Fl exam g/colon tube w 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

$117.12

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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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$366.00

Gross charge

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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

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 ↑ +23%
Cigna Local Plus $145.00 ↑ +24%
EHN Network Lease $164.70 ↑ +41%
Cigna HMO $169.00 ↑ +44%
Cigna OAP $169.00 ↑ +44%
Cigna POS $169.00 ↑ +44%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $219.60 ↑ +88%
Optum VA CCN $231.85 ↑ +98%
Tricare Humana Military $231.85 ↑ +98%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $237.90 ↑ +103%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $238.81 ↑ +104%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $238.81 ↑ +104%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $238.81 ↑ +104%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $238.81 ↑ +104%
Humana DSNP $238.81 ↑ +104%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $241.12 ↑ +106%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $241.12 ↑ +106%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $243.44 ↑ +108%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $243.44 ↑ +108%
Devoted Health HMO $243.44 ↑ +108%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $243.44 ↑ +108%
United Healthcare DSNP $243.44 ↑ +108%
Devoted Health PPO $243.44 ↑ +108%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $243.44 ↑ +108%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $243.44 ↑ +108%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $243.44 ↑ +108%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $243.44 ↑ +108%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $243.44 ↑ +108%
Cigna Medicare PPO $243.44 ↑ +108%
Cigna Medicare HMO $243.44 ↑ +108%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $243.44 ↑ +108%
Wellpoint DSNP $243.44 ↑ +108%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $243.44 ↑ +108%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $243.44 ↑ +108%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $243.44 ↑ +108%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $256.20 ↑ +119%
NovaNet Network Lease $274.50 ↑ +134%
National Provider Network PPO $292.80 ↑ +150%
Direct Care America PPO $292.80 ↑ +150%
MedSave USA Commercial $292.80 ↑ +150%
United Healthcare Tenncare $303.00 ↑ +159%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $307.90 ↑ +163%
Beech Street PPO $311.10 ↑ +166%
CCN Managed Care PPO $311.10 ↑ +166%
Initial Group PPO $322.08 ↑ +175%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $329.40 ↑ +181%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $433.00 ↑ +270%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $509.00 ↑ +335%
United Healthcare Options PPO $623.00 ↑ +432%
BCBS TN Blue Care $1,155.00 ↑ +886%
Aetna Commercial $1,349.71 ↑ +1052%
Ambetter Exchange $2,009.00 ↑ +1615%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $2,356.00 ↑ +1912%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $2,356.00 ↑ +1912%

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Fl exam g/colon tube w contrast at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $307.31 $45.00 – $2,225.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $465.61 $314.60 – $1,101.10
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $159.39 $192.03 – $441.44
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $665.38 $330.33 – $1,101.10
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $228.45 $147.49 – $485.38
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $307.08 $45.00 – $2,225.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $307.08 $45.00 – $2,225.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $307.08 $45.00 – $2,225.50

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