Lead test cost in Memphis, TN
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 13 hospitals list a cash price for blood lead test: from $18.48 to $52.32, with a median of $36.74. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp — $18.26 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $36.74 at 87 hospitals.
- The median here, $36.74, is 21% below the US median of $46.28.
- That is 3.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.11).
- Memphis, TN has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Tennessee with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 7 cities for code 83655, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Mar 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp lowest Memphis, TN HC Assay of Lead - Lead 24hr Urine+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $18.48 | $84.00 | — | 78% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 LEAD URINE RANDOM USE 3000000408 INSTEAD File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $21.00 | $140.00 | $11.50–$112.00 | 85% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 LEAD URINE RANDOM File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $24.90 | $166.00 | $11.50–$132.80 | 85% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 LEAD URINE RANDOM USE 3000000408 INSTEAD File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $29.40 | $140.00 | $11.50–$126.00 | 79% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN LEAD URINE RANDOM USE 3000000408 INSTEAD File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $29.40 | $140.00 | $11.50–$126.00 | 79% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN · (901) 226-5000 LEAD URINE RANDOM USE 3000000408 INSTEAD File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $29.40 | $140.00 | $11.50–$126.00 | 79% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 LEAD URINE+1 more line at this price File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $32.70 | $218.00 | $11.50–$174.40 | 85% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 LEAD URINE RANDOM File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $33.20 | $166.00 | $11.50–$149.40 | 80% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN · (901) 226-5000 LEAD URINE RANDOM File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $34.86 | $166.00 | $11.50–$149.40 | 79% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 LEAD URINE RANDOM File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $34.86 | $166.00 | $11.50–$149.40 | 79% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN LEAD URINE RANDOM File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $34.86 | $166.00 | $11.50–$149.40 | 79% |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Assay of Lead - Lead, Capillary Blood+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $36.74 | $167.00 | $5.09–$91.02 | 78% |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Assay of Lead - Lead 24hr Urine+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $36.74 | $167.00 | $5.09–$91.02 | 78% |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Assay of Lead - Lead 24hr Urine+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $36.74 | $167.00 | $5.09–$91.02 | 78% |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Assay of Lead - Lead 24hr Urine+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $36.74 | $167.00 | $5.09–$91.02 | 78% |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Assay of Lead - Lead 24hr Urine+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $36.74 | $167.00 | $5.09–$91.02 | 78% |
| Regional One Health Memphis, TN · (901) 545-7928 1501140000 - LEAD 83655 File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $39.60 | $61.59 | $9.69–$49.27 | 36% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 LEAD URINE+1 more line at this price File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $43.60 | $218.00 | $11.50–$196.20 | 80% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 LEAD BLOOD+1 more line at this price File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $45.78 | $218.00 | $11.50–$196.20 | 79% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN · (901) 226-5000 LEAD BLOOD+1 more line at this price File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $45.78 | $218.00 | $11.50–$196.20 | 79% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN LEAD BLOOD+1 more line at this price File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $45.78 | $218.00 | $11.50–$196.20 | 79% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 LEAD URINE File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $52.32 | $218.00 | $10.54–$196.20 | 76% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 LEAD BLOOD File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $60.48 | $252.00 | $10.54–$226.80 | 76% |
Outpatient: lowest $18.48, median $36.74, 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 12 of 12 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 lead test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lead test explained.