Cholesterol body fluid 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

$18.76

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.

$67.00

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.

$26.80 with Aetna vs $60.30 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
Aetna Commercial $26.80 ↑ +43%
EHN Network Lease $30.15 ↑ +61%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $33.50 ↑ +79%
United Healthcare Options PPO $33.50 ↑ +79%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $33.50 ↑ +79%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $40.20 ↑ +114%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $43.55 ↑ +132%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $46.90 ↑ +150%
NovaNet Network Lease $50.25 ↑ +168%
Cigna IFP $52.65 ↑ +181%
Cigna Local Plus $52.88 ↑ +182%
National Provider Network PPO $53.60 ↑ +186%
MedSave USA Commercial $53.60 ↑ +186%
Direct Care America PPO $53.60 ↑ +186%
CCN Managed Care PPO $56.95 ↑ +204%
Beech Street PPO $56.95 ↑ +204%
Cigna OAP $57.48 ↑ +206%
Cigna POS $57.48 ↑ +206%
Cigna HMO $57.48 ↑ +206%
Initial Group PPO $58.96 ↑ +214%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $60.30 ↑ +221%

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Cholesterol body fluid at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $105.71 $33.32 – $50.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $141.79 $13.80 – $50.58
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $73.83 $10.54 – $10.54
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $202.62 $14.49 – $50.58
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $28.95 $11.50 – $13.15
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $105.71 $28.15 – $50.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $105.71 $33.83 – $50.00
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $105.71 $33.83 – $50.00

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