Parathyroid planar imaging 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

$171.64

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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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$613.00

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.

$64.15 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 $64.15 ↓ -63%
United Healthcare Tenncare $155.30 ↓ -10%
EHN Network Lease $275.85 ↑ +61%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $367.63 ↑ +114%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $367.80 ↑ +114%
Aetna Commercial $370.58 ↑ +116%
Optum VA CCN $388.45 ↑ +126%
Tricare Humana Military $388.45 ↑ +126%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $398.45 ↑ +132%
Humana DSNP $400.10 ↑ +133%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $400.10 ↑ +133%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $400.10 ↑ +133%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $400.10 ↑ +133%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $400.10 ↑ +133%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $403.99 ↑ +135%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $403.99 ↑ +135%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $407.87 ↑ +138%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $407.87 ↑ +138%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $407.87 ↑ +138%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $407.87 ↑ +138%
Wellpoint DSNP $407.87 ↑ +138%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $407.87 ↑ +138%
Devoted Health HMO $407.87 ↑ +138%
United Healthcare DSNP $407.87 ↑ +138%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $407.87 ↑ +138%
Devoted Health PPO $407.87 ↑ +138%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $407.87 ↑ +138%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $407.87 ↑ +138%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $407.87 ↑ +138%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $407.87 ↑ +138%
Cigna Medicare PPO $407.87 ↑ +138%
Cigna Medicare HMO $407.87 ↑ +138%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $407.87 ↑ +138%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $407.87 ↑ +138%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $429.10 ↑ +150%
NovaNet Network Lease $459.75 ↑ +168%
Cigna IFP $490.01 ↑ +185%
Direct Care America PPO $490.40 ↑ +186%
MedSave USA Commercial $490.40 ↑ +186%
National Provider Network PPO $490.40 ↑ +186%
Cigna Local Plus $492.15 ↑ +187%
CCN Managed Care PPO $521.05 ↑ +204%
Beech Street PPO $521.05 ↑ +204%
Cigna HMO $534.95 ↑ +212%
Cigna POS $534.95 ↑ +212%
Cigna OAP $534.95 ↑ +212%
Initial Group PPO $539.44 ↑ +214%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $551.70 ↑ +221%
Ambetter Exchange $854.77 ↑ +398%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $1,073.00 ↑ +525%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $1,172.00 ↑ +583%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $1,172.00 ↑ +583%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $1,261.00 ↑ +635%
United Healthcare Options PPO $1,480.00 ↑ +762%

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Parathyroid planar imaging at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $539.24 $51.32 – $719.70
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $290.08 $76.38 – $686.00
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $272.78 $51.32 – $733.84
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $414.54 $76.38 – $686.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $452.25 $59.53 – $1,154.30
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $579.72 $51.32 – $719.70
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $579.72 $51.32 – $719.70
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $579.72 $76.68 – $719.70

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