Brace knee extender plus 22-30in 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

$1,680.00

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$5,600.00

Gross charge

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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.

$171.93 with BCBS TN vs $978.09 with Devoted Health — 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 $171.93 ↓ -90%
Aetna Commercial $180.12 ↓ -89%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $229.24 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $229.24 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Options PPO $245.61 ↓ -85%
Cigna IFP $347.96 ↓ -79%
EHN Network Lease $368.42 ↓ -78%
Ambetter Exchange $409.36 ↓ -76%
Cigna Local Plus $409.36 ↓ -76%
Cigna POS $409.36 ↓ -76%
Cigna OAP $409.36 ↓ -76%
Cigna HMO $409.36 ↓ -76%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $491.23 ↓ -71%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $491.23 ↓ -71%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $491.23 ↓ -71%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $532.17 ↓ -68%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $573.11 ↓ -66%
NovaNet Network Lease $614.04 ↓ -63%
Beech Street PPO $614.04 ↓ -63%
National Provider Network PPO $654.98 ↓ -61%
MedSave USA Commercial $654.98 ↓ -61%
Direct Care America PPO $654.98 ↓ -61%
Cigna BHO $654.98 ↓ -61%
CCN Managed Care PPO $695.92 ↓ -59%
Initial Group PPO $720.48 ↓ -57%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $736.85 ↓ -56%
Optum VA CCN $931.51 ↓ -45%
Tricare Humana Military $931.51 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $959.46 ↓ -43%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $959.46 ↓ -43%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $959.46 ↓ -43%
Humana DSNP $959.46 ↓ -43%
Humana Medicare Advantage $959.46 ↓ -43%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $959.46 ↓ -43%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $968.77 ↓ -42%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $968.77 ↓ -42%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $978.09 ↓ -42%
Devoted Health PPO $978.09 ↓ -42%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $978.09 ↓ -42%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $978.09 ↓ -42%
Cigna Medicare PPO $978.09 ↓ -42%
Cigna Medicare HMO $978.09 ↓ -42%
United Healthcare DSNP $978.09 ↓ -42%
American Health Plan ISNP $978.09 ↓ -42%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $978.09 ↓ -42%
Wellpoint DSNP $978.09 ↓ -42%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $978.09 ↓ -42%
NHC Advantage ISNP $978.09 ↓ -42%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $978.09 ↓ -42%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $978.09 ↓ -42%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $978.09 ↓ -42%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $978.09 ↓ -42%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $978.09 ↓ -42%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $978.09 ↓ -42%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $978.09 ↓ -42%
Devoted Health HMO $978.09 ↓ -42%

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Brace knee extender plus 22-30in at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville $1,848.00 $132.45 – $978.09
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $133.07 $707.92 – $1,933.21
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $204.04 $707.92 – $707.92
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $133.07 $707.92 – $1,933.21
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $133.07 $707.92 – $1,933.21
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $133.07 $707.92 – $1,933.21
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $133.07 $707.92 – $1,933.21
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $133.07 $707.92 – $1,933.21

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