Inj cntr knee arthro incl ct/mri 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

$252.78

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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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$766.00

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.

$131.00 with BCBS TN vs $3,419.00 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
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $131.00 ↓ -48%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $155.00 ↓ -39%
EHN Network Lease $172.80 ↓ -32%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $230.40 ↓ -9%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $249.60 ↓ -1%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $268.80 ↑ +6%
NovaNet Network Lease $288.00 ↑ +14%
Beech Street PPO $288.00 ↑ +14%
United Healthcare Tenncare $293.00 ↑ +16%
Direct Care America PPO $307.20 ↑ +22%
National Provider Network PPO $307.20 ↑ +22%
MedSave USA Commercial $307.20 ↑ +22%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $307.90 ↑ +22%
CCN Managed Care PPO $326.40 ↑ +29%
Initial Group PPO $337.92 ↑ +34%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $345.60 ↑ +37%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $433.00 ↑ +71%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $509.00 ↑ +101%
United Healthcare Options PPO $624.00 ↑ +147%
Aetna Commercial $1,349.71 ↑ +434%
BCBS TN Blue Care $1,575.00 ↑ +523%
Ambetter Exchange $2,009.00 ↑ +695%
Cigna IFP $2,372.00 ↑ +838%
Cigna Local Plus $2,857.00 ↑ +1030%
Cigna HMO $3,419.00 ↑ +1253%
Cigna OAP $3,419.00 ↑ +1253%
Cigna POS $3,419.00 ↑ +1253%

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Inj cntr knee arthro incl ct/mri at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville $229.80 $58.87 – $58.87
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $297.19 $128.60 – $450.10
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $424.70 $135.03 – $450.10
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $169.05 $438.84 – $456.39
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $169.05 $476.19 – $476.19
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $169.05 $446.13 – $454.80
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $169.05 $476.19 – $495.24
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $169.05 $433.14 – $454.80

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