Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection major joint/bursa w/ultrasound guidance (both sides) at Cumberland Medical Center, Inc.

421 S Main St, Crossville, TN · Fsregional · · NPI 1871596403

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Aug 5, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$185.28

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$579.00

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The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$144.00 with Cigna vs $2,356.00 with BCBS TN — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Cigna IFP $144.00 ↓ -22%
Cigna Local Plus $145.00 ↓ -22%
Cigna POS $169.00 ↓ -9%
Cigna HMO $169.00 ↓ -9%
Cigna OAP $169.00 ↓ -9%
EHN Network Lease $260.55 ↑ +41%
Optum VA CCN $298.26 ↑ +61%
Tricare Humana Military $298.26 ↑ +61%
United Healthcare Tenncare $303.00 ↑ +64%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $307.21 ↑ +66%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $307.21 ↑ +66%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $307.21 ↑ +66%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $307.21 ↑ +66%
Humana DSNP $307.21 ↑ +66%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $307.90 ↑ +66%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $310.19 ↑ +67%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $310.19 ↑ +67%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $313.17 ↑ +69%
Devoted Health HMO $313.17 ↑ +69%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $313.17 ↑ +69%
United Healthcare DSNP $313.17 ↑ +69%
Devoted Health PPO $313.17 ↑ +69%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $313.17 ↑ +69%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $313.17 ↑ +69%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $313.17 ↑ +69%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $313.17 ↑ +69%
Cigna Medicare PPO $313.17 ↑ +69%
Cigna Medicare HMO $313.17 ↑ +69%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $313.17 ↑ +69%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $313.17 ↑ +69%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $313.17 ↑ +69%
Wellpoint DSNP $313.17 ↑ +69%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $313.17 ↑ +69%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $313.17 ↑ +69%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $313.17 ↑ +69%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $347.40 ↑ +88%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $376.35 ↑ +103%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $405.30 ↑ +119%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $433.00 ↑ +134%
NovaNet Network Lease $434.25 ↑ +134%
National Provider Network PPO $463.20 ↑ +150%
MedSave USA Commercial $463.20 ↑ +150%
Direct Care America PPO $463.20 ↑ +150%
Beech Street PPO $492.15 ↑ +166%
CCN Managed Care PPO $492.15 ↑ +166%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $509.00 ↑ +175%
Initial Group PPO $509.52 ↑ +175%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $521.10 ↑ +181%
United Healthcare Options PPO $623.00 ↑ +236%
Aetna Commercial $1,349.71 ↑ +628%
BCBS TN Blue Care $1,575.00 ↑ +750%
Ambetter Exchange $2,009.00 ↑ +984%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $2,356.00 ↑ +1172%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $2,356.00 ↑ +1172%

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Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection major joint/bursa w/ultrasound guidance (both sides) at other Tennessee hospitals

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Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $860.09 $45.00 – $2,225.50
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