Ewho w/joint(s) cf 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

$302.61

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.

$917.00

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.

$192.57 with BCBS TN vs $934.90 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 $192.57 ↓ -36%
Aetna Commercial $201.74 ↓ -33%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $256.76 ↓ -15%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $256.76 ↓ -15%
United Healthcare Options PPO $275.10 ↓ -9%
Cigna IFP $389.72 ↑ +29%
EHN Network Lease $412.65 ↑ +36%
Cigna HMO $458.50 ↑ +52%
Cigna Local Plus $458.50 ↑ +52%
Cigna POS $458.50 ↑ +52%
Ambetter Exchange $458.50 ↑ +52%
Cigna OAP $458.50 ↑ +52%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $550.20 ↑ +82%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $550.20 ↑ +82%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $550.20 ↑ +82%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $596.05 ↑ +97%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $641.90 ↑ +112%
NovaNet Network Lease $687.75 ↑ +127%
National Provider Network PPO $733.60 ↑ +142%
MedSave USA Commercial $733.60 ↑ +142%
Direct Care America PPO $733.60 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $779.45 ↑ +158%
CCN Managed Care PPO $779.45 ↑ +158%
Initial Group PPO $806.96 ↑ +167%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $825.30 ↑ +173%
Optum VA CCN $890.38 ↑ +194%
Tricare Humana Military $890.38 ↑ +194%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $917.09 ↑ +203%
Humana DSNP $917.09 ↑ +203%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $917.09 ↑ +203%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $917.09 ↑ +203%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $917.09 ↑ +203%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $926.00 ↑ +206%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $926.00 ↑ +206%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $934.90 ↑ +209%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $934.90 ↑ +209%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $934.90 ↑ +209%
Devoted Health HMO $934.90 ↑ +209%
United Healthcare DSNP $934.90 ↑ +209%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $934.90 ↑ +209%
Cigna Medicare PPO $934.90 ↑ +209%
Cigna Medicare HMO $934.90 ↑ +209%
Devoted Health PPO $934.90 ↑ +209%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $934.90 ↑ +209%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $934.90 ↑ +209%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $934.90 ↑ +209%
Wellpoint DSNP $934.90 ↑ +209%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $934.90 ↑ +209%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $934.90 ↑ +209%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $934.90 ↑ +209%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $934.90 ↑ +209%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $934.90 ↑ +209%

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Ewho w/joint(s) cf at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $163.20 $929.90 – $2,027.19
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $163.20 $864.81 – $2,027.19
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $163.20 $864.81 – $2,027.19
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $163.20 $874.11 – $2,027.19
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $163.20 $864.81 – $2,027.19
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $163.20 $890.38 – $2,027.19
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $163.20 $864.81 – $2,027.19
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $163.20 $929.90 – $2,027.19

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