MRA abdomen post contrast at Parkwest Medical Center
9352 Park West Blvd, Knoxville, TN · Fsregional · · NPI 1396739165
$533.10
Cash price 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.
$1,777.00
Gross charge 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.
$348.33 with BCBS TN vs $1,047.60 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BCBS TN | Blue Care | $348.33 | ↓ -35% |
| Cigna | HMO | $472.00 | ↓ -11% |
| Cigna | OAP | $472.00 | ↓ -11% |
| Cigna | POS | $472.00 | ↓ -11% |
| Cigna | Local Plus | $472.00 | ↓ -11% |
| Cigna | IFP | $482.00 | ↓ -10% |
| EHN | Network Lease | $523.80 | ↓ -2% |
| United Healthcare | Heritage Select | $619.98 | ↑ +16% |
| United Healthcare | All Other Plans | $619.98 | ↑ +16% |
| United Healthcare | Options PPO | $619.98 | ↑ +16% |
| Aetna | Commercial | $628.15 | ↑ +18% |
| Correctional Medical Services | Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims | $698.40 | ↑ +31% |
| Community Services Network | NonProfit Public Benefit | $756.60 | ↑ +42% |
| BCBS TN | Commercial Network S | $779.00 | ↑ +46% |
| USA Managed Care Organization | PPO | $814.80 | ↑ +53% |
| BCBS TN | Commercial Network P | $872.00 | ↑ +64% |
| Beech Street | PPO | $873.00 | ↑ +64% |
| NovaNet | Network Lease | $873.00 | ↑ +64% |
| National Provider Network | PPO | $931.20 | ↑ +75% |
| Cigna | BHO | $931.20 | ↑ +75% |
| Direct Care America | PPO | $931.20 | ↑ +75% |
| MedSave USA | Commercial | $931.20 | ↑ +75% |
| CCN Managed Care | PPO | $989.40 | ↑ +86% |
| Ambetter | Exchange | $1,022.00 | ↑ +92% |
| Initial Group | PPO | $1,024.32 | ↑ +92% |
| Galaxy Health Network | PPO | $1,047.60 | ↑ +97% |
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MRA abdomen post contrast at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | Knoxville | $586.41 | $348.33 – $1,047.60 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $636.75 | $363.42 – $786.00 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $636.75 | $363.42 – $777.00 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $636.75 | $229.64 – $786.00 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $636.75 | $441.74 – $2,938.00 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $636.75 | $229.64 – $786.00 |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $636.75 | $229.64 – $786.00 |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | ROGERSVILLE | $636.75 | $229.64 – $786.00 |