Ghs change cysto/gastrost 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

$523.38

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.

$1,586.00

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.

$216.00 with United Healthcare vs $2,009.00 with Ambetter — 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
United Healthcare Tenncare $216.00 ↓ -59%
Tricare Humana Military $226.68 ↓ -57%
Optum VA CCN $226.68 ↓ -57%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $233.48 ↓ -55%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $233.48 ↓ -55%
Humana DSNP $233.48 ↓ -55%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $233.48 ↓ -55%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $233.48 ↓ -55%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $235.75 ↓ -55%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $235.75 ↓ -55%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $238.01 ↓ -55%
Devoted Health HMO $238.01 ↓ -55%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $238.01 ↓ -55%
United Healthcare DSNP $238.01 ↓ -55%
Devoted Health PPO $238.01 ↓ -55%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $238.01 ↓ -55%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $238.01 ↓ -55%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $238.01 ↓ -55%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $238.01 ↓ -55%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $238.01 ↓ -55%
Wellpoint DSNP $238.01 ↓ -55%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $238.01 ↓ -55%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $238.01 ↓ -55%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $238.01 ↓ -55%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $238.01 ↓ -55%
Cigna Medicare PPO $238.01 ↓ -55%
Cigna Medicare HMO $238.01 ↓ -55%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $238.01 ↓ -55%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $307.90 ↓ -41%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $433.00 ↓ -17%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $509.00 ↓ -3%
United Healthcare Options PPO $624.00 ↑ +19%
EHN Network Lease $713.70 ↑ +36%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $951.60 ↑ +82%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $1,030.90 ↑ +97%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $1,110.20 ↑ +112%
BCBS TN Blue Care $1,155.00 ↑ +121%
NovaNet Network Lease $1,189.50 ↑ +127%
Cigna IFP $1,250.00 ↑ +139%
National Provider Network PPO $1,268.80 ↑ +142%
Direct Care America PPO $1,268.80 ↑ +142%
MedSave USA Commercial $1,268.80 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $1,348.10 ↑ +158%
CCN Managed Care PPO $1,348.10 ↑ +158%
Aetna Commercial $1,349.71 ↑ +158%
Initial Group PPO $1,395.68 ↑ +167%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,427.40 ↑ +173%
Cigna Local Plus $1,532.00 ↑ +193%
Cigna OAP $1,802.00 ↑ +244%
Cigna POS $1,802.00 ↑ +244%
Cigna HMO $1,802.00 ↑ +244%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $1,869.00 ↑ +257%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $1,869.00 ↑ +257%
Ambetter Exchange $2,009.00 ↑ +284%

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Ghs change cysto/gastrost at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $509.13 $209.63 – $998.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $253.08 $171.00 – $598.50
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $176.87 $193.21 – $444.16
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $361.67 $179.55 – $598.50
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $52.05 $233.14 – $508.25
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $607.29 $206.61 – $1,004.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $509.13 $209.63 – $1,004.50
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $51.06 $222.00 – $518.71

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