Ultrasound guided needle placement supervision & interpretation 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

$117.60

Cash price

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$420.00

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.

$38.55 with Aetna vs $378.00 with Galaxy Health Network — same scan, same building. Share

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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
Aetna Commercial $38.55 ↓ -67%
BCBS TN Blue Care $54.13 ↓ -54%
Ambetter Exchange $182.06 ↑ +55%
EHN Network Lease $189.00 ↑ +61%
Cigna Local Plus $213.36 ↑ +81%
Cigna IFP $213.36 ↑ +81%
Cigna OAP $251.16 ↑ +114%
Cigna HMO $251.16 ↑ +114%
Cigna POS $251.16 ↑ +114%
Correctional Medical Services Correctional Facilities - Inmate Claims $252.00 ↑ +114%
Community Services Network NonProfit Public Benefit $273.00 ↑ +132%
USA Managed Care Organization PPO $294.00 ↑ +150%
NovaNet Network Lease $315.00 ↑ +168%
National Provider Network PPO $336.00 ↑ +186%
Direct Care America PPO $336.00 ↑ +186%
MedSave USA Commercial $336.00 ↑ +186%
BCBS TN Commercial Network S $347.00 ↑ +195%
BCBS TN Commercial Network P $347.00 ↑ +195%
Beech Street PPO $357.00 ↑ +204%
CCN Managed Care PPO $357.00 ↑ +204%
Initial Group PPO $369.60 ↑ +214%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $378.00 ↑ +221%

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Ultrasound guided needle placement supervision & interpretation at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $228.23 $42.36 – $54.41
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $352.24 $23.80 – $83.30
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $165.83 $43.30 – $47.35
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $503.37 $24.99 – $83.30
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $101.55 $50.23 – $142.89
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $228.23 $42.36 – $75.75
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $228.23 $42.36 – $75.75
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $228.23 $42.36 – $82.27

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