Pretreat rbc density gradient separation reference 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

$56.00

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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.

$200.00

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.

$47.90 with BCBS TN vs $180.00 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 $47.90 ↓ -14%
United Healthcare Tenncare $48.44 ↓ -14%
Aetna Commercial $57.07 ↑ +2%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $72.81 ↑ +30%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $72.81 ↑ +30%
Cigna IFP $81.87 ↑ +46%
Cigna Local Plus $82.23 ↑ +47%
Cigna OAP $89.38 ↑ +60%
Cigna HMO $89.38 ↑ +60%
Cigna POS $89.38 ↑ +60%
EHN Network Lease $90.00 ↑ +61%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $120.00 ↑ +114%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $130.00 ↑ +132%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $140.00 ↑ +150%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $143.31 ↑ +156%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $143.50 ↑ +156%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $143.50 ↑ +156%
United Healthcare Options PPO $143.50 ↑ +156%
NovaNet Network Lease $150.00 ↑ +168%
Direct Care America PPO $160.00 ↑ +186%
National Provider Network PPO $160.00 ↑ +186%
MedSave USA Commercial $160.00 ↑ +186%
Optum VA CCN $165.55 ↑ +196%
Tricare Humana Military $165.55 ↑ +196%
CCN Managed Care PPO $170.00 ↑ +204%
Beech Street PPO $170.00 ↑ +204%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $170.52 ↑ +205%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $170.52 ↑ +205%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $170.52 ↑ +205%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $170.52 ↑ +205%
Humana DSNP $170.52 ↑ +205%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $172.17 ↑ +207%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $172.17 ↑ +207%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $173.83 ↑ +210%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $173.83 ↑ +210%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $173.83 ↑ +210%
Devoted Health PPO $173.83 ↑ +210%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $173.83 ↑ +210%
Cigna Medicare PPO $173.83 ↑ +210%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $173.83 ↑ +210%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $173.83 ↑ +210%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $173.83 ↑ +210%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $173.83 ↑ +210%
Wellpoint DSNP $173.83 ↑ +210%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $173.83 ↑ +210%
United Healthcare DSNP $173.83 ↑ +210%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $173.83 ↑ +210%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $173.83 ↑ +210%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $173.83 ↑ +210%
Devoted Health HMO $173.83 ↑ +210%
Cigna Medicare HMO $173.83 ↑ +210%
Initial Group PPO $176.00 ↑ +214%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $180.00 ↑ +221%

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Pretreat rbc density gradient separation reference at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $298.16 $38.61 – $229.75
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $91.65 $13.44 – $346.58
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $298.16 $7.40 – $226.45
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $298.16 $7.40 – $226.45
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $298.16 $7.40 – $226.45
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $298.16 $38.61 – $229.75
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $91.65 $5.37 – $346.58
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $91.65 $8.96 – $387.89

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