Ultrasound elastography ea l target les at Fort Loudoun Medical Center

550 Fort Loudoun Medical Center Dr, Lenoir City, TN · Fsregional · · NPI 1609860659

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Aug 27, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$108.90

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.

$330.00

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.

$31.34 with BCBS TN vs $347.00 with BCBS TN — 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 $31.34 ↓ -71%
Aetna Commercial $54.47 ↓ -50%
EHN Network Lease $148.50 ↑ +36%
Cigna Local Plus $167.64 ↑ +54%
Cigna IFP $167.64 ↑ +54%
Ambetter Exchange $192.13 ↑ +76%
Cigna OAP $197.34 ↑ +81%
Cigna HMO $197.34 ↑ +81%
Cigna POS $197.34 ↑ +81%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $198.00 ↑ +82%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $214.50 ↑ +97%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $231.00 ↑ +112%
NovaNet Network Lease $247.50 ↑ +127%
National Provider Network PPO $264.00 ↑ +142%
Direct Care America PPO $264.00 ↑ +142%
MedSave USA Commercial $264.00 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $280.50 ↑ +158%
CCN Managed Care PPO $280.50 ↑ +158%
Initial Group PPO $290.40 ↑ +167%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $297.00 ↑ +173%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $347.00 ↑ +219%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $347.00 ↑ +219%

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Ultrasound elastography ea l target les at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $178.70 $25.07 – $76.89
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $178.70 $36.40 – $76.89
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $91.35 $29.08 – $150.09
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $91.35 $29.08 – $143.35
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $91.35 $29.08 – $143.35
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $41.37 $25.07 – $116.04
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $91.35 $29.08 – $157.59
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $25.07 – $76.89

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