Ertapenem 1000 mg/10 ml IV (dilution #1) desensitization - cnr 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

$1,763.06

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$1,763.06

Gross charge

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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.

$11.22 with BCBS vs $2,000.00 with BCBS — 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 NetworkP $11.22 ↓ -99%
Cigna NewBusiness $13.31 ↓ -99%
Cigna OAP $15.14 ↓ -99%
United HeritageSelect $24.27 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $24.27 ↓ -99%
United CorePayer $24.27 ↓ -99%
Aetna MGMCRHMO $264.46 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRPPO $264.46 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRSNP $264.46 ↓ -85%
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $324.58 ↓ -82%
Ambetter Select $409.03 ↓ -77%
United OptionsPPO $430.19 ↓ -76%
Humana TRICARE $440.76 ↓ -75%
Amerigroup MGMCR $546.55 ↓ -69%
Cigna PPO $550.07 ↓ -69%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $793.38 ↓ -55%
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $881.53 ↓ -50%
Multiplan COMM $969.68 ↓ -45%
Southern Health Partners Prison $1,057.84 ↓ -40%
Employers Health Network COMM $1,234.14 ↓ -30%
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $1,322.30 ↓ -25%
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $1,498.60 ↓ -15%
Beech Street COMM $1,622.02 ↓ -8%
BCBS MCR $2,000.00 ↑ +13%

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Ertapenem 1000 mg/10 ml IV (dilution #1) desensitization - cnr at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $107.46 $13.10 – $72.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $162.87 $17.22 – $94.88
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $130.98 $10.42 – $61.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $232.75 $17.22 – $94.88
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $185.56 $17.35 – $22.30
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $107.46 $13.10 – $72.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $107.46 $13.10 – $72.00
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $107.46 $13.10 – $72.00

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