Electrophysiology evaluation 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

$439.80

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.

$1,466.00

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.

$90.07 with BCBS TN vs $5,127.00 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 $90.07 ↓ -80%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $103.58 ↓ -76%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $112.59 ↓ -74%
Aetna Commercial $362.46 ↓ -18%
EHN Network Lease $659.70 ↑ +50%
Cigna Local Plus $744.72 ↑ +69%
Cigna IFP $744.72 ↑ +69%
Cigna POS $876.66 ↑ +99%
Cigna OAP $876.66 ↑ +99%
Cigna HMO $876.66 ↑ +99%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $879.60 ↑ +100%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $952.90 ↑ +117%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $1,026.20 ↑ +133%
Beech Street PPO $1,099.50 ↑ +150%
NovaNet Network Lease $1,099.50 ↑ +150%
Tricare Humana Military $1,104.64 ↑ +151%
Optum VA CCN $1,104.64 ↑ +151%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $1,137.78 ↑ +159%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $1,137.78 ↑ +159%
Humana DSNP $1,137.78 ↑ +159%
Humana Medicare Advantage $1,137.78 ↑ +159%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $1,137.78 ↑ +159%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $1,137.78 ↑ +159%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $1,148.83 ↑ +161%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $1,148.83 ↑ +161%
NHC Advantage ISNP $1,159.87 ↑ +164%
Devoted Health HMO $1,159.87 ↑ +164%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $1,159.87 ↑ +164%
American Health Plan ISNP $1,159.87 ↑ +164%
United Healthcare DSNP $1,159.87 ↑ +164%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $1,159.87 ↑ +164%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $1,159.87 ↑ +164%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $1,159.87 ↑ +164%
Cigna Medicare PPO $1,159.87 ↑ +164%
Cigna Medicare HMO $1,159.87 ↑ +164%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $1,159.87 ↑ +164%
Wellpoint DSNP $1,159.87 ↑ +164%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $1,159.87 ↑ +164%
Devoted Health PPO $1,159.87 ↑ +164%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $1,159.87 ↑ +164%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $1,159.87 ↑ +164%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $1,159.87 ↑ +164%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $1,159.87 ↑ +164%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $1,159.87 ↑ +164%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $1,159.87 ↑ +164%
National Provider Network PPO $1,172.80 ↑ +167%
MedSave USA Commercial $1,172.80 ↑ +167%
Cigna BHO $1,172.80 ↑ +167%
Direct Care America PPO $1,172.80 ↑ +167%
CCN Managed Care PPO $1,246.10 ↑ +183%
Initial Group PPO $1,290.08 ↑ +193%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,319.40 ↑ +200%
United Healthcare Tenncare $1,338.00 ↑ +204%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $1,391.00 ↑ +216%
Ambetter Exchange $2,009.00 ↑ +357%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $3,572.00 ↑ +712%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $4,201.00 ↑ +855%
United Healthcare Options PPO $5,127.00 ↑ +1066%

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Electrophysiology evaluation at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville $483.78 $90.07 – $1,319.40
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,029.87 $64.77 – $12,715.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $2,411.81 $96.40 – $5,703.60
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $3,446.61 $96.40 – $5,703.60
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $513.90 $75.13 – $8,650.28
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $1,029.87 $64.77 – $12,715.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $513.90 $75.13 – $9,386.65
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $513.90 $75.13 – $8,802.65

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