External chromosome analysis 20-25 cells 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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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.

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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.

$65.07 with Wellpoint vs $628.08 with BCBS — 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
Wellpoint MGMCD $65.07
Aetna NewBusiness $114.97
Aetna COMM $114.97
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $130.99
Apex Health MCR $135.19
Pruitt Health (AllyAlign) MCR $135.19
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $135.19
HealthSpring MCRPOS $144.61
HealthSpring MCRPPO $144.61
Amerigroup MGMCR $144.61
Odyssey Healthcare COMM $144.61
Sarah Cannon Research COMM $144.61
Humana ChoicecareMGMCR $144.61
Devoted Health Plan MCR $144.61
HealthSpring DualEligible $144.61
HealthSpring MCRHMO $144.61
Bright Health SmallGroup $144.61
United VACCN $144.61
United AllPayerAppendix $144.61
Bright Health HIX $144.61
United CorePayer $144.61
United HeritageSelect $144.61
Aetna MGMCRPPO $146.06
Aetna MGMCRSNP $146.06
Aetna MGMCRHMO $146.06
United MGMCR $147.50
WellCare MCR $148.95
BCBS MCR $148.95
Zing MGMCR $148.95
Ambetter Select $150.39
Evergreen HMO MCR $151.84
American Health Advantage MCRHMO $151.84
American Health Advantage MCRPOS $151.84
American Health Advantage MCRPPO $151.84
American Health Advantage MCRSNP $151.84
American Health Advantage MCRPFFS $151.84
Signature Advantage MCR $153.29
Ambetter CORE $156.18
ATRIO Golden Times MCR $159.07
Bright Health MCRNarrow $166.30
BCBS NetworkP $170.04
Humana TRICARE $177.88
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $208.24
United OptionsPPO $211.32
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $212.58
NovaNET WORKERSCOMP $212.58
Cigna PPO $231.95
Cigna NewBusiness $257.80
Cigna OAP $292.78
Centurion PRISON $293.14
United GlobalBenefitPlan $320.18
Aetna NAP $355.75
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $355.75
BCBS TENNCARE $373.81
BCBS COVERKIDS $404.23
Multiplan COMM $412.68
Oscar HIX $433.83
Employers Health Network COMM $498.06
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $533.63
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $578.44
Humana BroadNetwork $578.44
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $578.44
Humana HumanaChoice $578.44
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $604.78
Prime Health COMMPPO $626.13
Beech Street COMM $626.13
BCBS BlueCare $628.08

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External chromosome analysis 20-25 cells at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $657.29 $52.06 – $481.98
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $194.77 $110.72 – $460.60
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $278.34 $110.72 – $460.60
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $218.25 $72.31 – $315.25
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $657.29 $87.39 – $481.98
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $657.29 $87.39 – $481.98
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $657.29 $87.39 – $481.98
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $657.29 $130.15 – $481.98

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