Brace knee extender plus 22-30in at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center

1901 Clinch Ave, Knoxville, TN · Fsregional · · NPI 1942294814

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

$1,848.00

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$5,600.00

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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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$132.45 with BCBS TN vs $978.09 with Blue Cross of 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
BCBS TN Blue Care $132.45 ↓ -93%
Aetna Commercial $138.75 ↓ -92%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $176.60 ↓ -90%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $176.60 ↓ -90%
United Healthcare Options PPO $189.21 ↓ -90%
Cigna IFP $268.05 ↓ -85%
EHN Network Lease $283.82 ↓ -85%
Cigna HMO $315.36 ↓ -83%
Cigna Local Plus $315.36 ↓ -83%
Cigna POS $315.36 ↓ -83%
Cigna OAP $315.36 ↓ -83%
Ambetter Exchange $315.36 ↓ -83%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $378.43 ↓ -80%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $378.43 ↓ -80%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $378.43 ↓ -80%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $409.96 ↓ -78%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $441.50 ↓ -76%
NovaNet Network Lease $473.04 ↓ -74%
Beech Street PPO $473.04 ↓ -74%
Direct Care America PPO $504.57 ↓ -73%
National Provider Network PPO $504.57 ↓ -73%
MedSave USA Commercial $504.57 ↓ -73%
CCN Managed Care PPO $536.11 ↓ -71%
Initial Group PPO $555.03 ↓ -70%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $567.64 ↓ -69%
Tricare Humana Military $931.51 ↓ -50%
Optum VA CCN $931.51 ↓ -50%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $959.46 ↓ -48%
Humana DSNP $959.46 ↓ -48%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $959.46 ↓ -48%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $959.46 ↓ -48%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $959.46 ↓ -48%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $968.77 ↓ -48%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $968.77 ↓ -48%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $978.09 ↓ -47%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $978.09 ↓ -47%
Devoted Health PPO $978.09 ↓ -47%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $978.09 ↓ -47%
Devoted Health HMO $978.09 ↓ -47%
Cigna Medicare HMO $978.09 ↓ -47%
Cigna Medicare PPO $978.09 ↓ -47%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $978.09 ↓ -47%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $978.09 ↓ -47%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $978.09 ↓ -47%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $978.09 ↓ -47%
Wellpoint DSNP $978.09 ↓ -47%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $978.09 ↓ -47%
United Healthcare DSNP $978.09 ↓ -47%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $978.09 ↓ -47%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $978.09 ↓ -47%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $978.09 ↓ -47%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $978.09 ↓ -47%

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Brace knee extender plus 22-30in at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville $1,680.00 $171.93 – $978.09
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $133.07 $707.92 – $1,933.21
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $204.04 $707.92 – $707.92
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $133.07 $707.92 – $1,933.21
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $133.07 $707.92 – $1,933.21
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $133.07 $707.92 – $1,933.21
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $133.07 $707.92 – $1,933.21
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $133.07 $707.92 – $1,933.21

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