X-ray exam of sinuses 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

$50.46

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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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$174.00

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.

$22.14 with BCBS TN vs $163.61 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
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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 $22.14 ↓ -56%
United Healthcare Tenncare $27.91 ↓ -45%
Aetna Commercial $33.65 ↓ -33%
Cigna IFP $49.67 ↓ -2%
Cigna Local Plus $49.89 ↓ -1%
Cigna HMO $54.23 ↑ +7%
Cigna OAP $54.23 ↑ +7%
Cigna POS $54.23 ↑ +7%
EHN Network Lease $78.30 ↑ +55%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $79.70 ↑ +58%
Tricare Humana Military $84.56 ↑ +68%
Optum VA CCN $84.56 ↑ +68%
Humana DSNP $87.10 ↑ +73%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $87.10 ↑ +73%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $87.10 ↑ +73%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $87.10 ↑ +73%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $87.10 ↑ +73%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $87.94 ↑ +74%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $87.94 ↑ +74%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $88.79 ↑ +76%
Devoted Health HMO $88.79 ↑ +76%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $88.79 ↑ +76%
United Healthcare DSNP $88.79 ↑ +76%
Devoted Health PPO $88.79 ↑ +76%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $88.79 ↑ +76%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $88.79 ↑ +76%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $88.79 ↑ +76%
Cigna Medicare PPO $88.79 ↑ +76%
Cigna Medicare HMO $88.79 ↑ +76%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $88.79 ↑ +76%
Wellpoint DSNP $88.79 ↑ +76%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $88.79 ↑ +76%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $88.79 ↑ +76%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $88.79 ↑ +76%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $88.79 ↑ +76%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $88.79 ↑ +76%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $88.79 ↑ +76%
Ambetter Exchange $100.47 ↑ +99%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $104.40 ↑ +107%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $113.10 ↑ +124%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $121.80 ↑ +141%
NovaNet Network Lease $130.50 ↑ +159%
Direct Care America PPO $139.20 ↑ +176%
MedSave USA Commercial $139.20 ↑ +176%
National Provider Network PPO $139.20 ↑ +176%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $141.00 ↑ +179%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $141.00 ↑ +179%
CCN Managed Care PPO $147.90 ↑ +193%
Beech Street PPO $147.90 ↑ +193%
Initial Group PPO $153.12 ↑ +203%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $156.60 ↑ +210%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $163.61 ↑ +224%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $163.61 ↑ +224%
United Healthcare Options PPO $163.61 ↑ +224%

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X-ray exam of sinuses at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $77.18 $17.71 – $127.70
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $139.42 $26.36 – $329.70
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $55.89 $17.71 – $160.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $199.24 $26.36 – $329.70
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $34.80 $20.54 – $177.03
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $81.03 $17.71 – $127.70
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $81.03 $17.71 – $127.70
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $77.18 $22.18 – $127.70

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