Assay of prostaglandin at Claiborne Medical Center

1850 Old Knoxville Rd, Tazewell, TN · Fsregional · · NPI 1942205166

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

$182.00

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$650.00

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.

$15.96 with United Healthcare vs $585.00 with Galaxy Health Network — 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 $15.96 ↓ -91%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $18.80 ↓ -90%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $41.77 ↓ -77%
United Healthcare Options PPO $41.77 ↓ -77%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $41.77 ↓ -77%
Optum VA CCN $44.74 ↓ -75%
Tricare Humana Military $44.74 ↓ -75%
Humana DSNP $46.08 ↓ -75%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $46.08 ↓ -75%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $46.08 ↓ -75%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $46.08 ↓ -75%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $46.08 ↓ -75%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $46.53 ↓ -74%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $46.53 ↓ -74%
Devoted Health PPO $46.98 ↓ -74%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $46.98 ↓ -74%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $46.98 ↓ -74%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $46.98 ↓ -74%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $46.98 ↓ -74%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $46.98 ↓ -74%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $46.98 ↓ -74%
Devoted Health HMO $46.98 ↓ -74%
Cigna Medicare PPO $46.98 ↓ -74%
Cigna Medicare HMO $46.98 ↓ -74%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $46.98 ↓ -74%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $46.98 ↓ -74%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $46.98 ↓ -74%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $46.98 ↓ -74%
United Healthcare DSNP $46.98 ↓ -74%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $46.98 ↓ -74%
Wellpoint DSNP $46.98 ↓ -74%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $46.98 ↓ -74%
BCBS TN Blue Care $52.21 ↓ -71%
Aetna Commercial $63.29 ↓ -65%
Ambetter Exchange $75.60 ↓ -58%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $79.36 ↓ -56%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $79.36 ↓ -56%
Cigna IFP $85.33 ↓ -53%
Cigna Local Plus $85.70 ↓ -53%
Cigna POS $93.15 ↓ -49%
Cigna OAP $93.15 ↓ -49%
Cigna HMO $93.15 ↓ -49%
EHN Network Lease $292.50 ↑ +61%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $390.00 ↑ +114%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $422.50 ↑ +132%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $455.00 ↑ +150%
NovaNet Network Lease $487.50 ↑ +168%
Direct Care America PPO $520.00 ↑ +186%
MedSave USA Commercial $520.00 ↑ +186%
National Provider Network PPO $520.00 ↑ +186%
Beech Street PPO $552.50 ↑ +204%
CCN Managed Care PPO $552.50 ↑ +204%
Initial Group PPO $572.00 ↑ +214%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $585.00 ↑ +221%

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Assay of prostaglandin at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $20.85 $20.89 – $91.06
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $20.47 $17.68 – $89.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $20.85 $12.73 – $91.06
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $20.85 $20.89 – $100.25
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $20.85 $20.89 – $91.06
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $20.85 $20.89 – $100.25
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $20.37 $39.68 – $83.54
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $20.85 $20.89 – $100.25

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