Abdominal Ultrasound (limited) at SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTER

2127 CENTURY FARMS PKWY, ANTIOCH, TN · Tristarhealth · · NPI 1720032345

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 12, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

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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.

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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.

$63.73 with BCBS vs $1,639.94 with Beech Street — 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 TENNCARE $63.73
BCBS COVERKIDS $68.94
BCBS NetworkP $70.48
BCBS BlueCare $106.61
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $110.32
Humana BroadNetwork $110.32
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $110.32
Humana HumanaChoice $110.32
Aetna NewBusiness $122.96
Aetna COMM $122.96
United CorePayer $154.52
United AllPayerAppendix $154.52
United HeritageSelect $154.52
Cigna NewBusiness $188.38
Cigna OAP $213.97
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $343.08
Apex Health MCR $354.08
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $354.08
Pruitt Health (AllyAlign) MCR $354.08
Humana TRICARE $465.89
United OptionsPPO $553.48
Cigna PPO $607.52
Centurion PRISON $767.79
United GlobalBenefitPlan $838.61
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $931.78
Aetna NAP $931.78
Multiplan COMM $1,080.87
Employers Health Network COMM $1,304.50
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $1,397.68
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $1,584.03
Prime Health COMMPPO $1,639.94
Beech Street COMM $1,639.94

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Abdominal Ultrasound (limited) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $227.85 $40.08 – $179.33
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $281.50 $59.65 – $665.70
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $235.29 $40.08 – $194.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $402.28 $59.65 – $665.70
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $96.45 $46.49 – $212.67
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $227.54 $40.08 – $179.33
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $227.54 $40.08 – $179.33
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $227.54 $47.68 – $179.33

All Tennessee hospitals for this procedure →