M/phmtrc alysishquant/semiq 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

$163.17

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.

$259.00

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.

$34.98 with United Healthcare vs $353.72 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
United Healthcare Tenncare $34.98 ↓ -79%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $82.65 ↓ -49%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $82.65 ↓ -49%
United Healthcare Options PPO $82.65 ↓ -49%
BCBS TN Blue Care $89.13 ↓ -45%
Aetna Commercial $96.76 ↓ -41%
EHN Network Lease $116.55 ↓ -29%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $124.78 ↓ -24%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $135.47 ↓ -17%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $155.40 ↓ -5%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $168.35 ↑ +3%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $181.30 ↑ +11%
Cigna IFP $185.63 ↑ +14%
Cigna Local Plus $186.44 ↑ +14%
NovaNet Network Lease $194.25 ↑ +19%
Beech Street PPO $194.25 ↑ +19%
Cigna HMO $202.65 ↑ +24%
Cigna POS $202.65 ↑ +24%
Cigna OAP $202.65 ↑ +24%
National Provider Network PPO $207.20 ↑ +27%
Cigna BHO $207.20 ↑ +27%
Direct Care America PPO $207.20 ↑ +27%
MedSave USA Commercial $207.20 ↑ +27%
CCN Managed Care PPO $220.15 ↑ +35%
Initial Group PPO $227.92 ↑ +40%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $233.10 ↑ +43%
Ambetter Exchange $353.72 ↑ +117%

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M/phmtrc alysishquant/semiq at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville $85.47 $34.98 – $353.72
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $32.66 $24.35 – $142.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $33.30 $17.53 – $207.59
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $33.30 $29.21 – $207.59
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $33.30 $29.21 – $207.59
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $110.25 $35.37 – $282.02
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $33.30 $24.35 – $207.59
SKYLINE MADISON CAMPUS NASHVILLE $398.65 $43.53 – $168.75

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