Consultation pathology during surgery cytological exam initial site 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

$31.36

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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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$98.00

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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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$28.65 with BCBS TN vs $822.01 with HealthSpring — 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
BCBS TN Blue Care $28.65 ↓ -9%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $43.55 ↑ +39%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $43.55 ↑ +39%
EHN Network Lease $44.10 ↑ +41%
Aetna Commercial $45.53 ↑ +45%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $58.80 ↑ +88%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $63.70 ↑ +103%
Cigna IFP $66.32 ↑ +111%
Cigna Local Plus $66.61 ↑ +112%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $68.60 ↑ +119%
Cigna POS $72.40 ↑ +131%
Cigna OAP $72.40 ↑ +131%
Cigna HMO $72.40 ↑ +131%
NovaNet Network Lease $73.50 ↑ +134%
Direct Care America PPO $78.40 ↑ +150%
National Provider Network PPO $78.40 ↑ +150%
MedSave USA Commercial $78.40 ↑ +150%
Beech Street PPO $83.30 ↑ +166%
CCN Managed Care PPO $83.30 ↑ +166%
Initial Group PPO $86.24 ↑ +175%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $88.20 ↑ +181%
United Healthcare Tenncare $254.10 ↑ +710%
Ambetter Exchange $292.92 ↑ +834%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $627.35 ↑ +1900%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $628.20 ↑ +1903%
United Healthcare Options PPO $628.20 ↑ +1903%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $628.20 ↑ +1903%
Tricare Humana Military $782.87 ↑ +2396%
Optum VA CCN $782.87 ↑ +2396%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $806.36 ↑ +2471%
Humana DSNP $806.36 ↑ +2471%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $806.36 ↑ +2471%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $806.36 ↑ +2471%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $806.36 ↑ +2471%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $814.18 ↑ +2496%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $814.18 ↑ +2496%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $822.01 ↑ +2521%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $822.01 ↑ +2521%
Cigna Medicare PPO $822.01 ↑ +2521%
Cigna Medicare HMO $822.01 ↑ +2521%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $822.01 ↑ +2521%
Wellpoint DSNP $822.01 ↑ +2521%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $822.01 ↑ +2521%
United Healthcare DSNP $822.01 ↑ +2521%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $822.01 ↑ +2521%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $822.01 ↑ +2521%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $822.01 ↑ +2521%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $822.01 ↑ +2521%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $822.01 ↑ +2521%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $822.01 ↑ +2521%
Devoted Health PPO $822.01 ↑ +2521%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $822.01 ↑ +2521%
Devoted Health HMO $822.01 ↑ +2521%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $822.01 ↑ +2521%

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Consultation pathology during surgery cytological exam initial site at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $368.46 $15.67 – $1,095.29
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $782.92 $23.32 – $1,851.50
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $242.42 $15.67 – $1,491.86
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,118.84 $23.32 – $1,851.50
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $207.75 $15.37 – $1,638.95
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $364.01 $8.45 – $1,079.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $364.01 $8.45 – $1,079.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $368.46 $15.67 – $1,095.29

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