Fetal non stress test 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

$93.00

Cash price

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$310.00

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.

$50.57 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 $50.57 ↓ -46%
EHN Network Lease $139.50 ↑ +50%
Optum VA CCN $183.42 ↑ +97%
Tricare Humana Military $183.42 ↑ +97%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $186.00 ↑ +100%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $188.92 ↑ +103%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $188.92 ↑ +103%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $188.92 ↑ +103%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $188.92 ↑ +103%
Humana DSNP $188.92 ↑ +103%
Humana Medicare Advantage $188.92 ↑ +103%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $190.76 ↑ +105%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $190.76 ↑ +105%
Devoted Health PPO $192.59 ↑ +107%
Devoted Health HMO $192.59 ↑ +107%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $192.59 ↑ +107%
American Health Plan ISNP $192.59 ↑ +107%
United Healthcare DSNP $192.59 ↑ +107%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $192.59 ↑ +107%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $192.59 ↑ +107%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $192.59 ↑ +107%
Cigna Medicare PPO $192.59 ↑ +107%
Cigna Medicare HMO $192.59 ↑ +107%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $192.59 ↑ +107%
Wellpoint DSNP $192.59 ↑ +107%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $192.59 ↑ +107%
NHC Advantage ISNP $192.59 ↑ +107%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $192.59 ↑ +107%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $192.59 ↑ +107%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $192.59 ↑ +107%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $192.59 ↑ +107%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $192.59 ↑ +107%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $192.59 ↑ +107%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $201.50 ↑ +117%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $217.00 ↑ +133%
NovaNet Network Lease $232.50 ↑ +150%
Beech Street PPO $232.50 ↑ +150%
Cigna BHO $248.00 ↑ +167%
Direct Care America PPO $248.00 ↑ +167%
National Provider Network PPO $248.00 ↑ +167%
MedSave USA Commercial $248.00 ↑ +167%
CCN Managed Care PPO $263.50 ↑ +183%
Initial Group PPO $272.80 ↑ +193%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $279.00 ↑ +200%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $307.90 ↑ +231%
United Healthcare Tenncare $317.00 ↑ +241%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $433.00 ↑ +366%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $509.00 ↑ +447%
United Healthcare Options PPO $624.00 ↑ +571%
Cigna IFP $1,125.00 ↑ +1110%
Cigna Local Plus $1,263.00 ↑ +1258%
Cigna HMO $1,486.00 ↑ +1498%
Cigna OAP $1,486.00 ↑ +1498%
Cigna POS $1,486.00 ↑ +1498%
BCBS TN Blue Care $1,575.00 ↑ +1594%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $1,685.00 ↑ +1712%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $1,887.00 ↑ +1929%
Ambetter Exchange $2,009.00 ↑ +2060%

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Fetal non stress test at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville $102.30 $94.50 – $192.59
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $37.20 $8.35 – $411.27
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $500.57 $10.76 – $2,225.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $512.03 $7.20 – $2,225.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $37.20 $8.35 – $411.27
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $37.20 $8.35 – $418.10
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $37.20 $9.78 – $400.16
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $37.20 $8.35 – $418.10

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