Collar cerv 18.25x3.5in serp firm density sm 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

$29.12

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.

$104.00

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.

$12.64 with BCBS TN vs $54.18 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 $12.64 ↓ -57%
Aetna Commercial $13.24 ↓ -55%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $16.85 ↓ -42%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $16.85 ↓ -42%
United Healthcare Options PPO $18.06 ↓ -38%
Cigna IFP $25.58 ↓ -12%
EHN Network Lease $27.09 ↓ -7%
Cigna HMO $30.10 ↑ +3%
Cigna OAP $30.10 ↑ +3%
Cigna POS $30.10 ↑ +3%
Cigna Local Plus $30.10 ↑ +3%
Ambetter Exchange $30.10 ↑ +3%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $36.12 ↑ +24%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $37.33 ↑ +28%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $37.33 ↑ +28%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $39.13 ↑ +34%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $42.14 ↑ +45%
NovaNet Network Lease $45.15 ↑ +55%
National Provider Network PPO $48.16 ↑ +65%
MedSave USA Commercial $48.16 ↑ +65%
Direct Care America PPO $48.16 ↑ +65%
Beech Street PPO $51.17 ↑ +76%
CCN Managed Care PPO $51.17 ↑ +76%
Initial Group PPO $52.98 ↑ +82%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $54.18 ↑ +86%

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Collar cerv 18.25x3.5in serp firm density sm at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville $18.06 $11.96 – $51.27
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville $17.10 $11.96 – $51.27
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City $19.87 $11.96 – $51.27
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville $19.87 $6.97 – $36.30
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge $18.80 $6.97 – $36.30
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville $18.23 $11.96 – $51.27
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown $9.86 $6.89 – $36.30
CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY Ashland City not published $34.57 – $50.82

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