Marker biop eviva buckle ss 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

$277.21

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.

$924.03

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.

$38.55 with BCBS TN vs $165.24 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
BCBS TN Blue Care $38.55 ↓ -86%
Aetna Commercial $40.39 ↓ -85%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $51.40 ↓ -81%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $51.40 ↓ -81%
United Healthcare Options PPO $55.08 ↓ -80%
Cigna IFP $78.03 ↓ -72%
EHN Network Lease $82.62 ↓ -70%
Cigna OAP $91.80 ↓ -67%
Ambetter Exchange $91.80 ↓ -67%
Cigna HMO $91.80 ↓ -67%
Cigna POS $91.80 ↓ -67%
Cigna Local Plus $91.80 ↓ -67%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $110.16 ↓ -60%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $110.16 ↓ -60%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $110.16 ↓ -60%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $119.34 ↓ -57%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $128.52 ↓ -54%
Beech Street PPO $137.70 ↓ -50%
NovaNet Network Lease $137.70 ↓ -50%
Direct Care America PPO $146.88 ↓ -47%
National Provider Network PPO $146.88 ↓ -47%
Cigna BHO $146.88 ↓ -47%
MedSave USA Commercial $146.88 ↓ -47%
CCN Managed Care PPO $156.06 ↓ -44%
Initial Group PPO $161.56 ↓ -42%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $165.24 ↓ -40%

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Marker biop eviva buckle ss at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville $1,694.09 $38.55 – $165.24
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $82.00 $37.00 – $185.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $117.18 $38.85 – $185.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $130.20 $119.73 – $119.73
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $130.20 $119.73 – $119.73
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $130.20 $119.73 – $119.73
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $228.48 $102.14 – $102.14
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $130.20 $119.73 – $119.73

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