Ghs inf midline insertion 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

$78.60

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$262.00

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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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$117.90 with EHN vs $3,419.00 with Cigna — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
EHN Network Lease $117.90 ↑ +50%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $131.00 ↑ +67%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $155.00 ↑ +97%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $157.20 ↑ +100%
Aetna Commercial $164.82 ↑ +110%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $170.30 ↑ +117%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $183.40 ↑ +133%
NovaNet Network Lease $196.50 ↑ +150%
Beech Street PPO $196.50 ↑ +150%
Direct Care America PPO $209.60 ↑ +167%
MedSave USA Commercial $209.60 ↑ +167%
National Provider Network PPO $209.60 ↑ +167%
Cigna BHO $209.60 ↑ +167%
CCN Managed Care PPO $222.70 ↑ +183%
Initial Group PPO $230.56 ↑ +193%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $235.80 ↑ +200%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $307.90 ↑ +292%
United Healthcare Tenncare $317.00 ↑ +303%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $433.00 ↑ +451%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $509.00 ↑ +548%
United Healthcare Options PPO $624.00 ↑ +694%
BCBS TN Blue Care $1,155.00 ↑ +1369%
Ambetter Exchange $2,009.00 ↑ +2456%
Cigna IFP $2,372.00 ↑ +2918%
Cigna Local Plus $2,857.00 ↑ +3535%
Cigna OAP $3,419.00 ↑ +4250%
Cigna HMO $3,419.00 ↑ +4250%
Cigna POS $3,419.00 ↑ +4250%

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Ghs inf midline insertion at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville $86.46 $117.90 – $235.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $693.24 $468.40 – $5,206.00
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $282.67 $91.13 – $98.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $990.67 $491.82 – $5,206.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $1,818.15 $161.01 – $886.80
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $1,818.15 $161.01 – $925.28
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $1,818.15 $161.01 – $883.70
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $1,818.15 $161.01 – $962.29

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