Dhea-s (dehydroepiand sulfate) 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

$7.84

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.

$28.00

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.

$10.00 with Wellpoint vs $49.98 with Cigna — 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
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $10.00 ↑ +28%
EHN Network Lease $12.60 ↑ +61%
United Healthcare Tenncare $14.22 ↑ +81%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $16.80 ↑ +114%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $18.20 ↑ +132%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $19.60 ↑ +150%
NovaNet Network Lease $21.00 ↑ +168%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $22.23 ↑ +184%
United Healthcare Options PPO $22.23 ↑ +184%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $22.23 ↑ +184%
MedSave USA Commercial $22.40 ↑ +186%
National Provider Network PPO $22.40 ↑ +186%
Direct Care America PPO $22.40 ↑ +186%
Beech Street PPO $23.80 ↑ +204%
CCN Managed Care PPO $23.80 ↑ +204%
Optum VA CCN $23.81 ↑ +204%
Tricare Humana Military $23.81 ↑ +204%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $24.52 ↑ +213%
Humana DSNP $24.52 ↑ +213%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $24.52 ↑ +213%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $24.52 ↑ +213%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $24.52 ↑ +213%
Initial Group PPO $24.64 ↑ +214%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $24.76 ↑ +216%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $24.76 ↑ +216%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $25.00 ↑ +219%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $25.00 ↑ +219%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $25.00 ↑ +219%
Devoted Health PPO $25.00 ↑ +219%
Cigna Medicare PPO $25.00 ↑ +219%
Cigna Medicare HMO $25.00 ↑ +219%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $25.00 ↑ +219%
Wellpoint DSNP $25.00 ↑ +219%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $25.00 ↑ +219%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $25.00 ↑ +219%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $25.00 ↑ +219%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $25.00 ↑ +219%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $25.00 ↑ +219%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $25.00 ↑ +219%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $25.00 ↑ +219%
Devoted Health HMO $25.00 ↑ +219%
United Healthcare DSNP $25.00 ↑ +219%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $25.00 ↑ +219%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $25.20 ↑ +221%
BCBS TN Blue Care $30.89 ↑ +294%
Aetna Commercial $33.68 ↑ +330%
Ambetter Exchange $40.24 ↑ +413%
Cigna IFP $45.78 ↑ +484%
Cigna Local Plus $45.98 ↑ +486%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $46.95 ↑ +499%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $46.95 ↑ +499%
Cigna OAP $49.98 ↑ +538%
Cigna POS $49.98 ↑ +538%
Cigna HMO $49.98 ↑ +538%

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Dhea-s (dehydroepiand sulfate) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $71.87 $8.00 – $85.78
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $35.82 $19.75 – $84.70
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $153.41 $19.34 – $44.46
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $51.19 $19.75 – $84.70
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $38.85 $11.12 – $48.46
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $71.87 $15.59 – $85.78
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $71.87 $15.59 – $85.78
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $71.87 $15.59 – $85.78

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