Surgical pathology level 1 gross examination only 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

$10.36

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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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$37.00

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.

$12.83 with BCBS TN vs $46.13 with Ambetter — 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

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 $12.83 ↑ +24%
United Healthcare Tenncare $13.23 ↑ +28%
Aetna Commercial $14.88 ↑ +44%
EHN Network Lease $16.65 ↑ +61%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $19.49 ↑ +88%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $19.49 ↑ +88%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $22.20 ↑ +114%
Wellpoint Medicaid Tenncare $22.96 ↑ +122%
United Healthcare Heritage Select $22.99 ↑ +122%
United Healthcare Options PPO $22.99 ↑ +122%
United Healthcare All Other Plans $22.99 ↑ +122%
Cigna IFP $24.00 ↑ +132%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $24.05 ↑ +132%
Cigna Local Plus $24.10 ↑ +133%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $25.90 ↑ +150%
Cigna HMO $26.20 ↑ +153%
Cigna OAP $26.20 ↑ +153%
Cigna POS $26.20 ↑ +153%
NovaNet Network Lease $27.75 ↑ +168%
Optum VA CCN $28.10 ↑ +171%
Tricare Humana Military $28.10 ↑ +171%
Humana DSNP $28.94 ↑ +179%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $28.94 ↑ +179%
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO $28.94 ↑ +179%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $28.94 ↑ +179%
United Healthcare Community Plan DSNP $28.94 ↑ +179%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage HMO $29.22 ↑ +182%
Farm Bureau Medicare Advantage PPO $29.22 ↑ +182%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv PPO $29.51 ↑ +185%
Devoted Health HMO $29.51 ↑ +185%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $29.51 ↑ +185%
United Healthcare DSNP $29.51 ↑ +185%
HealthSpring Medicare PPO $29.51 ↑ +185%
HealthSpring Medicare HMO POS $29.51 ↑ +185%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $29.51 ↑ +185%
Cigna Medicare PPO $29.51 ↑ +185%
Cigna Medicare HMO $29.51 ↑ +185%
Cigna Medicare HMO-POS $29.51 ↑ +185%
Wellpoint DSNP $29.51 ↑ +185%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage $29.51 ↑ +185%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential DSNP $29.51 ↑ +185%
Blue Cross of TN BlueEssential HMO $29.51 ↑ +185%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Diamond $29.51 ↑ +185%
Devoted Health PPO $29.51 ↑ +185%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Ruby $29.51 ↑ +185%
Blue Cross of TN Med Adv Sapphire $29.51 ↑ +185%
Direct Care America PPO $29.60 ↑ +186%
MedSave USA Commercial $29.60 ↑ +186%
National Provider Network PPO $29.60 ↑ +186%
CCN Managed Care PPO $31.45 ↑ +204%
Beech Street PPO $31.45 ↑ +204%
Initial Group PPO $32.56 ↑ +214%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $33.30 ↑ +221%
Ambetter Exchange $46.13 ↑ +345%

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Surgical pathology level 1 gross examination only at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $30.20 $2.82 – $37.90
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $44.70 $4.20 – $105.70
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $8.74 $2.82 – $44.72
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $63.88 $4.20 – $105.70
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $19.20 $7.98 – $58.84
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $30.20 $2.82 – $37.90
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $30.20 $2.82 – $37.90
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $30.20 $4.21 – $37.90

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