Ibandronate 3 mg/3 ml intravenous syringe 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

$255.60

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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.

$852.00

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.

$10.24 with Cigna vs $766.80 with Galaxy Health Network — 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
Cigna HMO $10.24 ↓ -96%
Cigna IFP $10.24 ↓ -96%
Cigna Local Plus $10.24 ↓ -96%
Cigna POS $10.24 ↓ -96%
Cigna OAP $10.24 ↓ -96%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $13.93 ↓ -95%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $13.93 ↓ -95%
United Healthcare Options PPO $13.93 ↓ -95%
Aetna Commercial $15.11 ↓ -94%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $47.55 ↓ -81%
United Healthcare Tenncare $48.26 ↓ -81%
BCBS TN Blue Care $178.92 ↓ -30%
EHN Network Lease $383.40 ↑ +50%
Ambetter Exchange $426.00 ↑ +67%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $511.20 ↑ +100%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $511.20 ↑ +100%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $511.20 ↑ +100%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $553.80 ↑ +117%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $596.40 ↑ +133%
NovaNet Network Lease $639.00 ↑ +150%
Beech Street PPO $639.00 ↑ +150%
Direct Care America PPO $681.60 ↑ +167%
Cigna BHO $681.60 ↑ +167%
National Provider Network PPO $681.60 ↑ +167%
MedSave USA Commercial $681.60 ↑ +167%
CCN Managed Care PPO $724.20 ↑ +183%
Initial Group PPO $749.76 ↑ +193%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $766.80 ↑ +200%

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Ibandronate 3 mg/3 ml intravenous syringe at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville $281.16 $10.24 – $766.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $656.96 $29.20 – $214.07
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $159.65 $27.14 – $98.40
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $938.83 $29.20 – $214.07
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $145.77 $27.14 – $98.40
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City $138.83 $27.14 – $30.98
Roane County Medical Center Harriman $281.16 $10.24 – $766.80
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville $247.08 $10.24 – $766.80

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