CT neck soft tissue without & w/contrast 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

$9,424.89

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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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$9,424.89

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.

$184.23 with BCBS vs $8,670.90 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.

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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
BCBS TENNCARE $184.23 ↓ -98%
BCBS COVERKIDS $200.25 ↓ -98%
Humana BroadNetwork $300.76 ↓ -97%
Humana HumanaChoice $300.76 ↓ -97%
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $300.76 ↓ -97%
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $300.76 ↓ -97%
United HeritageSelect $341.20 ↓ -96%
United AllPayerAppendix $341.20 ↓ -96%
United CorePayer $341.20 ↓ -96%
Aetna NewBusiness $459.25 ↓ -95%
Aetna COMM $459.25 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueCare $532.67 ↓ -94%
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $1,735.12 ↓ -82%
Apex Health MCR $1,790.73 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $1,790.73 ↓ -81%
Pruitt Health (AllyAlign) MCR $1,790.73 ↓ -81%
BCBS MCR $2,000.00 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $2,299.67 ↓ -76%
Humana TRICARE $2,356.22 ↓ -75%
Amerigroup MGMCR $2,921.72 ↓ -69%
Cigna PPO $2,940.57 ↓ -69%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $4,241.20 ↓ -55%
Aetna NAP $4,712.44 ↓ -50%
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $4,712.44 ↓ -50%
Multiplan COMM $5,183.69 ↓ -45%
Southern Health Partners Prison $5,654.93 ↓ -40%
Employers Health Network COMM $6,597.42 ↓ -30%
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $8,011.16 ↓ -15%
Beech Street COMM $8,670.90 ↓ -8%

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CT neck soft tissue without & w/contrast at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $826.49 $153.44 – $607.86
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,281.39 $176.05 – $3,030.30
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $1,029.71 $141.42 – $325.10
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,831.17 $176.05 – $3,030.30
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $587.70 $163.67 – $406.92
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $1,185.41 $151.23 – $607.86
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $1,185.41 $151.23 – $607.86
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $1,128.96 $151.23 – $607.86

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