Assay of somatostatin 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

$82.32

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.

$294.00

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.

$8.23 with Wellpoint vs $264.60 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
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $8.23 ↓ -90%
United Healthcare Tenncare $11.69 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $18.28 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $18.28 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare Options PPO $18.28 ↓ -78%
Tricare Humana Military $19.58 ↓ -76%
Optum VA CCN $19.58 ↓ -76%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $20.17 ↓ -75%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $20.17 ↓ -75%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $20.17 ↓ -75%
Humana DSNP $20.17 ↓ -75%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $20.17 ↓ -75%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $20.36 ↓ -75%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $20.36 ↓ -75%
United Healthcare DSNP $20.56 ↓ -75%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $20.56 ↓ -75%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $20.56 ↓ -75%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $20.56 ↓ -75%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $20.56 ↓ -75%
Devoted Health HMO $20.56 ↓ -75%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $20.56 ↓ -75%
Devoted Health PPO $20.56 ↓ -75%
Cigna Medicare PPO $20.56 ↓ -75%
Cigna Medicare HMO $20.56 ↓ -75%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $20.56 ↓ -75%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $20.56 ↓ -75%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $20.56 ↓ -75%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $20.56 ↓ -75%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $20.56 ↓ -75%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $20.56 ↓ -75%
Wellpoint DSNP $20.56 ↓ -75%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $20.56 ↓ -75%
BCBS TN Blue Care $25.39 ↓ -69%
Aetna Commercial $27.70 ↓ -66%
Ambetter Exchange $33.09 ↓ -60%
Cigna IFP $37.46 ↓ -54%
Cigna Local Plus $37.63 ↓ -54%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $38.59 ↓ -53%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $38.59 ↓ -53%
Cigna POS $40.90 ↓ -50%
Cigna OAP $40.90 ↓ -50%
Cigna HMO $40.90 ↓ -50%
EHN Network Lease $132.30 ↑ +61%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $176.40 ↑ +114%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $191.10 ↑ +132%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $205.80 ↑ +150%
NovaNet Network Lease $220.50 ↑ +168%
Direct Care America PPO $235.20 ↑ +186%
MedSave USA Commercial $235.20 ↑ +186%
National Provider Network PPO $235.20 ↑ +186%
Beech Street PPO $249.90 ↑ +204%
CCN Managed Care PPO $249.90 ↑ +204%
Initial Group PPO $258.72 ↑ +214%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $264.60 ↑ +221%

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Assay of somatostatin at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $21.75 $9.14 – $39.85
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $21.16 $12.95 – $40.42
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $21.75 $8.23 – $39.85
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $21.75 $9.14 – $43.87
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $21.75 $9.14 – $39.85
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $21.75 $9.14 – $43.87
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $187.53 $17.37 – $36.56
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $21.75 $9.14 – $43.87

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