Injection radioactive tracer sentinel node (both sides) at Roane County Medical Center

8045 Roane Medical Center Dr, Harriman, TN · Fsregional · · NPI 1700036696

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Aug 5, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$269.94

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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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$818.00

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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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$205.00 with United Healthcare vs $2,356.00 with BCBS TN — same scan, same building. Share

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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
United Healthcare Tenncare $205.00 ↓ -24%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $307.90 ↑ +14%
Tricare Humana Military $362.70 ↑ +34%
Optum VA CCN $362.70 ↑ +34%
EHN Network Lease $368.10 ↑ +36%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $373.58 ↑ +38%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $373.58 ↑ +38%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $373.58 ↑ +38%
Humana DSNP $373.58 ↑ +38%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $373.58 ↑ +38%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $377.21 ↑ +40%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $377.21 ↑ +40%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $380.84 ↑ +41%
Devoted Health HMO $380.84 ↑ +41%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $380.84 ↑ +41%
United Healthcare DSNP $380.84 ↑ +41%
Devoted Health PPO $380.84 ↑ +41%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $380.84 ↑ +41%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $380.84 ↑ +41%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $380.84 ↑ +41%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $380.84 ↑ +41%
Wellpoint DSNP $380.84 ↑ +41%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $380.84 ↑ +41%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $380.84 ↑ +41%
Cigna Medicare PPO $380.84 ↑ +41%
Cigna Medicare HMO $380.84 ↑ +41%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $380.84 ↑ +41%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $380.84 ↑ +41%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $380.84 ↑ +41%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $380.84 ↑ +41%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $433.00 ↑ +60%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $490.80 ↑ +82%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $509.00 ↑ +89%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $531.70 ↑ +97%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $572.60 ↑ +112%
NovaNet Network Lease $613.50 ↑ +127%
United Healthcare Options PPO $624.00 ↑ +131%
Direct Care America PPO $654.40 ↑ +142%
MedSave USA Commercial $654.40 ↑ +142%
National Provider Network PPO $654.40 ↑ +142%
CCN Managed Care PPO $695.30 ↑ +158%
Beech Street PPO $695.30 ↑ +158%
Initial Group PPO $719.84 ↑ +167%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $736.20 ↑ +173%
BCBS TN Blue Care $1,155.00 ↑ +328%
Cigna IFP $1,250.00 ↑ +363%
Ambetter Exchange $1,308.00 ↑ +385%
Aetna Commercial $1,349.71 ↑ +400%
Cigna Local Plus $1,532.00 ↑ +468%
Cigna HMO $1,802.00 ↑ +568%
Cigna OAP $1,802.00 ↑ +568%
Cigna POS $1,802.00 ↑ +568%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $2,356.00 ↑ +773%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $2,356.00 ↑ +773%

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Injection radioactive tracer sentinel node (both sides) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $347.75 $346.35 – $1,141.72
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $290.97 $196.60 – $688.10
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $184.00 $319.22 – $733.84
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $415.81 $206.43 – $688.10
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $482.85 $331.93 – $813.24
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $347.75 $140.14 – $1,004.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $347.75 $140.14 – $1,004.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $347.75 $140.14 – $1,004.50

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