Blink reflex test 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

$102.63

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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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$311.00

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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.

$27.28 with United Healthcare vs $279.90 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
United Healthcare Tenncare $27.28 ↓ -73%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $51.29 ↓ -50%
Tricare Humana Military $53.52 ↓ -48%
Optum VA CCN $53.52 ↓ -48%
BCBS TN Blue Care $54.38 ↓ -47%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $55.13 ↓ -46%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $55.13 ↓ -46%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $55.13 ↓ -46%
Humana DSNP $55.13 ↓ -46%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $55.13 ↓ -46%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $55.66 ↓ -46%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $55.66 ↓ -46%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $56.20 ↓ -45%
Cigna Medicare PPO $56.20 ↓ -45%
Cigna Medicare HMO $56.20 ↓ -45%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $56.20 ↓ -45%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $56.20 ↓ -45%
Devoted Health HMO $56.20 ↓ -45%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $56.20 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare DSNP $56.20 ↓ -45%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $56.20 ↓ -45%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $56.20 ↓ -45%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $56.20 ↓ -45%
Devoted Health PPO $56.20 ↓ -45%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $56.20 ↓ -45%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $56.20 ↓ -45%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $56.20 ↓ -45%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $56.20 ↓ -45%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $56.20 ↓ -45%
Wellpoint DSNP $56.20 ↓ -45%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $67.98 ↓ -34%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $67.98 ↓ -34%
Aetna Commercial $124.40 ↑ +21%
EHN Network Lease $139.95 ↑ +36%
United Healthcare Options PPO $155.50 ↑ +52%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $155.50 ↑ +52%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $155.50 ↑ +52%
Cigna Local Plus $157.98 ↑ +54%
Cigna IFP $157.98 ↑ +54%
Cigna OAP $185.97 ↑ +81%
Cigna HMO $185.97 ↑ +81%
Cigna POS $185.97 ↑ +81%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $186.60 ↑ +82%
Ambetter Exchange $186.60 ↑ +82%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $202.15 ↑ +97%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $217.70 ↑ +112%
NovaNet Network Lease $233.25 ↑ +127%
Direct Care America PPO $248.80 ↑ +142%
MedSave USA Commercial $248.80 ↑ +142%
National Provider Network PPO $248.80 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $264.35 ↑ +158%
CCN Managed Care PPO $264.35 ↑ +158%
Initial Group PPO $273.68 ↑ +167%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $279.90 ↑ +173%

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Blink reflex test at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $108.09 $24.11 – $106.24
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $66.15 $15.90 – $120.01
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $66.15 $15.90 – $120.01
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $66.15 $15.90 – $134.31
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $66.15 $15.90 – $116.76
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $66.15 $15.90 – $134.31
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $107.94 $24.11 – $108.78
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $66.15 $15.90 – $128.45

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