Ablation cryo retro lymph node at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge

990 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN · Fsregional · · NPI 1700870672

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

$223.08

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$676.00

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$216.00 with United Healthcare vs $3,419.00 with Cigna — same scan, same building. Share

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Negotiated rate

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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

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
United Healthcare Tenncare $216.00 ↓ -3%
EHN Network Lease $304.20 ↑ +36%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $307.90 ↑ +38%
Tricare Humana Military $400.27 ↑ +79%
Optum VA CCN $400.27 ↑ +79%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $405.60 ↑ +82%
Humana DSNP $412.28 ↑ +85%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $412.28 ↑ +85%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $412.28 ↑ +85%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $412.28 ↑ +85%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $412.28 ↑ +85%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $416.28 ↑ +87%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $416.28 ↑ +87%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $420.28 ↑ +88%
Devoted Health HMO $420.28 ↑ +88%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $420.28 ↑ +88%
United Healthcare DSNP $420.28 ↑ +88%
Devoted Health PPO $420.28 ↑ +88%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $420.28 ↑ +88%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $420.28 ↑ +88%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $420.28 ↑ +88%
Wellpoint DSNP $420.28 ↑ +88%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $420.28 ↑ +88%
Cigna Medicare PPO $420.28 ↑ +88%
Cigna Medicare HMO $420.28 ↑ +88%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $420.28 ↑ +88%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $420.28 ↑ +88%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $420.28 ↑ +88%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $420.28 ↑ +88%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $420.28 ↑ +88%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $420.28 ↑ +88%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $433.00 ↑ +94%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $439.40 ↑ +97%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $473.20 ↑ +112%
NovaNet Network Lease $507.00 ↑ +127%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $509.00 ↑ +128%
National Provider Network PPO $540.80 ↑ +142%
MedSave USA Commercial $540.80 ↑ +142%
Direct Care America PPO $540.80 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $574.60 ↑ +158%
CCN Managed Care PPO $574.60 ↑ +158%
Initial Group PPO $594.88 ↑ +167%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $608.40 ↑ +173%
United Healthcare Options PPO $624.00 ↑ +180%
Aetna Commercial $1,349.71 ↑ +505%
BCBS TN Blue Care $1,575.00 ↑ +606%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $1,869.00 ↑ +738%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $1,869.00 ↑ +738%
Ambetter Exchange $2,009.00 ↑ +801%
Cigna IFP $2,372.00 ↑ +963%
Cigna Local Plus $2,857.00 ↑ +1181%
Cigna OAP $3,419.00 ↑ +1433%
Cigna HMO $3,419.00 ↑ +1433%
Cigna POS $3,419.00 ↑ +1433%

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Ablation cryo retro lymph node at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,169.61 $376.82 – $2,225.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $199.65 $318.59 – $4,567.50
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $199.65 $418.52 – $4,283.33
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $199.65 $418.52 – $4,283.33
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $199.65 $400.27 – $4,709.09
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown $202.80 $304.20 – $608.40
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $148.65 – $2,225.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta not published $148.65 – $2,225.50

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