Tc-99m exametazime diag 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

$1,164.58

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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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$3,881.94

Gross charge

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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.

$374.09 with United Healthcare vs $3,493.74 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
United Healthcare Tenncare $374.09 ↓ -68%
BCBS TN Blue Care $815.20 ↓ -30%
Tricare Humana Military $823.84 ↓ -29%
Optum VA CCN $823.84 ↓ -29%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $848.56 ↓ -27%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $848.56 ↓ -27%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $848.56 ↓ -27%
Humana DSNP $848.56 ↓ -27%
Humana Medicare Advantage $848.56 ↓ -27%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $848.56 ↓ -27%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $856.79 ↓ -26%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $856.79 ↓ -26%
American Health Plan ISNP $865.03 ↓ -26%
Devoted Health HMO $865.03 ↓ -26%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $865.03 ↓ -26%
Devoted Health PPO $865.03 ↓ -26%
United Healthcare DSNP $865.03 ↓ -26%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $865.03 ↓ -26%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $865.03 ↓ -26%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $865.03 ↓ -26%
Cigna Medicare PPO $865.03 ↓ -26%
Cigna Medicare HMO $865.03 ↓ -26%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $865.03 ↓ -26%
Wellpoint DSNP $865.03 ↓ -26%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $865.03 ↓ -26%
NHC Advantage ISNP $865.03 ↓ -26%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $865.03 ↓ -26%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $865.03 ↓ -26%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $865.03 ↓ -26%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $865.03 ↓ -26%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $865.03 ↓ -26%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $865.03 ↓ -26%
EHN Network Lease $1,746.87 ↑ +50%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $1,940.97 ↑ +67%
United Healthcare Options PPO $1,940.97 ↑ +67%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $1,940.97 ↑ +67%
Aetna Commercial $1,963.18 ↑ +69%
Cigna Local Plus $1,975.52 ↑ +70%
Cigna HMO $1,975.52 ↑ +70%
Cigna POS $1,975.52 ↑ +70%
Cigna IFP $1,975.52 ↑ +70%
Cigna OAP $1,975.52 ↑ +70%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $2,329.16 ↑ +100%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $2,329.16 ↑ +100%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $2,329.16 ↑ +100%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $2,523.26 ↑ +117%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $2,717.35 ↑ +133%
NovaNet Network Lease $2,911.45 ↑ +150%
Beech Street PPO $2,911.45 ↑ +150%
Cigna BHO $3,105.55 ↑ +167%
Direct Care America PPO $3,105.55 ↑ +167%
National Provider Network PPO $3,105.55 ↑ +167%
MedSave USA Commercial $3,105.55 ↑ +167%
CCN Managed Care PPO $3,299.64 ↑ +183%
Initial Group PPO $3,416.10 ↑ +193%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $3,493.74 ↑ +200%
Ambetter Exchange not published by hospital

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Tc-99m exametazime diag at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville $1,281.04 $374.09 – $3,493.74
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $2,962.31 $1,790.84 – $4,838.43
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,096.68 $741.00 – $2,896.64
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,567.22 $778.05 – $2,896.64
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $512.70 $708.40 – $2,022.41
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $3,089.18 $1,790.84 – $5,045.65
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $512.70 $288.84 – $2,022.41
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $512.70 $481.40 – $2,226.50

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