Consultation pathology during surgery cytological exam initial site 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

$27.44

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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.

$98.00

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.

$28.65 with BCBS TN vs $822.01 with HealthSpring — 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 $28.65 ↑ +4%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $43.55 ↑ +59%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $43.55 ↑ +59%
EHN Network Lease $44.10 ↑ +61%
Aetna Commercial $45.53 ↑ +66%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $58.80 ↑ +114%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $63.70 ↑ +132%
Cigna IFP $66.32 ↑ +142%
Cigna Local Plus $66.61 ↑ +143%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $68.60 ↑ +150%
Cigna POS $72.40 ↑ +164%
Cigna OAP $72.40 ↑ +164%
Cigna HMO $72.40 ↑ +164%
NovaNet Network Lease $73.50 ↑ +168%
Direct Care America PPO $78.40 ↑ +186%
National Provider Network PPO $78.40 ↑ +186%
MedSave USA Commercial $78.40 ↑ +186%
Beech Street PPO $83.30 ↑ +204%
CCN Managed Care PPO $83.30 ↑ +204%
Initial Group PPO $86.24 ↑ +214%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $88.20 ↑ +221%
United Healthcare Tenncare $211.75 ↑ +672%
Ambetter Exchange $292.92 ↑ +967%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $627.35 ↑ +2186%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $628.20 ↑ +2189%
United Healthcare Options PPO $628.20 ↑ +2189%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $628.20 ↑ +2189%
Tricare Humana Military $782.87 ↑ +2753%
Optum VA CCN $782.87 ↑ +2753%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $806.36 ↑ +2839%
Humana DSNP $806.36 ↑ +2839%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $806.36 ↑ +2839%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $806.36 ↑ +2839%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $806.36 ↑ +2839%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $814.18 ↑ +2867%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $814.18 ↑ +2867%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $822.01 ↑ +2896%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $822.01 ↑ +2896%
Cigna Medicare PPO $822.01 ↑ +2896%
Cigna Medicare HMO $822.01 ↑ +2896%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $822.01 ↑ +2896%
Wellpoint DSNP $822.01 ↑ +2896%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $822.01 ↑ +2896%
United Healthcare DSNP $822.01 ↑ +2896%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $822.01 ↑ +2896%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $822.01 ↑ +2896%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $822.01 ↑ +2896%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $822.01 ↑ +2896%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $822.01 ↑ +2896%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $822.01 ↑ +2896%
Devoted Health PPO $822.01 ↑ +2896%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $822.01 ↑ +2896%
Devoted Health HMO $822.01 ↑ +2896%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $822.01 ↑ +2896%

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Consultation pathology during surgery cytological exam initial site at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $368.46 $15.67 – $1,095.29
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $782.92 $23.32 – $1,851.50
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $242.42 $15.67 – $1,491.86
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,118.84 $23.32 – $1,851.50
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $207.75 $15.37 – $1,638.95
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $364.01 $8.45 – $1,079.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $364.01 $8.45 – $1,079.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $368.46 $15.67 – $1,095.29

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