Cath groshong MRI 8fr plstc port 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

$889.35

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.

$3,176.25

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.

$440.05 with BCBS TN vs $1,885.95 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
BCBS TN Blue Care $440.05 ↓ -51%
Aetna Commercial $461.01 ↓ -48%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $586.74 ↓ -34%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $586.74 ↓ -34%
United Healthcare Options PPO $628.65 ↓ -29%
Cigna IFP $890.58 ↑ +0%
EHN Network Lease $942.97 ↑ +6%
Cigna HMO $1,047.75 ↑ +18%
Cigna OAP $1,047.75 ↑ +18%
Cigna POS $1,047.75 ↑ +18%
Cigna Local Plus $1,047.75 ↑ +18%
Ambetter Exchange $1,047.75 ↑ +18%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $1,257.30 ↑ +41%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $1,299.21 ↑ +46%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $1,299.21 ↑ +46%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $1,362.07 ↑ +53%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $1,466.85 ↑ +65%
NovaNet Network Lease $1,571.62 ↑ +77%
National Provider Network PPO $1,676.40 ↑ +88%
MedSave USA Commercial $1,676.40 ↑ +88%
Direct Care America PPO $1,676.40 ↑ +88%
Beech Street PPO $1,781.17 ↑ +100%
CCN Managed Care PPO $1,781.17 ↑ +100%
Initial Group PPO $1,844.04 ↑ +107%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,885.95 ↑ +112%

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Cath groshong MRI 8fr plstc port at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $287.42 $109.80 – $549.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $410.74 $115.29 – $549.00
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville $965.25 $303.18 – $1,299.37
Roane County Medical Center Harriman $985.55 $303.18 – $1,299.37
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville $837.38 $303.18 – $1,299.37
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City $980.10 $440.05 – $1,885.95
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville $985.55 $303.18 – $1,299.37
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge $985.55 $303.18 – $1,299.37

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