Consultation pathology during surgery frozen section first tissue block 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

$40.64

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$127.00

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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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$37.58 with BCBS TN vs $319.41 with Ambetter — 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

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

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 $37.58 ↓ -8%
Aetna Commercial $56.86 ↑ +40%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $57.11 ↑ +41%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $57.11 ↑ +41%
EHN Network Lease $57.15 ↑ +41%
United Healthcare Tenncare $58.12 ↑ +43%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $76.20 ↑ +88%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $82.55 ↑ +103%
Cigna IFP $85.05 ↑ +109%
Cigna Local Plus $85.42 ↑ +110%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $88.90 ↑ +119%
Cigna POS $92.85 ↑ +128%
Cigna OAP $92.85 ↑ +128%
Cigna HMO $92.85 ↑ +128%
NovaNet Network Lease $95.25 ↑ +134%
Direct Care America PPO $101.60 ↑ +150%
National Provider Network PPO $101.60 ↑ +150%
MedSave USA Commercial $101.60 ↑ +150%
Beech Street PPO $107.95 ↑ +166%
CCN Managed Care PPO $107.95 ↑ +166%
Initial Group PPO $111.76 ↑ +175%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $114.30 ↑ +181%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $143.31 ↑ +253%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $143.50 ↑ +253%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $143.50 ↑ +253%
United Healthcare Options PPO $143.50 ↑ +253%
Tricare Humana Military $165.55 ↑ +307%
Optum VA CCN $165.55 ↑ +307%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $170.52 ↑ +320%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $170.52 ↑ +320%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $170.52 ↑ +320%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $170.52 ↑ +320%
Humana DSNP $170.52 ↑ +320%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $172.17 ↑ +324%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $172.17 ↑ +324%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $173.83 ↑ +328%
Cigna Medicare PPO $173.83 ↑ +328%
Cigna Medicare HMO $173.83 ↑ +328%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $173.83 ↑ +328%
Wellpoint DSNP $173.83 ↑ +328%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $173.83 ↑ +328%
United Healthcare DSNP $173.83 ↑ +328%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $173.83 ↑ +328%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $173.83 ↑ +328%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $173.83 ↑ +328%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $173.83 ↑ +328%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $173.83 ↑ +328%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $173.83 ↑ +328%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $173.83 ↑ +328%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $173.83 ↑ +328%
Devoted Health HMO $173.83 ↑ +328%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $173.83 ↑ +328%
Devoted Health PPO $173.83 ↑ +328%
Ambetter Exchange $319.41 ↑ +686%

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Consultation pathology during surgery frozen section first tissue block at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $75.50 $16.30 – $229.75
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $137.94 $24.26 – $326.20
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $65.55 $16.30 – $312.94
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $197.12 $24.26 – $326.20
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $47.40 $18.91 – $346.58
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $75.50 $16.30 – $226.45
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $75.50 $16.30 – $226.45
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $75.50 $18.23 – $226.45

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