Discography cerv/thor spine 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

$7,868.64

Cash price

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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.

$7,868.64

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.

$48.10 with BCBS vs $6,924.40 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 NetworkP $48.10 ↓ -99%
Aetna COMM $171.54 ↓ -98%
Aetna NewBusiness $171.54 ↓ -98%
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $218.32 ↓ -97%
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $218.32 ↓ -97%
Humana BroadNetwork $218.32 ↓ -97%
Humana HumanaChoice $218.32 ↓ -97%
Cigna NewBusiness $243.84 ↓ -97%
Cigna OAP $276.97 ↓ -96%
BCBS TENNCARE $377.86 ↓ -95%
BCBS COVERKIDS $408.76 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueCare $632.15 ↓ -92%
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $1,448.62 ↓ -82%
Pruitt Health (AllyAlign) MCR $1,495.04 ↓ -81%
Apex Health MCR $1,495.04 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $1,495.04 ↓ -81%
Humana TRICARE $1,967.16 ↓ -75%
United HeritageSelect $2,174.18 ↓ -72%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,174.18 ↓ -72%
United CorePayer $2,174.18 ↓ -72%
United OptionsPPO $2,336.99 ↓ -70%
Cigna PPO $2,565.18 ↓ -67%
Centurion PRISON $3,241.88 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $3,540.89 ↓ -55%
Aetna NAP $3,934.32 ↓ -50%
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $3,934.32 ↓ -50%
Multiplan COMM $4,563.81 ↓ -42%
Employers Health Network COMM $5,508.05 ↓ -30%
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $5,901.48 ↓ -25%
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $6,688.34 ↓ -15%
Prime Health COMMPPO $6,924.40 ↓ -12%
Beech Street COMM $6,924.40 ↓ -12%

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Discography cerv/thor spine at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $725.16 $57.91 – $2,750.96
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $725.16 $57.91 – $2,750.96
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $1,040.40 $124.66 – $3,972.33
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $1,040.40 $144.44 – $4,445.89
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $1,040.40 $144.44 – $4,445.89
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $1,040.40 $144.44 – $3,862.21
SKYLINE MADISON CAMPUS NASHVILLE $5,966.84 $48.10 – $2,174.18
STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER Smyrna $8,876.96 $48.10 – $2,174.18

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