Enzyme histochemistry 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

$214.20

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.

$340.00

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.

$79.79 with BCBS TN vs $767.52 with Blue Cross of TN — 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 $79.79 ↓ -63%
Aetna Commercial $105.56 ↓ -51%
EHN Network Lease $111.15 ↓ -48%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $111.70 ↓ -48%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $121.28 ↓ -43%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $148.20 ↓ -31%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $160.55 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $172.90 ↓ -19%
Beech Street PPO $185.25 ↓ -14%
NovaNet Network Lease $185.25 ↓ -14%
Direct Care America PPO $197.60 ↓ -8%
National Provider Network PPO $197.60 ↓ -8%
Cigna BHO $197.60 ↓ -8%
MedSave USA Commercial $197.60 ↓ -8%
CCN Managed Care PPO $209.95 ↓ -2%
United Healthcare Tenncare $211.75 ↓ -1%
Initial Group PPO $217.36 ↑ +1%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $222.30 ↑ +4%
Cigna IFP $225.59 ↑ +5%
Cigna Local Plus $226.57 ↑ +6%
Cigna OAP $246.28 ↑ +15%
Cigna POS $246.28 ↑ +15%
Cigna HMO $246.28 ↑ +15%
Ambetter Exchange $425.87 ↑ +99%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $585.76 ↑ +173%
United Healthcare Options PPO $628.20 ↑ +193%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $628.20 ↑ +193%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $628.20 ↑ +193%
Tricare Humana Military $730.97 ↑ +241%
Optum VA CCN $730.97 ↑ +241%
Humana Medicare Advantage $752.90 ↑ +251%
Humana DSNP $752.90 ↑ +251%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $752.90 ↑ +251%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $752.90 ↑ +251%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $752.90 ↑ +251%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $752.90 ↑ +251%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $760.21 ↑ +255%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $760.21 ↑ +255%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $767.52 ↑ +258%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $767.52 ↑ +258%
United Healthcare DSNP $767.52 ↑ +258%
American Health Plan ISNP $767.52 ↑ +258%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $767.52 ↑ +258%
Cigna Medicare PPO $767.52 ↑ +258%
Devoted Health HMO $767.52 ↑ +258%
Cigna Medicare HMO $767.52 ↑ +258%
Devoted Health PPO $767.52 ↑ +258%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $767.52 ↑ +258%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $767.52 ↑ +258%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $767.52 ↑ +258%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $767.52 ↑ +258%
Wellpoint DSNP $767.52 ↑ +258%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $767.52 ↑ +258%
NHC Advantage ISNP $767.52 ↑ +258%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $767.52 ↑ +258%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $767.52 ↑ +258%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $767.52 ↑ +258%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $767.52 ↑ +258%

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Enzyme histochemistry at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville $112.20 $79.79 – $767.52
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $85.84 $10.02 – $203.00
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $242.42 $6.73 – $1,491.86
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $122.67 $10.02 – $203.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $207.75 $7.81 – $1,638.95
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $207.75 $6.15 – $1,638.95
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $207.75 $7.81 – $1,666.19
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $207.75 $9.49 – $1,594.70

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