Echo exam of fetal heart 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

$93.39

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$283.00

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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.

$47.88 with BCBS TN vs $645.00 with United Healthcare — 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 $47.88 ↓ -49%
Aetna Commercial $65.54 ↓ -30%
Tricare Humana Military $94.85 ↑ +2%
Optum VA CCN $94.85 ↑ +2%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $97.70 ↑ +5%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $97.70 ↑ +5%
Humana DSNP $97.70 ↑ +5%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $97.70 ↑ +5%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $97.70 ↑ +5%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $98.64 ↑ +6%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $98.64 ↑ +6%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $99.59 ↑ +7%
Devoted Health HMO $99.59 ↑ +7%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $99.59 ↑ +7%
United Healthcare DSNP $99.59 ↑ +7%
Devoted Health PPO $99.59 ↑ +7%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $99.59 ↑ +7%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $99.59 ↑ +7%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $99.59 ↑ +7%
Cigna Medicare PPO $99.59 ↑ +7%
Cigna Medicare HMO $99.59 ↑ +7%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $99.59 ↑ +7%
Wellpoint DSNP $99.59 ↑ +7%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $99.59 ↑ +7%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $99.59 ↑ +7%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $99.59 ↑ +7%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $99.59 ↑ +7%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $99.59 ↑ +7%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $99.59 ↑ +7%
EHN Network Lease $102.60 ↑ +10%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $104.51 ↑ +12%
United Healthcare Tenncare $105.33 ↑ +13%
Cigna IFP $115.82 ↑ +24%
Cigna Local Plus $115.82 ↑ +24%
Cigna OAP $136.34 ↑ +46%
Cigna HMO $136.34 ↑ +46%
Cigna POS $136.34 ↑ +46%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $136.80 ↑ +46%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $136.80 ↑ +46%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $136.80 ↑ +46%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $148.20 ↑ +59%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $159.60 ↑ +71%
Beech Street PPO $171.00 ↑ +83%
NovaNet Network Lease $171.00 ↑ +83%
MedSave USA Commercial $182.40 ↑ +95%
Direct Care America PPO $182.40 ↑ +95%
National Provider Network PPO $182.40 ↑ +95%
CCN Managed Care PPO $193.80 ↑ +108%
Initial Group PPO $200.64 ↑ +115%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $205.20 ↑ +120%
Ambetter Exchange $221.78 ↑ +137%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $450.00 ↑ +382%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $529.00 ↑ +466%
United Healthcare Options PPO $645.00 ↑ +591%

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Echo exam of fetal heart at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville $84.90 $59.43 – $254.70
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $101.55 $56.63 – $212.67
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $101.55 $22.65 – $212.67
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $101.55 $37.75 – $238.03
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $101.55 $56.63 – $206.93
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $101.55 $37.75 – $238.03
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $145.53 $49.04 – $194.76
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $101.55 $56.63 – $227.64

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