Ionm in operatng room 15 min 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

$41.70

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.

$139.00

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.

$22.00 with Aetna vs $49.50 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
Aetna Commercial $22.00 ↓ -47%
EHN Network Lease $24.75 ↓ -41%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $27.50 ↓ -34%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $27.50 ↓ -34%
United Healthcare Options PPO $27.50 ↓ -34%
Cigna IFP $27.94 ↓ -33%
Cigna Local Plus $27.94 ↓ -33%
Cigna HMO $32.89 ↓ -21%
Cigna OAP $32.89 ↓ -21%
Cigna POS $32.89 ↓ -21%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $33.00 ↓ -21%
Ambetter Exchange $33.00 ↓ -21%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $35.75 ↓ -14%
BCBS TN Blue Care $38.16 ↓ -8%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $38.50 ↓ -8%
NovaNet Network Lease $41.25 ↓ -1%
Beech Street PPO $41.25 ↓ -1%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $43.88 ↑ +5%
National Provider Network PPO $44.00 ↑ +6%
Cigna BHO $44.00 ↑ +6%
Direct Care America PPO $44.00 ↑ +6%
MedSave USA Commercial $44.00 ↑ +6%
CCN Managed Care PPO $46.75 ↑ +12%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $47.70 ↑ +14%
Initial Group PPO $48.40 ↑ +16%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $49.50 ↑ +19%

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Ionm in operatng room 15 min at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville $45.87 $38.16 – $125.10
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $77.55 $30.74 – $517.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $77.55 $30.74 – $517.00
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $77.55 $30.74 – $517.00
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $77.55 $37.37 – $517.00
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $77.55 $30.74 – $517.00
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $63.00 $26.50 – $33.77
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $77.55 $30.74 – $517.00

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