Passy muir valve metal trach 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

$62.04

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.

$188.00

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.

$39.48 with BCBS TN vs $188.39 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
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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 $39.48 ↓ -36%
Aetna Commercial $41.36 ↓ -33%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $52.64 ↓ -15%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $52.64 ↓ -15%
United Healthcare Options PPO $56.40 ↓ -9%
Cigna IFP $79.90 ↑ +29%
EHN Network Lease $84.60 ↑ +36%
Ambetter Exchange $94.00 ↑ +52%
Cigna Local Plus $94.00 ↑ +52%
Cigna POS $94.00 ↑ +52%
Cigna OAP $94.00 ↑ +52%
Cigna HMO $94.00 ↑ +52%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $112.80 ↑ +82%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $112.80 ↑ +82%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $112.80 ↑ +82%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $122.20 ↑ +97%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $131.60 ↑ +112%
NovaNet Network Lease $141.00 ↑ +127%
Beech Street PPO $141.00 ↑ +127%
Direct Care America PPO $150.40 ↑ +142%
MedSave USA Commercial $150.40 ↑ +142%
National Provider Network PPO $150.40 ↑ +142%
CCN Managed Care PPO $159.80 ↑ +158%
Initial Group PPO $165.44 ↑ +167%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $169.20 ↑ +173%
Optum VA CCN $179.42 ↑ +189%
Tricare Humana Military $179.42 ↑ +189%
Humana DSNP $184.80 ↑ +198%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $184.80 ↑ +198%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $184.80 ↑ +198%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $184.80 ↑ +198%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $184.80 ↑ +198%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $186.60 ↑ +201%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $186.60 ↑ +201%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $188.39 ↑ +204%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $188.39 ↑ +204%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $188.39 ↑ +204%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $188.39 ↑ +204%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $188.39 ↑ +204%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $188.39 ↑ +204%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $188.39 ↑ +204%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $188.39 ↑ +204%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $188.39 ↑ +204%
Cigna Medicare HMO $188.39 ↑ +204%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $188.39 ↑ +204%
Devoted Health HMO $188.39 ↑ +204%
Devoted Health PPO $188.39 ↑ +204%
Cigna Medicare PPO $188.39 ↑ +204%
Wellpoint DSNP $188.39 ↑ +204%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $188.39 ↑ +204%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $188.39 ↑ +204%
United Healthcare DSNP $188.39 ↑ +204%

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Passy muir valve metal trach at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville $56.40 $39.48 – $188.39
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $682.50 $233.54 – $509.11
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $1,046.49 $179.42 – $496.13
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $682.50 $187.06 – $438.48
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $682.50 $179.42 – $438.48
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $682.50 $219.52 – $509.11
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $682.50 $179.42 – $438.48
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $682.50 $179.42 – $509.11

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