Chromosome banding study 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

$56.00

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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$175.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

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.

$30.87 with Wellpoint vs $157.50 with Galaxy Health Network — 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
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $30.87 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Tenncare $52.65 ↓ -6%
United Healthcare Options PPO $68.60 ↑ +23%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $68.60 ↑ +23%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $68.60 ↑ +23%
Tricare Humana Military $73.47 ↑ +31%
Optum VA CCN $73.47 ↑ +31%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $75.67 ↑ +35%
Humana DSNP $75.67 ↑ +35%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $75.67 ↑ +35%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $75.67 ↑ +35%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $75.67 ↑ +35%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $76.41 ↑ +36%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $76.41 ↑ +36%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $77.14 ↑ +38%
Devoted Health HMO $77.14 ↑ +38%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $77.14 ↑ +38%
United Healthcare DSNP $77.14 ↑ +38%
Devoted Health PPO $77.14 ↑ +38%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $77.14 ↑ +38%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $77.14 ↑ +38%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $77.14 ↑ +38%
Cigna Medicare PPO $77.14 ↑ +38%
Cigna Medicare HMO $77.14 ↑ +38%
Wellpoint DSNP $77.14 ↑ +38%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $77.14 ↑ +38%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $77.14 ↑ +38%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $77.14 ↑ +38%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $77.14 ↑ +38%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $77.14 ↑ +38%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $77.14 ↑ +38%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $77.14 ↑ +38%
EHN Network Lease $78.75 ↑ +41%
BCBS TN Blue Care $95.28 ↑ +70%
Aetna Commercial $103.94 ↑ +86%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $105.00 ↑ +88%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $113.75 ↑ +103%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $122.50 ↑ +119%
Ambetter Exchange $124.17 ↑ +122%
NovaNet Network Lease $131.25 ↑ +134%
National Provider Network PPO $140.00 ↑ +150%
Direct Care America PPO $140.00 ↑ +150%
MedSave USA Commercial $140.00 ↑ +150%
Cigna IFP $140.15 ↑ +150%
Cigna Local Plus $140.76 ↑ +151%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $144.82 ↑ +159%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $144.82 ↑ +159%
Beech Street PPO $148.75 ↑ +166%
CCN Managed Care PPO $148.75 ↑ +166%
Cigna OAP $153.00 ↑ +173%
Cigna POS $153.00 ↑ +173%
Cigna HMO $153.00 ↑ +173%
Initial Group PPO $154.00 ↑ +175%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $157.50 ↑ +181%

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Chromosome banding study at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville $110.25 $30.87 – $157.50
Roane County Medical Center Harriman $57.75 $30.87 – $157.50
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville $61.05 $30.87 – $166.50
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown $52.50 $30.87 – $157.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $24.70 – $265.25
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $48.09 – $265.25
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta not published $48.09 – $265.25
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville not published $48.09 – $300.28

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