Collar cerv 18.25x3.5in serp firm density sm 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

$18.80

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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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$56.97

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.

$6.97 with BCBS TN vs $36.30 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 $6.97 ↓ -63%
Aetna Commercial $7.30 ↓ -61%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $9.29 ↓ -51%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $9.29 ↓ -51%
United Healthcare Options PPO $9.96 ↓ -47%
Cigna IFP $14.11 ↓ -25%
EHN Network Lease $14.94 ↓ -21%
Cigna HMO $16.60 ↓ -12%
Cigna Local Plus $16.60 ↓ -12%
Cigna POS $16.60 ↓ -12%
Ambetter Exchange $16.60 ↓ -12%
Cigna OAP $16.60 ↓ -12%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $19.92 ↑ +6%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $19.92 ↑ +6%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $19.92 ↑ +6%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $21.58 ↑ +15%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $23.24 ↑ +24%
NovaNet Network Lease $24.90 ↑ +32%
National Provider Network PPO $26.56 ↑ +41%
MedSave USA Commercial $26.56 ↑ +41%
Direct Care America PPO $26.56 ↑ +41%
Beech Street PPO $28.22 ↑ +50%
CCN Managed Care PPO $28.22 ↑ +50%
Initial Group PPO $29.22 ↑ +55%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $29.88 ↑ +59%
Optum VA CCN $34.57 ↑ +84%
Tricare Humana Military $34.57 ↑ +84%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $35.61 ↑ +89%
Humana DSNP $35.61 ↑ +89%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $35.61 ↑ +89%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $35.61 ↑ +89%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $35.61 ↑ +89%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $35.95 ↑ +91%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $35.95 ↑ +91%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $36.30 ↑ +93%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $36.30 ↑ +93%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $36.30 ↑ +93%
Devoted Health HMO $36.30 ↑ +93%
United Healthcare DSNP $36.30 ↑ +93%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $36.30 ↑ +93%
Cigna Medicare PPO $36.30 ↑ +93%
Cigna Medicare HMO $36.30 ↑ +93%
Devoted Health PPO $36.30 ↑ +93%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $36.30 ↑ +93%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $36.30 ↑ +93%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $36.30 ↑ +93%
Wellpoint DSNP $36.30 ↑ +93%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $36.30 ↑ +93%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $36.30 ↑ +93%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $36.30 ↑ +93%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $36.30 ↑ +93%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $36.30 ↑ +93%

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Collar cerv 18.25x3.5in serp firm density sm at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville $18.06 $11.96 – $51.27
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell $29.12 $12.64 – $54.18
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville $17.10 $11.96 – $51.27
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City $19.87 $11.96 – $51.27
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville $19.87 $6.97 – $36.30
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville $18.23 $11.96 – $51.27
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown $9.86 $6.89 – $36.30
CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY Ashland City not published $34.57 – $50.82

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