CT t-spine w /wo contrast 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

$870.72

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$2,721.00

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.

$148.28 with United Healthcare vs $2,448.90 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
United Healthcare Tenncare $148.28 ↓ -83%
Tricare Humana Military $170.44 ↓ -80%
Optum VA CCN $170.44 ↓ -80%
Humana DSNP $175.55 ↓ -80%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $175.55 ↓ -80%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $175.55 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $175.55 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $175.55 ↓ -80%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $177.26 ↓ -80%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $177.26 ↓ -80%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $178.96 ↓ -79%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $178.96 ↓ -79%
Cigna Medicare PPO $178.96 ↓ -79%
Cigna Medicare HMO $178.96 ↓ -79%
Devoted Health HMO $178.96 ↓ -79%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $178.96 ↓ -79%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $178.96 ↓ -79%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $178.96 ↓ -79%
United Healthcare DSNP $178.96 ↓ -79%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $178.96 ↓ -79%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $178.96 ↓ -79%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $178.96 ↓ -79%
Devoted Health PPO $178.96 ↓ -79%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $178.96 ↓ -79%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $178.96 ↓ -79%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $178.96 ↓ -79%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $178.96 ↓ -79%
Wellpoint DSNP $178.96 ↓ -79%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $181.97 ↓ -79%
BCBS TN Blue Care $234.84 ↓ -73%
Cigna Local Plus $279.00 ↓ -68%
Cigna HMO $279.00 ↓ -68%
Cigna OAP $279.00 ↓ -68%
Cigna POS $279.00 ↓ -68%
Cigna IFP $287.00 ↓ -67%
Aetna Commercial $415.80 ↓ -52%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $548.00 ↓ -37%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $548.00 ↓ -37%
Ambetter Exchange $639.00 ↓ -27%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $833.00 ↓ -4%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $980.00 ↑ +13%
United Healthcare Options PPO $1,146.00 ↑ +32%
EHN Network Lease $1,224.45 ↑ +41%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $1,632.60 ↑ +88%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $1,768.65 ↑ +103%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $1,904.70 ↑ +119%
NovaNet Network Lease $2,040.75 ↑ +134%
Direct Care America PPO $2,176.80 ↑ +150%
MedSave USA Commercial $2,176.80 ↑ +150%
National Provider Network PPO $2,176.80 ↑ +150%
Beech Street PPO $2,312.85 ↑ +166%
CCN Managed Care PPO $2,312.85 ↑ +166%
Initial Group PPO $2,394.48 ↑ +175%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2,448.90 ↑ +181%

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CT t-spine w /wo contrast at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $835.10 $153.44 – $773.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,507.83 $176.05 – $3,565.80
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $900.22 $141.42 – $325.10
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $2,154.77 $176.05 – $3,565.80
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $587.70 $163.67 – $406.92
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $834.83 $151.23 – $773.80
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $834.83 $153.44 – $800.47
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $576.61 $167.05 – $463.64

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