CT orbit/sella/ or posterior outer inner or middle ear without contrast 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

$348.60

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$1,245.00

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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.

$52.56 with United Healthcare vs $1,146.00 with United Healthcare — 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
United Healthcare Tenncare $52.56 ↓ -85%
Optum VA CCN $101.59 ↓ -71%
Tricare Humana Military $101.59 ↓ -71%
Humana DSNP $104.64 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $104.64 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $104.64 ↓ -70%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $104.64 ↓ -70%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $104.64 ↓ -70%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $105.65 ↓ -70%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $105.65 ↓ -70%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $106.67 ↓ -69%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $106.67 ↓ -69%
Cigna Medicare PPO $106.67 ↓ -69%
Cigna Medicare HMO $106.67 ↓ -69%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $106.67 ↓ -69%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $106.67 ↓ -69%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $106.67 ↓ -69%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $106.67 ↓ -69%
Wellpoint DSNP $106.67 ↓ -69%
Devoted Health HMO $106.67 ↓ -69%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $106.67 ↓ -69%
United Healthcare DSNP $106.67 ↓ -69%
Devoted Health PPO $106.67 ↓ -69%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $106.67 ↓ -69%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $106.67 ↓ -69%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $106.67 ↓ -69%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $106.67 ↓ -69%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $106.67 ↓ -69%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $111.93 ↓ -68%
BCBS TN Blue Care $191.81 ↓ -45%
Cigna Local Plus $279.00 ↓ -20%
Cigna POS $279.00 ↓ -20%
Cigna OAP $279.00 ↓ -20%
Cigna HMO $279.00 ↓ -20%
Cigna IFP $287.00 ↓ -18%
Aetna Commercial $415.80 ↑ +19%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $548.00 ↑ +57%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $548.00 ↑ +57%
EHN Network Lease $560.25 ↑ +61%
Ambetter Exchange $639.00 ↑ +83%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $747.00 ↑ +114%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $809.25 ↑ +132%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $833.00 ↑ +139%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $871.50 ↑ +150%
NovaNet Network Lease $933.75 ↑ +168%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $980.00 ↑ +181%
National Provider Network PPO $996.00 ↑ +186%
Direct Care America PPO $996.00 ↑ +186%
MedSave USA Commercial $996.00 ↑ +186%
CCN Managed Care PPO $1,058.25 ↑ +204%
Beech Street PPO $1,058.25 ↑ +204%
Initial Group PPO $1,095.60 ↑ +214%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $1,120.50 ↑ +221%
United Healthcare Options PPO $1,146.00 ↑ +229%

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CT orbit/sella/ or posterior outer inner or middle ear without contrast at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $540.69 $91.66 – $627.59
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $751.25 $78.34 – $1,776.60
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $583.97 $84.48 – $194.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,073.58 $78.34 – $1,776.60
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $559.65 $97.56 – $212.67
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $643.59 $90.33 – $627.59
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $643.59 $90.33 – $627.59
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $612.93 $90.33 – $627.59

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