Nm imaging bone/joint 3 phase study at LeConte Medical Center

742 Middle Creek Rd, Sevierville, TN · Fsregional · · NPI 1528052578

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Aug 5, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$325.09

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.

$1,121.00

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.

$155.30 with United Healthcare vs $1,172.00 with BCBS 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
United Healthcare Tenncare $155.30 ↓ -52%
BCBS TN Blue Care $168.91 ↓ -48%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $367.63 ↑ +13%
Tricare Humana Military $388.45 ↑ +19%
Optum VA CCN $388.45 ↑ +19%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $400.10 ↑ +23%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $400.10 ↑ +23%
Humana DSNP $400.10 ↑ +23%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $400.10 ↑ +23%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $400.10 ↑ +23%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $403.99 ↑ +24%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $403.99 ↑ +24%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $407.87 ↑ +25%
Devoted Health HMO $407.87 ↑ +25%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $407.87 ↑ +25%
United Healthcare DSNP $407.87 ↑ +25%
Devoted Health PPO $407.87 ↑ +25%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $407.87 ↑ +25%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $407.87 ↑ +25%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $407.87 ↑ +25%
Cigna Medicare PPO $407.87 ↑ +25%
Cigna Medicare HMO $407.87 ↑ +25%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $407.87 ↑ +25%
Wellpoint DSNP $407.87 ↑ +25%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $407.87 ↑ +25%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $407.87 ↑ +25%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $407.87 ↑ +25%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $407.87 ↑ +25%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $407.87 ↑ +25%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $407.87 ↑ +25%
Aetna Commercial $429.24 ↑ +32%
EHN Network Lease $504.45 ↑ +55%
Cigna IFP $571.19 ↑ +76%
Cigna Local Plus $573.69 ↑ +76%
Cigna POS $623.58 ↑ +92%
Cigna OAP $623.58 ↑ +92%
Cigna HMO $623.58 ↑ +92%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $672.60 ↑ +107%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $728.65 ↑ +124%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $754.67 ↑ +132%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $754.67 ↑ +132%
United Healthcare Options PPO $754.67 ↑ +132%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $784.70 ↑ +141%
NovaNet Network Lease $840.75 ↑ +159%
National Provider Network PPO $896.80 ↑ +176%
Direct Care America PPO $896.80 ↑ +176%
MedSave USA Commercial $896.80 ↑ +176%
CCN Managed Care PPO $952.85 ↑ +193%
Beech Street PPO $952.85 ↑ +193%
Initial Group PPO $986.48 ↑ +203%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,008.90 ↑ +210%
Ambetter Exchange $1,010.57 ↑ +211%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $1,172.00 ↑ +261%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $1,172.00 ↑ +261%

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Nm imaging bone/joint 3 phase study at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $738.80 $135.13 – $816.77
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,454.84 $201.11 – $3,440.50
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $681.49 $135.13 – $733.84
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $2,079.05 $201.11 – $3,440.50
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $452.25 $156.75 – $813.24
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $995.72 $122.24 – $816.77
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $995.72 $122.24 – $816.77
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $995.70 $122.24 – $816.77

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