Brace ankle stablizing lg 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

$36.09

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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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$109.35

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.

$22.96 with BCBS TN vs $99.11 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 $22.96 ↓ -36%
Aetna Commercial $24.05 ↓ -33%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $30.61 ↓ -15%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $30.61 ↓ -15%
United Healthcare Options PPO $32.80 ↓ -9%
Cigna IFP $46.47 ↑ +29%
EHN Network Lease $49.20 ↑ +36%
Cigna HMO $54.67 ↑ +51%
Cigna Local Plus $54.67 ↑ +51%
Cigna POS $54.67 ↑ +51%
Ambetter Exchange $54.67 ↑ +51%
Cigna OAP $54.67 ↑ +51%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $65.61 ↑ +82%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $65.61 ↑ +82%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $65.61 ↑ +82%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $71.07 ↑ +97%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $76.54 ↑ +112%
NovaNet Network Lease $82.01 ↑ +127%
National Provider Network PPO $87.48 ↑ +142%
MedSave USA Commercial $87.48 ↑ +142%
Direct Care America PPO $87.48 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $92.94 ↑ +158%
CCN Managed Care PPO $92.94 ↑ +158%
Optum VA CCN $94.39 ↑ +162%
Tricare Humana Military $94.39 ↑ +162%
Initial Group PPO $96.22 ↑ +167%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $97.22 ↑ +169%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $97.22 ↑ +169%
Humana DSNP $97.22 ↑ +169%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $97.22 ↑ +169%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $97.22 ↑ +169%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $98.17 ↑ +172%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $98.17 ↑ +172%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $98.41 ↑ +173%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $99.11 ↑ +175%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $99.11 ↑ +175%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $99.11 ↑ +175%
Devoted Health HMO $99.11 ↑ +175%
United Healthcare DSNP $99.11 ↑ +175%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $99.11 ↑ +175%
Cigna Medicare PPO $99.11 ↑ +175%
Cigna Medicare HMO $99.11 ↑ +175%
Devoted Health PPO $99.11 ↑ +175%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $99.11 ↑ +175%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $99.11 ↑ +175%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $99.11 ↑ +175%
Wellpoint DSNP $99.11 ↑ +175%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $99.11 ↑ +175%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $99.11 ↑ +175%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $99.11 ↑ +175%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $99.11 ↑ +175%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $99.11 ↑ +175%

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Brace ankle stablizing lg at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville $50.84 $35.58 – $152.52
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell $78.96 $22.96 – $98.41
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville $28.01 $20.27 – $86.91
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City $31.87 $20.27 – $99.11
CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY Ashland City not published $94.39 – $138.75
HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HENDERSONVILLE not published $91.56 – $138.75
HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER DICKSON not published $84.95 – $138.75
SKYLINE MADISON CAMPUS NASHVILLE not published $67.96 – $138.75

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