X-ray thoracic spine 3 views at SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTER
2127 CENTURY FARMS PKWY, ANTIOCH, TN · Tristarhealth · · NPI 1720032345
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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.
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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.
$23.82 with BCBS vs $854.21 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.
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 |
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| BCBS | NetworkP | $23.82 | — |
| BCBS | TENNCARE | $33.29 | — |
| BCBS | COVERKIDS | $36.02 | — |
| Humana | HumanaChoiceCare | $42.40 | — |
| Humana | NarrowExchangeNetwork | $42.40 | — |
| Humana | HumanaChoice | $42.40 | — |
| Humana | BroadNetwork | $42.40 | — |
| Aetna | COMM | $52.40 | — |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $52.40 | — |
| BCBS | BlueCare | $55.70 | — |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $91.30 | — |
| Cigna | OAP | $103.71 | — |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $154.52 | — |
| United | CorePayer | $154.52 | — |
| United | HeritageSelect | $154.52 | — |
| Kentucky Labor Cabinet | WORKERSCOMP | $178.70 | — |
| Apex Health | MCR | $184.43 | — |
| NHC Advantage, Inc. | MCRHMO | $184.43 | — |
| Pruitt Health (AllyAlign) | MCR | $184.43 | — |
| Humana | TRICARE | $242.67 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $288.29 | — |
| Cigna | PPO | $316.44 | — |
| Centurion | PRISON | $399.92 | — |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $436.81 | — |
| BGFH SingleSource | DIRECTNETWORK | $485.35 | — |
| Aetna | NAP | $485.35 | — |
| Multiplan | COMM | $563.00 | — |
| Employers Health Network | COMM | $679.48 | — |
| Odom's TN Pride Sausage | WORKERSCOMP | $728.02 | — |
| BGFH SingleSource | LEASEDNETWORK | $825.09 | — |
| Prime Health | COMMPPO | $854.21 | — |
| Beech Street | COMM | $854.21 | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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X-ray thoracic spine 3 views at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $140.25 | $20.94 – $179.33 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $139.12 | $31.17 – $329.00 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $137.08 | $20.94 – $194.20 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $198.81 | $31.17 – $329.00 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $69.30 | $24.29 – $212.67 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $190.44 | $20.94 – $179.33 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $190.44 | $20.94 – $179.33 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $181.37 | $22.18 – $179.33 |