X-ray cervical spine 2-3 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

$57.30

Cash price

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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.

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$191.00

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.

$21.44 with BCBS TN vs $171.90 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 $21.44 ↓ -63%
United Healthcare Tenncare $27.91 ↓ -51%
Aetna Commercial $38.03 ↓ -34%
Cigna IFP $60.07 ↑ +5%
Cigna Local Plus $60.33 ↑ +5%
Cigna POS $65.58 ↑ +14%
Cigna HMO $65.58 ↑ +14%
Cigna OAP $65.58 ↑ +14%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $74.42 ↑ +30%
Optum VA CCN $78.96 ↑ +38%
Tricare Humana Military $78.96 ↑ +38%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $81.33 ↑ +42%
Humana DSNP $81.33 ↑ +42%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $81.33 ↑ +42%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $81.33 ↑ +42%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $81.33 ↑ +42%
Humana Medicare Advantage $81.33 ↑ +42%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $82.12 ↑ +43%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $82.12 ↑ +43%
American Health Plan ISNP $82.91 ↑ +45%
Devoted Health HMO $82.91 ↑ +45%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $82.91 ↑ +45%
Devoted Health PPO $82.91 ↑ +45%
United Healthcare DSNP $82.91 ↑ +45%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $82.91 ↑ +45%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $82.91 ↑ +45%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $82.91 ↑ +45%
Cigna Medicare PPO $82.91 ↑ +45%
Cigna Medicare HMO $82.91 ↑ +45%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $82.91 ↑ +45%
Wellpoint DSNP $82.91 ↑ +45%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $82.91 ↑ +45%
NHC Advantage ISNP $82.91 ↑ +45%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $82.91 ↑ +45%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $82.91 ↑ +45%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $82.91 ↑ +45%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $82.91 ↑ +45%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $82.91 ↑ +45%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $82.91 ↑ +45%
EHN Network Lease $85.95 ↑ +50%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $114.60 ↑ +100%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $116.00 ↑ +102%
Ambetter Exchange $122.59 ↑ +114%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $124.15 ↑ +117%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $131.00 ↑ +129%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $133.70 ↑ +133%
Beech Street PPO $143.25 ↑ +150%
NovaNet Network Lease $143.25 ↑ +150%
MedSave USA Commercial $152.80 ↑ +167%
Direct Care America PPO $152.80 ↑ +167%
Cigna BHO $152.80 ↑ +167%
National Provider Network PPO $152.80 ↑ +167%
CCN Managed Care PPO $162.35 ↑ +183%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $163.61 ↑ +186%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $163.61 ↑ +186%
United Healthcare Options PPO $163.61 ↑ +186%
Initial Group PPO $168.08 ↑ +193%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $171.90 ↑ +200%

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X-ray cervical spine 2-3 views at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville $63.03 $21.44 – $171.90
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $127.55 $17.15 – $127.70
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $101.53 $25.52 – $240.10
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $112.24 $17.15 – $160.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $145.09 $25.52 – $240.10
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $69.30 $19.89 – $177.03
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $127.55 $17.15 – $127.70
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $127.55 $17.15 – $127.70

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