Brace knee extender plus 22-30in at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge
990 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN · Fsregional · · NPI 1700870672
$1,793.55
Cash price 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.
$5,435.00
Gross charge 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.
$124.34 with BCBS TN vs $978.09 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BCBS TN | Blue Care | $124.34 | ↓ -93% |
| Aetna | Commercial | $130.26 | ↓ -93% |
| United Healthcare | All Other Plans | $165.79 | ↓ -91% |
| United Healthcare | Heritage Select | $165.79 | ↓ -91% |
| United Healthcare | Options PPO | $177.63 | ↓ -90% |
| Cigna | IFP | $251.64 | ↓ -86% |
| EHN | Network Lease | $266.44 | ↓ -85% |
| Cigna | HMO | $296.05 | ↓ -83% |
| Cigna | Local Plus | $296.05 | ↓ -83% |
| Cigna | POS | $296.05 | ↓ -83% |
| Ambetter | Exchange | $296.05 | ↓ -83% |
| Cigna | OAP | $296.05 | ↓ -83% |
| BCBS TN | Commercial Network S | $355.26 | ↓ -80% |
| Correctional Medical Services | Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims | $355.26 | ↓ -80% |
| BCBS TN | Commercial Network P | $355.26 | ↓ -80% |
| Community Services Network | NonProfit Public Benefit | $384.87 | ↓ -79% |
| USA Managed Care Organization | PPO | $414.47 | ↓ -77% |
| NovaNet | Network Lease | $444.08 | ↓ -75% |
| National Provider Network | PPO | $473.68 | ↓ -74% |
| MedSave USA | Commercial | $473.68 | ↓ -74% |
| Direct Care America | PPO | $473.68 | ↓ -74% |
| Beech Street | PPO | $503.29 | ↓ -72% |
| CCN Managed Care | PPO | $503.29 | ↓ -72% |
| Initial Group | PPO | $521.05 | ↓ -71% |
| Galaxy Health Network | PPO | $532.89 | ↓ -70% |
| Optum | VA CCN | $931.51 | ↓ -48% |
| Tricare | Humana Military | $931.51 | ↓ -48% |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $959.46 | ↓ -47% |
| Humana | DSNP | $959.46 | ↓ -47% |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage HMO | $959.46 | ↓ -47% |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage PPO | $959.46 | ↓ -47% |
| United Healthcare | Community Plan DSNP | $959.46 | ↓ -47% |
| Farm Bureau | Medicare Advantage PPO | $968.77 | ↓ -46% |
| Farm Bureau | Medicare Advantage HMO | $968.77 | ↓ -46% |
| Blue Cross of TN | Med Adv PPO | $978.09 | ↓ -45% |
| Blue Cross of TN | Med Adv Ruby | $978.09 | ↓ -45% |
| Blue Cross of TN | Med Adv Sapphire | $978.09 | ↓ -45% |
| Devoted Health | HMO | $978.09 | ↓ -45% |
| United Healthcare | DSNP | $978.09 | ↓ -45% |
| Wellcare | Medicare Advantage | $978.09 | ↓ -45% |
| Cigna | Medicare PPO | $978.09 | ↓ -45% |
| Cigna | Medicare HMO | $978.09 | ↓ -45% |
| Devoted Health | PPO | $978.09 | ↓ -45% |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $978.09 | ↓ -45% |
| HealthSpring | Medicare HMO POS | $978.09 | ↓ -45% |
| Cigna | Medicare HMO-POS | $978.09 | ↓ -45% |
| Wellpoint | DSNP | $978.09 | ↓ -45% |
| Wellpoint | Medicare Advantage | $978.09 | ↓ -45% |
| HealthSpring | Medicare PPO | $978.09 | ↓ -45% |
| Blue Cross of TN | BlueEssential DSNP | $978.09 | ↓ -45% |
| Blue Cross of TN | BlueEssential HMO | $978.09 | ↓ -45% |
| Blue Cross of TN | Med Adv Diamond | $978.09 | ↓ -45% |
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Brace knee extender plus 22-30in at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $133.07 | $707.92 – $1,933.21 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $204.04 | $707.92 – $707.92 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $133.07 | $707.92 – $1,933.21 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $133.07 | $707.92 – $1,933.21 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $133.07 | $707.92 – $1,933.21 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $133.07 | $707.92 – $1,933.21 |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $133.07 | $707.92 – $1,933.21 |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | ROGERSVILLE | $133.07 | $707.92 – $1,933.21 |