Surgical pathology level 5 gross & microscopic examination 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

$211.86

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.

$642.00

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.

$85.80 with United Healthcare vs $875.82 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
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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 $85.80 ↓ -60%
BCBS TN Blue Care $209.91 ↓ -1%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $264.26 ↑ +25%
Aetna Commercial $278.81 ↑ +32%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $283.41 ↑ +34%
United Healthcare Options PPO $283.41 ↑ +34%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $283.41 ↑ +34%
EHN Network Lease $288.90 ↑ +36%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $319.07 ↑ +51%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $319.07 ↑ +51%
Tricare Humana Military $325.21 ↑ +54%
Optum VA CCN $325.21 ↑ +54%
Humana DSNP $334.97 ↑ +58%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $334.97 ↑ +58%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $334.97 ↑ +58%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $334.97 ↑ +58%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $334.97 ↑ +58%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $338.22 ↑ +60%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $338.22 ↑ +60%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $341.47 ↑ +61%
Devoted Health HMO $341.47 ↑ +61%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $341.47 ↑ +61%
United Healthcare DSNP $341.47 ↑ +61%
Devoted Health PPO $341.47 ↑ +61%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $341.47 ↑ +61%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $341.47 ↑ +61%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $341.47 ↑ +61%
Cigna Medicare PPO $341.47 ↑ +61%
Cigna Medicare HMO $341.47 ↑ +61%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $341.47 ↑ +61%
Wellpoint DSNP $341.47 ↑ +61%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $341.47 ↑ +61%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $341.47 ↑ +61%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $341.47 ↑ +61%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $341.47 ↑ +61%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $341.47 ↑ +61%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $341.47 ↑ +61%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $385.20 ↑ +82%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $417.30 ↑ +97%
Cigna IFP $432.44 ↑ +104%
Cigna Local Plus $434.33 ↑ +105%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $449.40 ↑ +112%
Cigna OAP $472.10 ↑ +123%
Cigna HMO $472.10 ↑ +123%
Cigna POS $472.10 ↑ +123%
NovaNet Network Lease $481.50 ↑ +127%
National Provider Network PPO $513.60 ↑ +142%
Direct Care America PPO $513.60 ↑ +142%
MedSave USA Commercial $513.60 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $545.70 ↑ +158%
CCN Managed Care PPO $545.70 ↑ +158%
Initial Group PPO $564.96 ↑ +167%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $577.80 ↑ +173%
Ambetter Exchange $875.82 ↑ +313%

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Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $161.76 $22.20 – $570.20
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