X-ray abdomen 2 views 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

$78.00

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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$260.00

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.

$19.95 with BCBS TN vs $234.00 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 $19.95 ↓ -74%
Aetna Commercial $35.79 ↓ -54%
United Healthcare Tenncare $53.37 ↓ -32%
Cigna IFP $53.82 ↓ -31%
Cigna Local Plus $54.05 ↓ -31%
Cigna POS $58.75 ↓ -25%
Cigna OAP $58.75 ↓ -25%
Cigna HMO $58.75 ↓ -25%
Tricare Humana Military $94.85 ↑ +22%
Optum VA CCN $94.85 ↑ +22%
Humana Medicare Advantage $97.70 ↑ +25%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $97.70 ↑ +25%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $97.70 ↑ +25%
Humana DSNP $97.70 ↑ +25%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $97.70 ↑ +25%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $97.70 ↑ +25%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $98.64 ↑ +26%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $98.64 ↑ +26%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $99.59 ↑ +28%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $99.59 ↑ +28%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $99.59 ↑ +28%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $99.59 ↑ +28%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $99.59 ↑ +28%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $99.59 ↑ +28%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $99.59 ↑ +28%
Devoted Health PPO $99.59 ↑ +28%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $99.59 ↑ +28%
Cigna Medicare PPO $99.59 ↑ +28%
Cigna Medicare HMO $99.59 ↑ +28%
United Healthcare DSNP $99.59 ↑ +28%
American Health Plan ISNP $99.59 ↑ +28%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $99.59 ↑ +28%
Devoted Health HMO $99.59 ↑ +28%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $99.59 ↑ +28%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $99.59 ↑ +28%
Wellpoint DSNP $99.59 ↑ +28%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $99.59 ↑ +28%
NHC Advantage ISNP $99.59 ↑ +28%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $104.51 ↑ +34%
Ambetter Exchange $114.52 ↑ +47%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $116.00 ↑ +49%
EHN Network Lease $117.00 ↑ +50%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $131.00 ↑ +68%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $156.00 ↑ +100%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $169.00 ↑ +117%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $182.00 ↑ +133%
NovaNet Network Lease $195.00 ↑ +150%
Beech Street PPO $195.00 ↑ +150%
National Provider Network PPO $208.00 ↑ +167%
Cigna BHO $208.00 ↑ +167%
MedSave USA Commercial $208.00 ↑ +167%
Direct Care America PPO $208.00 ↑ +167%
CCN Managed Care PPO $221.00 ↑ +183%
Initial Group PPO $228.80 ↑ +193%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $229.76 ↑ +195%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $229.76 ↑ +195%
United Healthcare Options PPO $229.76 ↑ +195%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $234.00 ↑ +200%

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X-ray abdomen 2 views at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville $85.80 $19.95 – $234.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $83.18 $15.96 – $179.33
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $256.64 $23.75 – $606.90
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $107.18 $15.96 – $194.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $366.75 $23.75 – $606.90
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $69.30 $18.51 – $212.67
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $160.07 $15.96 – $179.33
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $160.07 $15.96 – $179.33

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