Lead test cost in Memphis, TN
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 12 hospitals list a cash price for blood lead test: from $18.48 to $52.32, with a median of $34.97. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp — $16.49 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $23.34 at 44 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 cities for code 83655, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp lowest Memphis, TN HC Assay of Lead - Lead 24hr Urine | $18.48 | $84.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp lowest Memphis, TN HC Assay of Lead - Lead, Capillary Blood | $18.48 | $84.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp lowest Memphis, TN HC Assay of Lead - Lead Blood | $18.48 | $84.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 LEAD URINE RANDOM USE 3000000408 INSTEAD | $21.00 | $140.00 | $11.50–$112.00 | 85% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 LEAD URINE RANDOM | $24.90 | $166.00 | $11.50–$132.80 | 85% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN LEAD URINE RANDOM USE 3000000408 INSTEAD | $29.40 | $140.00 | $11.50–$126.00 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN LEAD URINE RANDOM USE 3000000408 INSTEAD | $29.40 | $140.00 | $11.50–$126.00 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 LEAD URINE RANDOM USE 3000000408 INSTEAD | $29.40 | $140.00 | $11.50–$126.00 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 LEAD BLOOD | $32.70 | $218.00 | $11.50–$174.40 | 85% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 LEAD URINE | $32.70 | $218.00 | $11.50–$174.40 | 85% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 LEAD URINE RANDOM | $33.20 | $166.00 | $11.50–$149.40 | 80% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 LEAD URINE RANDOM | $34.86 | $166.00 | $11.50–$149.40 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN LEAD URINE RANDOM | $34.86 | $166.00 | $11.50–$149.40 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN LEAD URINE RANDOM | $34.86 | $166.00 | $11.50–$149.40 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Assay of Lead - Lead, Capillary Blood | $36.74 | $167.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Assay of Lead - Lead 24hr Urine | $36.74 | $167.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN HC Assay of Lead - Lead 24hr Urine | $36.74 | $167.00 | $5.09–$91.02 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN HC Assay of Lead - Lead Blood | $36.74 | $167.00 | $5.09–$91.02 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN HC Assay of Lead - Lead, Capillary Blood | $36.74 | $167.00 | $5.09–$91.02 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN HC Assay of Lead - Lead 24hr Urine | $36.74 | $167.00 | $5.09–$91.02 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN HC Assay of Lead - Lead Blood | $36.74 | $167.00 | $5.09–$91.02 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN HC Assay of Lead - Lead, Capillary Blood | $36.74 | $167.00 | $5.09–$91.02 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Assay of Lead - Lead 24hr Urine | $36.74 | $167.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Assay of Lead - Lead Blood | $36.74 | $167.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Assay of Lead - Lead, Capillary Blood | $36.74 | $167.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN HC Assay of Lead - Lead 24hr Urine | $36.74 | $167.00 | $5.09–$91.02 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN HC Assay of Lead - Lead Blood | $36.74 | $167.00 | $5.09–$91.02 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN HC Assay of Lead - Lead, Capillary Blood | $36.74 | $167.00 | $5.09–$91.02 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Assay of Lead - Lead Blood | $36.74 | $167.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 LEAD URINE | $43.60 | $218.00 | $11.50–$196.20 | 80% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 LEAD BLOOD | $43.60 | $218.00 | $11.50–$196.20 | 80% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 LEAD URINE | $45.78 | $218.00 | $11.50–$196.20 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN LEAD BLOOD | $45.78 | $218.00 | $11.50–$196.20 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN LEAD BLOOD | $45.78 | $218.00 | $11.50–$196.20 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN LEAD URINE | $45.78 | $218.00 | $11.50–$196.20 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN LEAD URINE | $45.78 | $218.00 | $11.50–$196.20 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 LEAD BLOOD | $45.78 | $218.00 | $11.50–$196.20 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 LEAD URINE | $52.32 | $218.00 | $10.54–$196.20 | 76% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 LEAD BLOOD | $60.48 | $252.00 | $10.54–$226.80 | 76% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $18.48, median $34.97, highest $52.32 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $34.97. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A blood lead test measures lead in the blood. It is used to screen young children and for adults exposed at work.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.