Appl patllr tdn bearing cast at CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY

313 NORTH MAIN STREET, Ashland City, TN · Tristarhealth · · NPI 1265487193

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 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.

$246.58 with BCBS vs $2,577.00 with United — 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
BCBS NetworkP $246.58
BCBS TENNCARE $495.20
BCBS COVERKIDS $536.60
Cigna NewBusiness $884.00
Oscar HIX $990.00
BCBS BlueCare $990.00
Cigna OAP $1,004.00
United CorePayer $1,933.00
United HeritageSelect $2,062.00
Pruitt Health (AllyAlign) MCR $2,550.00
Apex Health MCR $2,550.00
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $2,550.00
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $2,569.00
Humana HumanaChoice $2,569.00
Humana BroadNetwork $2,569.00
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $2,569.00
United AllPayerAppendix $2,577.00

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Appl patllr tdn bearing cast at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $118.45 $45.52 – $333.77
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $120.75 $45.52 – $568.96
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $120.75 $45.52 – $636.79
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $120.75 $45.52 – $636.79
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $120.75 $45.52 – $553.19
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $39.24 – $2,225.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson not published $58.40 – $58.40
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga not published $58.40 – $58.40

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