Dhea-s (dehydroepiand sulfate) 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

$17.82

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$54.00

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.

$10.00 with Wellpoint vs $49.98 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
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $10.00 ↓ -44%
United Healthcare Tenncare $14.22 ↓ -20%
United Healthcare Options PPO $22.23 ↑ +25%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $22.23 ↑ +25%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $22.23 ↑ +25%
Tricare Humana Military $22.23 ↑ +25%
Optum VA CCN $22.23 ↑ +25%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $22.90 ↑ +29%
Humana DSNP $22.90 ↑ +29%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $22.90 ↑ +29%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $22.90 ↑ +29%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $22.90 ↑ +29%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $23.12 ↑ +30%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $23.12 ↑ +30%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $23.34 ↑ +31%
Devoted Health HMO $23.34 ↑ +31%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $23.34 ↑ +31%
United Healthcare DSNP $23.34 ↑ +31%
Devoted Health PPO $23.34 ↑ +31%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $23.34 ↑ +31%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $23.34 ↑ +31%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $23.34 ↑ +31%
Cigna Medicare PPO $23.34 ↑ +31%
Cigna Medicare HMO $23.34 ↑ +31%
Wellpoint DSNP $23.34 ↑ +31%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $23.34 ↑ +31%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $23.34 ↑ +31%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $23.34 ↑ +31%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $23.34 ↑ +31%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $23.34 ↑ +31%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $23.34 ↑ +31%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $23.34 ↑ +31%
EHN Network Lease $24.30 ↑ +36%
BCBS TN Blue Care $30.89 ↑ +73%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $32.40 ↑ +82%
Aetna Commercial $33.68 ↑ +89%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $35.10 ↑ +97%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $37.80 ↑ +112%
Ambetter Exchange $40.24 ↑ +126%
NovaNet Network Lease $40.50 ↑ +127%
Direct Care America PPO $43.20 ↑ +142%
National Provider Network PPO $43.20 ↑ +142%
MedSave USA Commercial $43.20 ↑ +142%
Cigna IFP $45.78 ↑ +157%
CCN Managed Care PPO $45.90 ↑ +158%
Beech Street PPO $45.90 ↑ +158%
Cigna Local Plus $45.98 ↑ +158%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $46.95 ↑ +163%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $46.95 ↑ +163%
Initial Group PPO $47.52 ↑ +167%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $48.60 ↑ +173%
Cigna HMO $49.98 ↑ +180%
Cigna OAP $49.98 ↑ +180%
Cigna POS $49.98 ↑ +180%

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Dhea-s (dehydroepiand sulfate) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $71.87 $8.00 – $85.78
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $35.82 $19.75 – $84.70
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $153.41 $19.34 – $44.46
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $51.19 $19.75 – $84.70
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $38.85 $11.12 – $48.46
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $71.87 $15.59 – $85.78
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $71.87 $15.59 – $85.78
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $71.87 $15.59 – $85.78

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