Kidney img w/bldflw sgl without rx 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

$279.16

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.

$997.00

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.

$158.38 with BCBS TN vs $1,480.00 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 $158.38 ↓ -43%
United Healthcare Tenncare $200.08 ↓ -28%
Aetna Commercial $268.52 ↓ -4%
Cigna IFP $361.66 ↑ +30%
Cigna Local Plus $363.24 ↑ +30%
Cigna HMO $394.83 ↑ +41%
Cigna OAP $394.83 ↑ +41%
Cigna POS $394.83 ↑ +41%
EHN Network Lease $448.65 ↑ +61%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $471.34 ↑ +69%
Tricare Humana Military $527.60 ↑ +89%
Optum VA CCN $527.60 ↑ +89%
Humana DSNP $543.43 ↑ +95%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $543.43 ↑ +95%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $543.43 ↑ +95%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $543.43 ↑ +95%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $543.43 ↑ +95%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $548.70 ↑ +97%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $548.70 ↑ +97%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $553.98 ↑ +98%
Devoted Health HMO $553.98 ↑ +98%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $553.98 ↑ +98%
United Healthcare DSNP $553.98 ↑ +98%
Devoted Health PPO $553.98 ↑ +98%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $553.98 ↑ +98%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $553.98 ↑ +98%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $553.98 ↑ +98%
Cigna Medicare PPO $553.98 ↑ +98%
Cigna Medicare HMO $553.98 ↑ +98%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $553.98 ↑ +98%
Wellpoint DSNP $553.98 ↑ +98%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $553.98 ↑ +98%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $553.98 ↑ +98%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $553.98 ↑ +98%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $553.98 ↑ +98%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $553.98 ↑ +98%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $553.98 ↑ +98%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $598.20 ↑ +114%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $648.05 ↑ +132%
Ambetter Exchange $681.72 ↑ +144%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $697.90 ↑ +150%
NovaNet Network Lease $747.75 ↑ +168%
MedSave USA Commercial $797.60 ↑ +186%
Direct Care America PPO $797.60 ↑ +186%
National Provider Network PPO $797.60 ↑ +186%
Beech Street PPO $847.45 ↑ +204%
CCN Managed Care PPO $847.45 ↑ +204%
Initial Group PPO $877.36 ↑ +214%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $897.30 ↑ +221%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $1,073.00 ↑ +284%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $1,172.00 ↑ +320%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $1,172.00 ↑ +320%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $1,261.00 ↑ +352%
United Healthcare Options PPO $1,480.00 ↑ +430%

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Kidney img w/bldflw sgl without rx at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $568.20 $126.70 – $755.17
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $454.66 $188.57 – $1,075.20
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $537.74 $126.70 – $983.02
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $649.73 $188.57 – $1,075.20
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $452.25 $146.97 – $1,104.54
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $567.90 $126.70 – $755.17
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $567.90 $126.70 – $755.17
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $567.90 $157.74 – $755.17

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