Dopamine 40 mg/ml intravenous solution (wrapper) 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

$0.67

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.

$2.40

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.

$0.50 with BCBS TN vs $2.16 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 $0.50 ↓ -25%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $0.85 ↑ +27%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $0.85 ↑ +27%
United Healthcare Options PPO $0.85 ↑ +27%
Cigna POS $0.90 ↑ +34%
Cigna IFP $0.90 ↑ +34%
Cigna Local Plus $0.90 ↑ +34%
Cigna HMO $0.90 ↑ +34%
Cigna OAP $0.90 ↑ +34%
Aetna Commercial $0.92 ↑ +37%
EHN Network Lease $1.08 ↑ +61%
Ambetter Exchange $1.20 ↑ +79%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $1.44 ↑ +115%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $1.48 ↑ +121%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $1.48 ↑ +121%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $1.56 ↑ +133%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $1.68 ↑ +151%
NovaNet Network Lease $1.80 ↑ +169%
National Provider Network PPO $1.92 ↑ +187%
MedSave USA Commercial $1.92 ↑ +187%
Direct Care America PPO $1.92 ↑ +187%
Beech Street PPO $2.04 ↑ +204%
CCN Managed Care PPO $2.04 ↑ +204%
Initial Group PPO $2.11 ↑ +215%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $2.16 ↑ +222%

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Dopamine 40 mg/ml intravenous solution (wrapper) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $31.75 $0.80 – $45.36
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $36.22 $0.72 – $0.94
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $45.38 $0.80 – $45.36
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $13.85 $0.71 – $1.46
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $11.13 $0.71 – $1.46
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $8.58 $0.71 – $1.46
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $13.85 $0.71 – $1.46
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $8.58 $0.71 – $1.46

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