Electrd sq emblem s-icd 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

$8,893.50

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.

$26,950.00

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.

$4,200.00 with BCBS TN vs $18,000.00 with Galaxy Health Network — 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
BCBS TN Blue Care $4,200.00 ↓ -53%
Aetna Commercial $4,400.00 ↓ -51%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $5,600.00 ↓ -37%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $5,600.00 ↓ -37%
United Healthcare Options PPO $6,000.00 ↓ -33%
Cigna IFP $8,500.00 ↓ -4%
EHN Network Lease $9,000.00 ↑ +1%
Cigna HMO $10,000.00 ↑ +12%
Cigna OAP $10,000.00 ↑ +12%
Cigna POS $10,000.00 ↑ +12%
Cigna Local Plus $10,000.00 ↑ +12%
Ambetter Exchange $10,000.00 ↑ +12%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $12,000.00 ↑ +35%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $12,000.00 ↑ +35%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $12,000.00 ↑ +35%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $13,000.00 ↑ +46%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $14,000.00 ↑ +57%
NovaNet Network Lease $15,000.00 ↑ +69%
Beech Street PPO $15,000.00 ↑ +69%
National Provider Network PPO $16,000.00 ↑ +80%
Direct Care America PPO $16,000.00 ↑ +80%
MedSave USA Commercial $16,000.00 ↑ +80%
CCN Managed Care PPO $17,000.00 ↑ +91%
Initial Group PPO $17,600.00 ↑ +98%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $18,000.00 ↑ +102%

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Electrd sq emblem s-icd at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville $8,085.00 $682.50 – $2,925.00
Roane County Medical Center Harriman $6,600.00 $4,200.00 – $18,000.00
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville $5,800.00 $4,200.00 – $18,000.00
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge $6,600.00 $4,200.00 – $18,000.00
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville $6,400.00 $4,200.00 – $18,000.00
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown $6,000.00 $4,200.00 – $18,000.00

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