Cytopathology fluids/washings/brushings smears with interpretation 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

$42.00

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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.

$150.00

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.

$13.23 with United Healthcare vs $207.66 with Ambetter — 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 $13.23 ↓ -69%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $33.38 ↓ -21%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $33.43 ↓ -20%
United Healthcare Options PPO $33.43 ↓ -20%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $33.43 ↓ -20%
Tricare Humana Military $36.29 ↓ -14%
Optum VA CCN $36.29 ↓ -14%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $37.38 ↓ -11%
Humana DSNP $37.38 ↓ -11%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $37.38 ↓ -11%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $37.38 ↓ -11%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $37.38 ↓ -11%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $37.74 ↓ -10%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $37.74 ↓ -10%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $38.10 ↓ -9%
Devoted Health HMO $38.10 ↓ -9%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $38.10 ↓ -9%
United Healthcare DSNP $38.10 ↓ -9%
Devoted Health PPO $38.10 ↓ -9%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $38.10 ↓ -9%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $38.10 ↓ -9%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $38.10 ↓ -9%
Cigna Medicare PPO $38.10 ↓ -9%
Cigna Medicare HMO $38.10 ↓ -9%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $38.10 ↓ -9%
Wellpoint DSNP $38.10 ↓ -9%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $38.10 ↓ -9%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $38.10 ↓ -9%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $38.10 ↓ -9%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $38.10 ↓ -9%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $38.10 ↓ -9%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $38.10 ↓ -9%
BCBS TN Blue Care $46.91 ↑ +12%
Aetna Commercial $53.55 ↑ +28%
EHN Network Lease $67.50 ↑ +61%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $71.31 ↑ +70%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $71.31 ↑ +70%
Cigna IFP $87.52 ↑ +108%
Cigna Local Plus $87.91 ↑ +109%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $90.00 ↑ +114%
Cigna POS $95.55 ↑ +128%
Cigna HMO $95.55 ↑ +128%
Cigna OAP $95.55 ↑ +128%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $97.50 ↑ +132%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $105.00 ↑ +150%
NovaNet Network Lease $112.50 ↑ +168%
National Provider Network PPO $120.00 ↑ +186%
MedSave USA Commercial $120.00 ↑ +186%
Direct Care America PPO $120.00 ↑ +186%
Beech Street PPO $127.50 ↑ +204%
CCN Managed Care PPO $127.50 ↑ +204%
Initial Group PPO $132.00 ↑ +214%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $135.00 ↑ +221%
Ambetter Exchange $207.66 ↑ +394%

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Cytopathology fluids/washings/brushings smears with interpretation at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $28.98 $6.18 – $138.36
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $80.81 $9.20 – $191.10
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $14.49 $6.18 – $71.68
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $115.48 $9.20 – $191.10
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $51.45 $7.17 – $75.98
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $28.98 $6.18 – $138.36
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $28.98 $6.18 – $138.36
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $28.98 $8.45 – $138.36

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