Whfo w/joint(s) custom fab 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

$173.58

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.

$526.00

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.

$110.46 with BCBS TN vs $536.34 with Blue Cross of 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 $110.46 ↓ -36%
Aetna Commercial $115.72 ↓ -33%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $147.28 ↓ -15%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $147.28 ↓ -15%
United Healthcare Options PPO $157.80 ↓ -9%
Cigna IFP $223.55 ↑ +29%
EHN Network Lease $236.70 ↑ +36%
Cigna HMO $263.00 ↑ +52%
Cigna Local Plus $263.00 ↑ +52%
Cigna POS $263.00 ↑ +52%
Ambetter Exchange $263.00 ↑ +52%
Cigna OAP $263.00 ↑ +52%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $315.60 ↑ +82%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $326.12 ↑ +88%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $326.12 ↑ +88%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $341.90 ↑ +97%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $368.20 ↑ +112%
NovaNet Network Lease $394.50 ↑ +127%
National Provider Network PPO $420.80 ↑ +142%
MedSave USA Commercial $420.80 ↑ +142%
Direct Care America PPO $420.80 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $447.10 ↑ +158%
CCN Managed Care PPO $447.10 ↑ +158%
Initial Group PPO $462.88 ↑ +167%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $473.40 ↑ +173%
Optum VA CCN $510.80 ↑ +194%
Tricare Humana Military $510.80 ↑ +194%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $526.12 ↑ +203%
Humana DSNP $526.12 ↑ +203%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $526.12 ↑ +203%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $526.12 ↑ +203%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $526.12 ↑ +203%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $531.23 ↑ +206%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $531.23 ↑ +206%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $536.34 ↑ +209%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $536.34 ↑ +209%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $536.34 ↑ +209%
Devoted Health HMO $536.34 ↑ +209%
United Healthcare DSNP $536.34 ↑ +209%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $536.34 ↑ +209%
Cigna Medicare PPO $536.34 ↑ +209%
Cigna Medicare HMO $536.34 ↑ +209%
Devoted Health PPO $536.34 ↑ +209%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $536.34 ↑ +209%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $536.34 ↑ +209%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $536.34 ↑ +209%
Wellpoint DSNP $536.34 ↑ +209%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $536.34 ↑ +209%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $536.34 ↑ +209%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $536.34 ↑ +209%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $536.34 ↑ +209%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $536.34 ↑ +209%

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Whfo w/joint(s) custom fab at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $95.55 $536.04 – $1,168.57
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $93.84 $408.00 – $408.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $95.55 $498.52 – $1,168.57
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $95.55 $498.52 – $1,168.57
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $95.55 $503.88 – $1,168.57
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $95.55 $498.52 – $1,168.57
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $95.55 $510.80 – $1,168.57
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $95.55 $498.52 – $1,168.57

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