Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe cns pathogen 12-25 targets 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

$235.00

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.

$235.00

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.

$43.26 with Kentucky Labor Cabinet vs $1,667.12 with Humana — 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
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $43.26 ↓ -82%
Pruitt Health (AllyAlign) MCR $44.65 ↓ -81%
Apex Health MCR $44.65 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $44.65 ↓ -81%
Humana TRICARE $58.75 ↓ -75%
United OptionsPPO $69.80 ↓ -70%
Cigna PPO $76.61 ↓ -67%
Centurion PRISON $96.82 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $105.75 ↓ -55%
Aetna NAP $117.50 ↓ -50%
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $117.50 ↓ -50%
Multiplan COMM $136.30 ↓ -42%
Employers Health Network COMM $164.50 ↓ -30%
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $176.25 ↓ -25%
Wellpoint MGMCD $187.55 ↓ -20%
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $199.75 ↓ -15%
Prime Health COMMPPO $206.80 ↓ -12%
Beech Street COMM $206.80 ↓ -12%
Aetna NewBusiness $331.35 ↑ +41%
Aetna COMM $331.35 ↑ +41%
Bright Health HIX $416.78 ↑ +77%
Humana ChoicecareMGMCR $416.78 ↑ +77%
HealthSpring DualEligible $416.78 ↑ +77%
HealthSpring MCRPOS $416.78 ↑ +77%
Bright Health SmallGroup $416.78 ↑ +77%
HealthSpring MCRHMO $416.78 ↑ +77%
United CorePayer $416.78 ↑ +77%
United HeritageSelect $416.78 ↑ +77%
Odyssey Healthcare COMM $416.78 ↑ +77%
Sarah Cannon Research COMM $416.78 ↑ +77%
Amerigroup MGMCR $416.78 ↑ +77%
Devoted Health Plan MCR $416.78 ↑ +77%
United VACCN $416.78 ↑ +77%
United AllPayerAppendix $416.78 ↑ +77%
HealthSpring MCRPPO $416.78 ↑ +77%
Aetna MGMCRSNP $420.95 ↑ +79%
Aetna MGMCRHMO $420.95 ↑ +79%
Aetna MGMCRPPO $420.95 ↑ +79%
United MGMCR $425.12 ↑ +81%
BCBS MCR $429.28 ↑ +83%
Zing MGMCR $429.28 ↑ +83%
WellCare MCR $429.28 ↑ +83%
Ambetter Select $433.45 ↑ +84%
American Health Advantage MCRPFFS $437.62 ↑ +86%
American Health Advantage MCRHMO $437.62 ↑ +86%
American Health Advantage MCRPOS $437.62 ↑ +86%
American Health Advantage MCRPPO $437.62 ↑ +86%
American Health Advantage MCRSNP $437.62 ↑ +86%
Evergreen HMO MCR $437.62 ↑ +86%
Signature Advantage MCR $441.79 ↑ +88%
Ambetter CORE $450.12 ↑ +92%
ATRIO Golden Times MCR $458.46 ↑ +95%
Bright Health MCRNarrow $479.30 ↑ +104%
BCBS NetworkP $571.72 ↑ +143%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $600.16 ↑ +155%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $612.67 ↑ +161%
NovaNET WORKERSCOMP $612.67 ↑ +161%
Cigna NewBusiness $742.85 ↑ +216%
BCBS TENNCARE $798.92 ↑ +240%
Cigna OAP $843.64 ↑ +259%
BCBS COVERKIDS $863.95 ↑ +268%
Oscar HIX $1,250.34 ↑ +432%
BCBS BlueCare $1,342.38 ↑ +471%
Humana HumanaChoice $1,667.12 ↑ +609%
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $1,667.12 ↑ +609%
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $1,667.12 ↑ +609%
Humana BroadNetwork $1,667.12 ↑ +609%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe cns pathogen 12-25 targets at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $441.47 $150.04 – $1,613.01
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $740.00 $193.50 – $1,750.00
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $404.57 $362.60 – $833.56
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,057.50 $193.50 – $1,750.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $733.80 $188.35 – $908.58
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $441.47 $375.10 – $1,613.01
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $441.47 $375.10 – $1,613.01
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $441.47 $375.10 – $1,613.01

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