Infectious agent nucleic acid multiplex amplified probe gi 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

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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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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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$187.55 with Wellpoint 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

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

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 $187.55
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $262.40
Pruitt Health (AllyAlign) MCR $270.81
Apex Health MCR $270.81
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $270.81
Aetna NewBusiness $331.35
Aetna COMM $331.35
Humana TRICARE $356.33
Devoted Health Plan MCR $416.78
HealthSpring DualEligible $416.78
HealthSpring MCRHMO $416.78
HealthSpring MCRPOS $416.78
HealthSpring MCRPPO $416.78
Odyssey Healthcare COMM $416.78
Humana ChoicecareMGMCR $416.78
United VACCN $416.78
United AllPayerAppendix $416.78
Bright Health SmallGroup $416.78
United CorePayer $416.78
United HeritageSelect $416.78
Bright Health HIX $416.78
Amerigroup MGMCR $416.78
Sarah Cannon Research COMM $416.78
Aetna MGMCRPPO $420.95
Aetna MGMCRSNP $420.95
Aetna MGMCRHMO $420.95
United OptionsPPO $423.32
United MGMCR $425.12
Zing MGMCR $429.28
BCBS MCR $429.28
WellCare MCR $429.28
Ambetter Select $433.45
Evergreen HMO MCR $437.62
American Health Advantage MCRHMO $437.62
American Health Advantage MCRPOS $437.62
American Health Advantage MCRPPO $437.62
American Health Advantage MCRSNP $437.62
American Health Advantage MCRPFFS $437.62
Signature Advantage MCR $441.79
Ambetter CORE $450.12
ATRIO Golden Times MCR $458.46
Cigna PPO $464.65
Bright Health MCRNarrow $479.30
BCBS NetworkP $567.18
Centurion PRISON $587.23
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $600.16
NovaNET WORKERSCOMP $612.67
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $612.67
United GlobalBenefitPlan $641.39
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $712.66
Aetna NAP $712.66
Cigna NewBusiness $742.85
BCBS TENNCARE $792.58
Multiplan COMM $826.69
Cigna OAP $843.64
BCBS COVERKIDS $857.09
Employers Health Network COMM $997.72
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $1,068.99
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $1,211.52
Oscar HIX $1,250.34
Beech Street COMM $1,254.28
Prime Health COMMPPO $1,254.28
BCBS BlueCare $1,331.71
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $1,667.12
Humana BroadNetwork $1,667.12
Humana HumanaChoice $1,667.12
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $1,667.12

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

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $281.19 $150.04 – $1,613.01
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $543.16 $18.25 – $1,284.50
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $357.19 $362.60 – $833.56
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $776.21 $18.25 – $1,284.50
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $402.60 $188.35 – $908.58
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $281.19 $280.75 – $1,613.01
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $281.19 $280.75 – $1,613.01
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $281.19 $280.75 – $1,613.01

All Tennessee hospitals for this procedure →