMemphis, TN648
David Brown, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryMemphis, TN181
Robert Lonergan, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryMemphis, TN174
David Deneka, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryMemphis, TN173
Ginger Warmath, APNNurse PractitionerMemphis, TN157
Frederick Wolf, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryMemphis, TN149
Kenneth Weiss, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryMemphis, TN130
John Lochemes, MDOrthopedic SurgeryMemphis, TN93
Tyler Cannon, M.D.Hand SurgeryMemphis, TN85
Jay Saenz, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryMemphis, TN78
Kevin Cleveland, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryMemphis, TN76
Bret Sokoloff, MDOrthopedic SurgeryMemphis, TN59

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