Acetylcysteine 200 mg/ml (20 %) intravenous solution 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

$4,888.30

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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.

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$4,888.30

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.

$0.54 with BCBS vs $4,301.70 with Prime Health — 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 NetworkP $0.54 ↓ -100%
Cigna NewBusiness $0.70 ↓ -100%
Cigna OAP $0.80 ↓ -100%
United AllPayerAppendix $0.98 ↓ -100%
United CorePayer $0.98 ↓ -100%
United HeritageSelect $0.98 ↓ -100%
Aetna MGMCRPPO $733.25 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRSNP $733.25 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRHMO $733.25 ↓ -85%
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $899.94 ↓ -82%
Ambetter Select $1,134.09 ↓ -77%
Humana TRICARE $1,222.08 ↓ -75%
United OptionsPPO $1,451.83 ↓ -70%
Cigna PPO $1,593.59 ↓ -67%
Centurion PRISON $2,013.98 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $2,199.74 ↓ -55%
Signature Advantage MCR $2,444.15 ↓ -50%
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $2,444.15 ↓ -50%
Multiplan COMM $2,835.21 ↓ -42%
Employers Health Network COMM $3,421.81 ↓ -30%
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $3,666.22 ↓ -25%
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $4,155.06 ↓ -15%
Beech Street COMM $4,301.70 ↓ -12%
Prime Health COMMPPO $4,301.70 ↓ -12%

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Acetylcysteine 200 mg/ml (20 %) intravenous solution at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $252.07 $1.06 – $123.30
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $175.54 $0.56 – $2.05
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $360.22 $1.06 – $123.30
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $459.77 $0.59 – $2.52
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $504.67 $0.59 – $1.40
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $459.77 $0.59 – $1.01
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $536.58 $0.59 – $1.68
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $459.77 $0.67 – $2.52

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