Chromosome analysis 5 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

$134.97

Cash price

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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.

$409.00

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.

$113.04 with United Healthcare vs $590.75 with Cigna — 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 $113.04 ↓ -16%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $118.95 ↓ -12%
EHN Network Lease $184.05 ↑ +36%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $245.40 ↑ +82%
Tricare Humana Military $264.34 ↑ +96%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $264.34 ↑ +96%
Optum VA CCN $264.34 ↑ +96%
United Healthcare Options PPO $264.34 ↑ +96%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $264.34 ↑ +96%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $265.85 ↑ +97%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $272.27 ↑ +102%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $272.27 ↑ +102%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $272.27 ↑ +102%
Humana DSNP $272.27 ↑ +102%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $272.27 ↑ +102%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $274.91 ↑ +104%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $274.91 ↑ +104%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $277.56 ↑ +106%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $277.56 ↑ +106%
Devoted Health HMO $277.56 ↑ +106%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $277.56 ↑ +106%
United Healthcare DSNP $277.56 ↑ +106%
Devoted Health PPO $277.56 ↑ +106%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $277.56 ↑ +106%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $277.56 ↑ +106%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $277.56 ↑ +106%
Cigna Medicare PPO $277.56 ↑ +106%
Cigna Medicare HMO $277.56 ↑ +106%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $277.56 ↑ +106%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $277.56 ↑ +106%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $277.56 ↑ +106%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $277.56 ↑ +106%
Wellpoint DSNP $277.56 ↑ +106%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $277.56 ↑ +106%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $277.56 ↑ +106%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $286.30 ↑ +112%
NovaNet Network Lease $306.75 ↑ +127%
Direct Care America PPO $327.20 ↑ +142%
National Provider Network PPO $327.20 ↑ +142%
MedSave USA Commercial $327.20 ↑ +142%
BCBS TN Blue Care $330.43 ↑ +145%
Beech Street PPO $347.65 ↑ +158%
CCN Managed Care PPO $347.65 ↑ +158%
Initial Group PPO $359.92 ↑ +167%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $368.10 ↑ +173%
Aetna Commercial $400.52 ↑ +197%
Ambetter Exchange $478.46 ↑ +254%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $502.25 ↑ +272%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $502.25 ↑ +272%
Cigna IFP $541.13 ↑ +301%
Cigna Local Plus $543.49 ↑ +303%
Cigna HMO $590.75 ↑ +338%
Cigna OAP $590.75 ↑ +338%
Cigna POS $590.75 ↑ +338%

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Chromosome analysis 5 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $145.50 $132.17 – $576.26
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $142.83 $125.16 – $582.48
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $145.50 $90.12 – $576.26
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $145.50 $132.17 – $634.42
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $145.50 $132.17 – $576.26
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $145.50 $132.17 – $634.42
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $145.50 $132.17 – $634.42
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $145.50 $125.16 – $576.26

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