Arthrocentesis aspir+/injection small jt/bursa with Ultrasound 20604 at Parkwest Medical Center

9352 Park West Blvd, Knoxville, TN · Fsregional · · NPI 1396739165

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Aug 5, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$141.00

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$470.00

Gross charge

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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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$68.28 with Aetna vs $2,009.00 with Ambetter — 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
Aetna Commercial $68.28 ↓ -52%
Cigna IFP $144.00 ↑ +2%
Cigna Local Plus $145.00 ↑ +3%
Cigna OAP $169.00 ↑ +20%
Cigna POS $169.00 ↑ +20%
Cigna HMO $169.00 ↑ +20%
EHN Network Lease $211.50 ↑ +50%
Tricare Humana Military $278.49 ↑ +98%
Optum VA CCN $278.49 ↑ +98%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $282.00 ↑ +100%
Humana DSNP $286.84 ↑ +103%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $286.84 ↑ +103%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $286.84 ↑ +103%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $286.84 ↑ +103%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $286.84 ↑ +103%
Humana Medicare Advantage $286.84 ↑ +103%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $289.63 ↑ +105%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $289.63 ↑ +105%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $292.41 ↑ +107%
Devoted Health HMO $292.41 ↑ +107%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $292.41 ↑ +107%
American Health Plan ISNP $292.41 ↑ +107%
United Healthcare DSNP $292.41 ↑ +107%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $292.41 ↑ +107%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $292.41 ↑ +107%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $292.41 ↑ +107%
Cigna Medicare PPO $292.41 ↑ +107%
Cigna Medicare HMO $292.41 ↑ +107%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $292.41 ↑ +107%
Wellpoint DSNP $292.41 ↑ +107%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $292.41 ↑ +107%
NHC Advantage ISNP $292.41 ↑ +107%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $292.41 ↑ +107%
Devoted Health PPO $292.41 ↑ +107%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $292.41 ↑ +107%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $292.41 ↑ +107%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $292.41 ↑ +107%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $292.41 ↑ +107%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $305.50 ↑ +117%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $307.90 ↑ +118%
United Healthcare Tenncare $317.00 ↑ +125%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $329.00 ↑ +133%
NovaNet Network Lease $352.50 ↑ +150%
Beech Street PPO $352.50 ↑ +150%
Direct Care America PPO $376.00 ↑ +167%
MedSave USA Commercial $376.00 ↑ +167%
Cigna BHO $376.00 ↑ +167%
National Provider Network PPO $376.00 ↑ +167%
CCN Managed Care PPO $399.50 ↑ +183%
Initial Group PPO $413.60 ↑ +193%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $423.00 ↑ +200%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $433.00 ↑ +207%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $509.00 ↑ +261%
United Healthcare Options PPO $624.00 ↑ +343%
BCBS TN Blue Care $1,575.00 ↑ +1017%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $1,685.00 ↑ +1095%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $1,887.00 ↑ +1238%
Ambetter Exchange $2,009.00 ↑ +1325%

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Arthrocentesis aspir+/injection small jt/bursa with Ultrasound 20604 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville $155.10 $211.50 – $423.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $860.48 $45.00 – $2,225.50
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $178.20 $232.44 – $624.42
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $860.48 $45.00 – $2,225.50
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $174.57 $344.21 – $644.94
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $178.20 $207.85 – $624.42
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $178.20 $291.19 – $698.86
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $178.20 $204.42 – $614.23

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