Tilt table study at SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTER
2127 CENTURY FARMS PKWY, ANTIOCH, TN · Tristarhealth · · NPI 1720032345
$1,998.13
Cash price 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.
$1,998.13
Gross charge 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.
$250.00 with United vs $30,393.00 with Aetna — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| United | TENNCARE | $250.00 | ↓ -87% |
| BCBS | TENNCARE | $333.46 | ↓ -83% |
| Bright Health | HIX | $339.68 | ↓ -83% |
| BCBS | COVERKIDS | $360.60 | ↓ -82% |
| Kentucky Labor Cabinet | WORKERSCOMP | $367.86 | ↓ -82% |
| NHC Advantage, Inc. | MCRHMO | $379.64 | ↓ -81% |
| Pruitt Health (AllyAlign) | MCR | $379.64 | ↓ -81% |
| Ambetter | CORE | $445.58 | ↓ -78% |
| BCBS | NetworkP | $459.57 | ↓ -77% |
| Ambetter | Select | $463.57 | ↓ -77% |
| Bright Health | SmallGroup | $479.55 | ↓ -76% |
| Humana | TRICARE | $499.53 | ↓ -75% |
| BCBS | BlueCare | $560.28 | ↓ -72% |
| United | OptionsPPO | $593.44 | ↓ -70% |
| Cigna | PPO | $651.39 | ↓ -67% |
| Centurion | PRISON | $823.23 | ↓ -59% |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $899.16 | ↓ -55% |
| Oscar | HIX | $990.00 | ↓ -50% |
| Aetna | NAP | $999.07 | ↓ -50% |
| BGFH SingleSource | DIRECTNETWORK | $999.07 | ↓ -50% |
| Multiplan | COMM | $1,158.92 | ↓ -42% |
| Employers Health Network | COMM | $1,398.69 | ↓ -30% |
| Odom's TN Pride Sausage | WORKERSCOMP | $1,498.60 | ↓ -25% |
| BGFH SingleSource | LEASEDNETWORK | $1,698.41 | ↓ -15% |
| Beech Street | COMM | $1,758.35 | ↓ -12% |
| Prime Health | COMMPPO | $1,758.35 | ↓ -12% |
| United | HeritageSelect | $3,637.00 | ↑ +82% |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $3,637.00 | ↑ +82% |
| Apex Health | MCR | $7,950.00 | ↑ +298% |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $10,808.00 | ↑ +441% |
| Cigna | OAP | $12,282.00 | ↑ +515% |
| United | CorePayer | $22,403.00 | ↑ +1021% |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $25,919.00 | ↑ +1197% |
| Aetna | COMM | $30,393.00 | ↑ +1421% |
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Tilt table study at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $817.35 | $102.75 – $711.42 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $450.75 | $76.28 – $759.10 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $450.75 | $76.28 – $759.10 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $450.75 | $76.28 – $849.59 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $450.75 | $76.28 – $738.60 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $450.75 | $76.28 – $849.59 |
| 62-0123940 BMH Collierville | Collierville | $408.03 | $193.87 – $971.74 |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $450.75 | $76.28 – $812.54 |