External chromosome analysis 20-25 cells 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

$118.47

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.

$359.00

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.

$65.07 with Wellpoint vs $323.40 with Cigna — 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
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $65.07 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Tenncare $79.72 ↓ -33%
United Healthcare Options PPO $144.61 ↑ +22%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $144.61 ↑ +22%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $144.61 ↑ +22%
Tricare Humana Military $144.61 ↑ +22%
Optum VA CCN $144.61 ↑ +22%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $148.95 ↑ +26%
Humana DSNP $148.95 ↑ +26%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $148.95 ↑ +26%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $148.95 ↑ +26%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $148.95 ↑ +26%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $150.39 ↑ +27%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $150.39 ↑ +27%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $151.84 ↑ +28%
Devoted Health HMO $151.84 ↑ +28%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $151.84 ↑ +28%
United Healthcare DSNP $151.84 ↑ +28%
Devoted Health PPO $151.84 ↑ +28%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $151.84 ↑ +28%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $151.84 ↑ +28%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $151.84 ↑ +28%
Cigna Medicare PPO $151.84 ↑ +28%
Cigna Medicare HMO $151.84 ↑ +28%
Wellpoint DSNP $151.84 ↑ +28%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $151.84 ↑ +28%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $151.84 ↑ +28%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $151.84 ↑ +28%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $151.84 ↑ +28%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $151.84 ↑ +28%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $151.84 ↑ +28%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $151.84 ↑ +28%
EHN Network Lease $161.55 ↑ +36%
BCBS TN Blue Care $180.76 ↑ +53%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $215.40 ↑ +82%
Aetna Commercial $219.11 ↑ +85%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $233.35 ↑ +97%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $251.30 ↑ +112%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $253.07 ↑ +114%
Ambetter Exchange $261.74 ↑ +121%
Beech Street PPO $269.25 ↑ +127%
NovaNet Network Lease $269.25 ↑ +127%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $274.76 ↑ +132%
National Provider Network PPO $287.20 ↑ +142%
Direct Care America PPO $287.20 ↑ +142%
MedSave USA Commercial $287.20 ↑ +142%
Cigna IFP $296.23 ↑ +150%
Cigna Local Plus $297.53 ↑ +151%
CCN Managed Care PPO $305.15 ↑ +158%
Initial Group PPO $315.92 ↑ +167%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $323.10 ↑ +173%
Cigna POS $323.40 ↑ +173%
Cigna HMO $323.40 ↑ +173%
Cigna OAP $323.40 ↑ +173%

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External chromosome analysis 20-25 cells at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville $252.00 $65.07 – $323.10
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $657.29 $52.06 – $481.98
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $194.77 $110.72 – $460.60
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $278.34 $110.72 – $460.60
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $218.25 $72.31 – $315.25
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $657.29 $87.39 – $481.98
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $657.29 $87.39 – $481.98
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $657.29 $87.39 – $481.98

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