Chg radiologic exam esophagus double contrast at Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association

908 W 4th N St, Morristown, TN · Fsregional · · NPI 1912997024

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Aug 5, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$97.80

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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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$326.00

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.

$67.91 with BCBS TN vs $373.55 with United Healthcare — 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

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 $67.91 ↓ -31%
United Healthcare Tenncare $84.95 ↓ -13%
Aetna Commercial $114.12 ↑ +17%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $141.00 ↑ +44%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $141.00 ↑ +44%
EHN Network Lease $146.70 ↑ +50%
Tricare Humana Military $159.14 ↑ +63%
Optum VA CCN $159.14 ↑ +63%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $163.91 ↑ +68%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $163.91 ↑ +68%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $163.91 ↑ +68%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $163.91 ↑ +68%
Humana DSNP $163.91 ↑ +68%
Cigna IFP $164.12 ↑ +68%
Cigna Local Plus $164.84 ↑ +69%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $165.51 ↑ +69%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $165.51 ↑ +69%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $167.10 ↑ +71%
Devoted Health HMO $167.10 ↑ +71%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $167.10 ↑ +71%
United Healthcare DSNP $167.10 ↑ +71%
Devoted Health PPO $167.10 ↑ +71%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $167.10 ↑ +71%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $167.10 ↑ +71%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $167.10 ↑ +71%
Cigna Medicare PPO $167.10 ↑ +71%
Cigna Medicare HMO $167.10 ↑ +71%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $167.10 ↑ +71%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $167.10 ↑ +71%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $167.10 ↑ +71%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $167.10 ↑ +71%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $167.10 ↑ +71%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $167.10 ↑ +71%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $167.10 ↑ +71%
Wellpoint DSNP $167.10 ↑ +71%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $169.91 ↑ +74%
Cigna POS $179.18 ↑ +83%
Cigna OAP $179.18 ↑ +83%
Cigna HMO $179.18 ↑ +83%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $195.60 ↑ +100%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $211.90 ↑ +117%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $228.20 ↑ +133%
NovaNet Network Lease $244.50 ↑ +150%
MedSave USA Commercial $260.80 ↑ +167%
Direct Care America PPO $260.80 ↑ +167%
National Provider Network PPO $260.80 ↑ +167%
Beech Street PPO $277.10 ↑ +183%
CCN Managed Care PPO $277.10 ↑ +183%
Initial Group PPO $286.88 ↑ +193%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $293.40 ↑ +200%
Ambetter Exchange $353.36 ↑ +261%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $373.55 ↑ +282%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $373.55 ↑ +282%
United Healthcare Options PPO $373.55 ↑ +282%

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Chg radiologic exam esophagus double contrast at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $173.00 $54.33 – $291.55
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $342.77 $80.86 – $810.60
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $489.84 $80.86 – $810.60
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $73.50 $63.02 – $356.81
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $173.00 $54.33 – $291.55
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $173.00 $54.33 – $291.55
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $173.00 $78.91 – $291.55
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $173.00 $54.33 – $291.55

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