Echocardiography transthoracic 2d followup/limited w/contrast or without & w/contrast 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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$785.00

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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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$213.26 with United Healthcare 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

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

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 $213.26 ↓ -18%
Aetna Commercial $314.00 ↑ +21%
Tricare Humana Military $316.52 ↑ +22%
Optum VA CCN $316.52 ↑ +22%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $326.02 ↑ +26%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $326.02 ↑ +26%
Humana DSNP $326.02 ↑ +26%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $326.02 ↑ +26%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $326.02 ↑ +26%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $329.18 ↑ +27%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $329.18 ↑ +27%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $332.35 ↑ +28%
Devoted Health HMO $332.35 ↑ +28%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $332.35 ↑ +28%
United Healthcare DSNP $332.35 ↑ +28%
Devoted Health PPO $332.35 ↑ +28%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $332.35 ↑ +28%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $332.35 ↑ +28%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $332.35 ↑ +28%
Cigna Medicare PPO $332.35 ↑ +28%
Cigna Medicare HMO $332.35 ↑ +28%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $332.35 ↑ +28%
Wellpoint DSNP $332.35 ↑ +28%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $332.35 ↑ +28%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $332.35 ↑ +28%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $332.35 ↑ +28%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $332.35 ↑ +28%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $332.35 ↑ +28%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $332.35 ↑ +28%
EHN Network Lease $353.25 ↑ +36%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $356.05 ↑ +37%
Cigna IFP $398.78 ↑ +54%
Cigna Local Plus $398.78 ↑ +54%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $450.00 ↑ +74%
BCBS TN Blue Care $463.06 ↑ +79%
Cigna HMO $469.43 ↑ +81%
Cigna OAP $469.43 ↑ +81%
Cigna POS $469.43 ↑ +81%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $471.00 ↑ +82%
Ambetter Exchange $471.00 ↑ +82%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $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 w/contrast or without & w/contrast at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,108.76 $839.72 – $1,049.65
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $811.34 $343.34 – $1,918.70
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $527.62 $283.71 – $652.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,159.45 $343.34 – $1,918.70
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $289.50 $325.55 – $709.70
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $1,108.32 $839.72 – $1,049.65
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $284.05 $278.35 – $678.58
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $289.50 $200.41 – $709.70

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