Echo exam uterus 76831- 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.

$39.30 with BCBS vs $313.62 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 TENNCARE $39.30
BCBS COVERKIDS $42.72
BCBS NetworkP $77.73
BCBS BlueCare $113.64
Humana BroadNetwork $135.72
Humana HumanaChoice $135.72
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $135.72
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $135.72
Aetna NewBusiness $163.46
Aetna COMM $163.46
Cigna NewBusiness $255.13
Cigna OAP $289.80
United CorePayer $313.62
United HeritageSelect $313.62
United AllPayerAppendix $313.62

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Echo exam uterus 76831- at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $361.50 $42.72 – $372.86
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $361.50 $63.83 – $372.86
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $361.50 $42.72 – $372.86
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $99.00 $49.56 – $485.38
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $99.00 $49.56 – $543.24
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $99.00 $49.56 – $543.24
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $244.23 $42.72 – $442.68
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $99.00 $49.56 – $471.92

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