Echocardiography transthoracic 2d followup/limited 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

$259.05

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

$785.00

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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.

$79.72 with BCBS TN vs $706.50 with Galaxy Health Network — 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 $79.72 ↓ -69%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $99.65 ↓ -62%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $99.65 ↓ -62%
United Healthcare Tenncare $112.96 ↓ -56%
Aetna Commercial $127.98 ↓ -51%
Tricare Humana Military $216.48 ↓ -16%
Optum VA CCN $216.48 ↓ -16%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $217.30 ↓ -16%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $222.97 ↓ -14%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $222.97 ↓ -14%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $222.97 ↓ -14%
Humana DSNP $222.97 ↓ -14%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $222.97 ↓ -14%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $225.14 ↓ -13%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $225.14 ↓ -13%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $227.30 ↓ -12%
Devoted Health HMO $227.30 ↓ -12%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $227.30 ↓ -12%
United Healthcare DSNP $227.30 ↓ -12%
Devoted Health PPO $227.30 ↓ -12%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $227.30 ↓ -12%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $227.30 ↓ -12%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $227.30 ↓ -12%
Cigna Medicare PPO $227.30 ↓ -12%
Cigna Medicare HMO $227.30 ↓ -12%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $227.30 ↓ -12%
Wellpoint DSNP $227.30 ↓ -12%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $227.30 ↓ -12%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $227.30 ↓ -12%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $227.30 ↓ -12%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $227.30 ↓ -12%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $227.30 ↓ -12%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $227.30 ↓ -12%
EHN Network Lease $353.25 ↑ +36%
Cigna Local Plus $398.78 ↑ +54%
Cigna IFP $398.78 ↑ +54%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $450.00 ↑ +74%
Cigna OAP $469.43 ↑ +81%
Cigna POS $469.43 ↑ +81%
Cigna HMO $469.43 ↑ +81%
Ambetter Exchange $471.00 ↑ +82%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $471.00 ↑ +82%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $510.25 ↑ +97%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $529.00 ↑ +104%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $549.50 ↑ +112%
NovaNet Network Lease $588.75 ↑ +127%
National Provider Network PPO $628.00 ↑ +142%
MedSave USA Commercial $628.00 ↑ +142%
Direct Care America PPO $628.00 ↑ +142%
United Healthcare Options PPO $645.00 ↑ +149%
Beech Street PPO $667.25 ↑ +158%
CCN Managed Care PPO $667.25 ↑ +158%
Initial Group PPO $690.80 ↑ +167%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $706.50 ↑ +173%

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Echocardiography transthoracic 2d followup/limited at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $489.71 $59.09 – $324.10
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $575.43 $87.94 – $599.20
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $252.54 $59.09 – $441.44
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $822.32 $87.94 – $599.20
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $175.35 $68.54 – $595.57
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $489.71 $59.09 – $319.42
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $489.71 $59.09 – $319.42
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $489.71 $88.29 – $319.42

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