Brace knee extender plus 22-30in 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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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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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.

$931.51 with Humana vs $1,369.32 with NovaNET — 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

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
Humana ChoicecareMGMCR $931.51
Sarah Cannon Research COMM $931.51
Wellpoint MGMCD $931.51
Zing MGMCR $959.46
WellCare MCR $959.46
Evergreen HMO MCR $978.09
United VACCN $978.09
American Health Advantage MCRSNP $978.09
American Health Advantage MCRPFFS $978.09
Healthspring MCRPPO $978.09
Healthspring MCRHMOTMN $978.09
Healthspring MCRHMONonTMN $978.09
Devoted Health Plan MCR $978.09
American Health Advantage MCRHMO $978.09
American Health Advantage MCRPOS $978.09
American Health Advantage MCRPPO $978.09
Aetna MGMCRSNP $987.87
Aetna MGMCRPPO $987.87
Aetna MGMCRHMO $987.87
ATRIO Golden Times MCR $1,024.66
Signature Advantage MCR $1,036.77
Bright Health MCRNarrow $1,124.80
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $1,341.37
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $1,369.32
NovaNET WORKERSCOMP $1,369.32

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Brace knee extender plus 22-30in at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $133.07 $707.92 – $1,933.21
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $204.04 $707.92 – $707.92
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $133.07 $707.92 – $1,933.21
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $133.07 $707.92 – $1,933.21
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $133.07 $707.92 – $1,933.21
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $133.07 $707.92 – $1,933.21
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $133.07 $707.92 – $1,933.21
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $133.07 $707.92 – $1,933.21

All Tennessee hospitals for this procedure →