Fo nontorsion joint 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

$84.48

Cash price

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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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$256.00

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.

$53.76 with BCBS TN vs $260.89 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 $53.76 ↓ -36%
Aetna Commercial $56.32 ↓ -33%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $71.68 ↓ -15%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $71.68 ↓ -15%
United Healthcare Options PPO $76.80 ↓ -9%
Cigna IFP $108.80 ↑ +29%
EHN Network Lease $115.20 ↑ +36%
Cigna HMO $128.00 ↑ +52%
Cigna Local Plus $128.00 ↑ +52%
Cigna POS $128.00 ↑ +52%
Ambetter Exchange $128.00 ↑ +52%
Cigna OAP $128.00 ↑ +52%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $153.60 ↑ +82%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $153.60 ↑ +82%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $153.60 ↑ +82%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $166.40 ↑ +97%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $179.20 ↑ +112%
NovaNet Network Lease $192.00 ↑ +127%
National Provider Network PPO $204.80 ↑ +142%
MedSave USA Commercial $204.80 ↑ +142%
Direct Care America PPO $204.80 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $217.60 ↑ +158%
CCN Managed Care PPO $217.60 ↑ +158%
Initial Group PPO $225.28 ↑ +167%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $230.40 ↑ +173%
Optum VA CCN $248.47 ↑ +194%
Tricare Humana Military $248.47 ↑ +194%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $255.92 ↑ +203%
Humana DSNP $255.92 ↑ +203%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $255.92 ↑ +203%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $255.92 ↑ +203%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $255.92 ↑ +203%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $258.41 ↑ +206%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $258.41 ↑ +206%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $260.89 ↑ +209%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $260.89 ↑ +209%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $260.89 ↑ +209%
Devoted Health HMO $260.89 ↑ +209%
United Healthcare DSNP $260.89 ↑ +209%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $260.89 ↑ +209%
Cigna Medicare PPO $260.89 ↑ +209%
Cigna Medicare HMO $260.89 ↑ +209%
Devoted Health PPO $260.89 ↑ +209%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $260.89 ↑ +209%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $260.89 ↑ +209%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $260.89 ↑ +209%
Wellpoint DSNP $260.89 ↑ +209%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $260.89 ↑ +209%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $260.89 ↑ +209%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $260.89 ↑ +209%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $260.89 ↑ +209%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $260.89 ↑ +209%

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Fo nontorsion joint cf at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $96.15 $326.98 – $712.81
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $96.15 $304.09 – $712.81
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $96.15 $248.47 – $712.81
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $96.15 $307.36 – $712.81
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $96.15 $248.47 – $712.81
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $96.15 $248.47 – $712.81
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $96.15 $248.47 – $712.81
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $96.15 $326.98 – $712.81

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