X-ray esophogram chest radiograph(s) & delayed images single contrast 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

$94.54

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$326.00

Gross charge

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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.

$41.66 with BCBS TN vs $373.55 with United Healthcare — 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

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 $41.66 ↓ -56%
United Healthcare Tenncare $52.56 ↓ -44%
Aetna Commercial $102.82 ↑ +9%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $141.00 ↑ +49%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $141.00 ↑ +49%
EHN Network Lease $146.70 ↑ +55%
Cigna IFP $147.48 ↑ +56%
Cigna Local Plus $148.12 ↑ +57%
Cigna OAP $161.00 ↑ +70%
Cigna POS $161.00 ↑ +70%
Cigna HMO $161.00 ↑ +70%
Tricare Humana Military $170.44 ↑ +80%
Optum VA CCN $170.44 ↑ +80%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $175.55 ↑ +86%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $175.55 ↑ +86%
Humana DSNP $175.55 ↑ +86%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $175.55 ↑ +86%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $175.55 ↑ +86%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $177.26 ↑ +87%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $177.26 ↑ +87%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $178.96 ↑ +89%
Devoted Health HMO $178.96 ↑ +89%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $178.96 ↑ +89%
United Healthcare DSNP $178.96 ↑ +89%
Devoted Health PPO $178.96 ↑ +89%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $178.96 ↑ +89%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $178.96 ↑ +89%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $178.96 ↑ +89%
Cigna Medicare PPO $178.96 ↑ +89%
Cigna Medicare HMO $178.96 ↑ +89%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $178.96 ↑ +89%
Wellpoint DSNP $178.96 ↑ +89%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $178.96 ↑ +89%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $178.96 ↑ +89%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $178.96 ↑ +89%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $178.96 ↑ +89%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $178.96 ↑ +89%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $178.96 ↑ +89%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $181.97 ↑ +92%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $195.60 ↑ +107%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $211.90 ↑ +124%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $228.20 ↑ +141%
NovaNet Network Lease $244.50 ↑ +159%
MedSave USA Commercial $260.80 ↑ +176%
Direct Care America PPO $260.80 ↑ +176%
National Provider Network PPO $260.80 ↑ +176%
Beech Street PPO $277.10 ↑ +193%
CCN Managed Care PPO $277.10 ↑ +193%
Initial Group PPO $286.88 ↑ +203%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $293.40 ↑ +210%
Ambetter Exchange $313.23 ↑ +231%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $373.55 ↑ +295%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $373.55 ↑ +295%
United Healthcare Options PPO $373.55 ↑ +295%

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X-ray esophogram chest radiograph(s) & delayed images single contrast study at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $173.00 $33.33 – $291.55
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $390.13 $49.61 – $922.60
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $165.60 $33.33 – $325.10
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $557.52 $49.61 – $922.60
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $69.30 $38.66 – $356.81
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $165.00 $33.33 – $291.55
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $165.00 $33.33 – $291.55
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $157.13 $42.49 – $291.55

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