Ecg external < 48 hours recording 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

$145.88

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.

$521.00

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.

$28.28 with BCBS TN vs $707.00 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
BCBS TN Blue Care $28.28 ↓ -81%
Aetna Commercial $33.24 ↓ -77%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $35.36 ↓ -76%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $35.36 ↓ -76%
United Healthcare Tenncare $50.01 ↓ -66%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $108.88 ↓ -25%
Optum VA CCN $129.28 ↓ -11%
Tricare Humana Military $129.28 ↓ -11%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $133.16 ↓ -9%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $133.16 ↓ -9%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $133.16 ↓ -9%
Humana DSNP $133.16 ↓ -9%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $133.16 ↓ -9%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $134.45 ↓ -8%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $134.45 ↓ -8%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $135.74 ↓ -7%
Devoted Health HMO $135.74 ↓ -7%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $135.74 ↓ -7%
United Healthcare DSNP $135.74 ↓ -7%
Devoted Health PPO $135.74 ↓ -7%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $135.74 ↓ -7%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $135.74 ↓ -7%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $135.74 ↓ -7%
Cigna Medicare PPO $135.74 ↓ -7%
Cigna Medicare HMO $135.74 ↓ -7%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $135.74 ↓ -7%
Wellpoint DSNP $135.74 ↓ -7%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $135.74 ↓ -7%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $135.74 ↓ -7%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $135.74 ↓ -7%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $135.74 ↓ -7%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $135.74 ↓ -7%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $135.74 ↓ -7%
EHN Network Lease $234.45 ↑ +61%
Cigna Local Plus $264.66 ↑ +81%
Cigna IFP $264.66 ↑ +81%
Cigna HMO $311.55 ↑ +114%
Cigna OAP $311.55 ↑ +114%
Cigna POS $311.55 ↑ +114%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $312.60 ↑ +114%
Ambetter Exchange $312.60 ↑ +114%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $338.65 ↑ +132%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $364.70 ↑ +150%
NovaNet Network Lease $390.75 ↑ +168%
Direct Care America PPO $416.80 ↑ +186%
National Provider Network PPO $416.80 ↑ +186%
MedSave USA Commercial $416.80 ↑ +186%
Beech Street PPO $442.85 ↑ +204%
CCN Managed Care PPO $442.85 ↑ +204%
Initial Group PPO $458.48 ↑ +214%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $468.90 ↑ +221%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $491.00 ↑ +237%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $578.00 ↑ +296%
United Healthcare Options PPO $707.00 ↑ +385%

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Ecg external < 48 hours recording at other Tennessee hospitals

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Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $349.70 $37.83 – $172.83
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Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $377.12 $32.70 – $170.34
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $395.99 $32.70 – $170.34
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