Nerve conduction studies 5-6 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

$204.60

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$620.00

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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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$73.87 with BCBS TN vs $558.00 with Galaxy Health Network — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $73.87 ↓ -64%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $84.95 ↓ -58%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $92.34 ↓ -55%
United Healthcare Tenncare $116.16 ↓ -43%
Tricare Humana Military $195.90 ↓ -4%
Optum VA CCN $195.90 ↓ -4%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $201.78 ↓ -1%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $201.78 ↓ -1%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $201.78 ↓ -1%
Humana DSNP $201.78 ↓ -1%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $201.78 ↓ -1%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $203.74 ↓ -0%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $203.74 ↓ -0%
Cigna Medicare PPO $205.70 ↑ +1%
Cigna Medicare HMO $205.70 ↑ +1%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $205.70 ↑ +1%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $205.70 ↑ +1%
Wellpoint DSNP $205.70 ↑ +1%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $205.70 ↑ +1%
Devoted Health HMO $205.70 ↑ +1%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $205.70 ↑ +1%
United Healthcare DSNP $205.70 ↑ +1%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $205.70 ↑ +1%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $205.70 ↑ +1%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $205.70 ↑ +1%
Devoted Health PPO $205.70 ↑ +1%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $205.70 ↑ +1%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $205.70 ↑ +1%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $205.70 ↑ +1%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $205.70 ↑ +1%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $205.70 ↑ +1%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $236.00 ↑ +15%
Aetna Commercial $248.00 ↑ +21%
EHN Network Lease $279.00 ↑ +36%
United Healthcare Options PPO $310.00 ↑ +52%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $310.00 ↑ +52%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $310.00 ↑ +52%
Cigna Local Plus $314.96 ↑ +54%
Cigna IFP $314.96 ↑ +54%
Cigna OAP $370.76 ↑ +81%
Cigna HMO $370.76 ↑ +81%
Cigna POS $370.76 ↑ +81%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $372.00 ↑ +82%
Ambetter Exchange $372.00 ↑ +82%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $403.00 ↑ +97%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $434.00 ↑ +112%
Beech Street PPO $465.00 ↑ +127%
NovaNet Network Lease $465.00 ↑ +127%
National Provider Network PPO $496.00 ↑ +142%
Direct Care America PPO $496.00 ↑ +142%
MedSave USA Commercial $496.00 ↑ +142%
CCN Managed Care PPO $527.00 ↑ +158%
Initial Group PPO $545.60 ↑ +167%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $558.00 ↑ +173%

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Nerve conduction studies 5-6 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville $221.70 $73.87 – $558.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $726.89 $48.15 – $417.52
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $384.51 $71.66 – $909.30
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $549.48 $71.66 – $909.30
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $51.75 $38.80 – $439.24
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $51.75 $15.52 – $439.24
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $51.75 $25.87 – $446.54
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $51.75 $38.80 – $427.38

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