Ecg external < 48 hours scanning analysis w/report 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

$104.10

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.

$347.00

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.

$39.97 with BCBS TN vs $709.00 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
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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 $39.97 ↓ -62%
Aetna Commercial $42.86 ↓ -59%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $45.97 ↓ -56%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $49.97 ↓ -52%
United Healthcare Tenncare $50.01 ↓ -52%
Tricare Humana Military $53.52 ↓ -49%
Optum VA CCN $53.52 ↓ -49%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $55.13 ↓ -47%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $55.13 ↓ -47%
Humana Medicare Advantage $55.13 ↓ -47%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $55.13 ↓ -47%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $55.13 ↓ -47%
Humana DSNP $55.13 ↓ -47%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $55.66 ↓ -47%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $55.66 ↓ -47%
Devoted Health PPO $56.20 ↓ -46%
Devoted Health HMO $56.20 ↓ -46%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $56.20 ↓ -46%
Wellpoint DSNP $56.20 ↓ -46%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $56.20 ↓ -46%
NHC Advantage ISNP $56.20 ↓ -46%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $56.20 ↓ -46%
American Health Plan ISNP $56.20 ↓ -46%
United Healthcare DSNP $56.20 ↓ -46%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $56.20 ↓ -46%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $56.20 ↓ -46%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $56.20 ↓ -46%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $56.20 ↓ -46%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $56.20 ↓ -46%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $56.20 ↓ -46%
Cigna Medicare PPO $56.20 ↓ -46%
Cigna Medicare HMO $56.20 ↓ -46%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $56.20 ↓ -46%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $56.20 ↓ -46%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $56.20 ↓ -46%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $101.66 ↓ -2%
EHN Network Lease $156.15 ↑ +50%
Cigna Local Plus $176.27 ↑ +69%
Cigna IFP $176.27 ↑ +69%
Cigna POS $207.50 ↑ +99%
Cigna OAP $207.50 ↑ +99%
Cigna HMO $207.50 ↑ +99%
Ambetter Exchange $208.20 ↑ +100%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $208.20 ↑ +100%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $225.55 ↑ +117%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $242.90 ↑ +133%
Beech Street PPO $260.25 ↑ +150%
NovaNet Network Lease $260.25 ↑ +150%
Direct Care America PPO $277.60 ↑ +167%
Cigna BHO $277.60 ↑ +167%
National Provider Network PPO $277.60 ↑ +167%
MedSave USA Commercial $277.60 ↑ +167%
CCN Managed Care PPO $294.95 ↑ +183%
Initial Group PPO $305.36 ↑ +193%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $312.30 ↑ +200%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $494.00 ↑ +375%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $580.00 ↑ +457%
United Healthcare Options PPO $709.00 ↑ +581%

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Ecg external < 48 hours scanning analysis w/report at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville not published $39.97 – $56.20
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $515.94 $51.20 – $79.65
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $596.15 $54.93 – $1,409.80
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $201.71 $47.19 – $108.48
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $851.93 $54.93 – $1,409.80
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $247.50 $53.16 – $120.01
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $589.04 $32.70 – $88.66
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $589.04 $32.70 – $99.92

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