Intracranial limited study 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

$166.98

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$506.00

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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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$56.37 with United Healthcare vs $516.00 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
United Healthcare Tenncare $56.37 ↓ -66%
Tricare Humana Military $94.85 ↓ -43%
Optum VA CCN $94.85 ↓ -43%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $97.70 ↓ -41%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $97.70 ↓ -41%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $97.70 ↓ -41%
Humana DSNP $97.70 ↓ -41%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $97.70 ↓ -41%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $98.64 ↓ -41%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $98.64 ↓ -41%
Wellpoint DSNP $99.59 ↓ -40%
Devoted Health HMO $99.59 ↓ -40%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $99.59 ↓ -40%
United Healthcare DSNP $99.59 ↓ -40%
Devoted Health PPO $99.59 ↓ -40%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $99.59 ↓ -40%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $99.59 ↓ -40%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $99.59 ↓ -40%
Cigna Medicare PPO $99.59 ↓ -40%
Cigna Medicare HMO $99.59 ↓ -40%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $99.59 ↓ -40%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $99.59 ↓ -40%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $99.59 ↓ -40%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $99.59 ↓ -40%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $99.59 ↓ -40%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $99.59 ↓ -40%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $99.59 ↓ -40%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $99.59 ↓ -40%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $104.51 ↓ -37%
BCBS TN Blue Care $145.18 ↓ -13%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $166.95 ↓ -0%
Aetna Commercial $179.96 ↑ +8%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $181.47 ↑ +9%
EHN Network Lease $227.70 ↑ +36%
Cigna IFP $278.99 ↑ +67%
Cigna Local Plus $280.21 ↑ +68%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $303.60 ↑ +82%
Cigna HMO $304.58 ↑ +82%
Cigna OAP $304.58 ↑ +82%
Cigna POS $304.58 ↑ +82%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $328.90 ↑ +97%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $354.20 ↑ +112%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $360.00 ↑ +116%
Beech Street PPO $379.50 ↑ +127%
NovaNet Network Lease $379.50 ↑ +127%
MedSave USA Commercial $404.80 ↑ +142%
Direct Care America PPO $404.80 ↑ +142%
National Provider Network PPO $404.80 ↑ +142%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $424.00 ↑ +154%
CCN Managed Care PPO $430.10 ↑ +158%
Initial Group PPO $445.28 ↑ +167%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $455.40 ↑ +173%
Ambetter Exchange $496.80 ↑ +198%
United Healthcare Options PPO $516.00 ↑ +209%

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Intracranial limited study at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville not published $56.37 – $496.80
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $192.15 $91.66 – $370.37
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $125.80 $85.00 – $297.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $179.78 $89.25 – $297.50
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $229.50 $56.63 – $212.67
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $192.15 $91.66 – $370.37
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $229.50 $22.65 – $212.67
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $229.50 $37.75 – $238.03

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