Ewho w/joint(s) cf 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.

$890.38 with Humana vs $1,308.86 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
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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 $890.38
Sarah Cannon Research COMM $890.38
Wellpoint MGMCD $890.38
Zing MGMCR $917.09
WellCare MCR $917.09
Evergreen HMO MCR $934.90
United VACCN $934.90
American Health Advantage MCRSNP $934.90
American Health Advantage MCRPFFS $934.90
Healthspring MCRPPO $934.90
Healthspring MCRHMOTMN $934.90
Healthspring MCRHMONonTMN $934.90
Devoted Health Plan MCR $934.90
American Health Advantage MCRHMO $934.90
American Health Advantage MCRPOS $934.90
American Health Advantage MCRPPO $934.90
Aetna MGMCRSNP $944.25
Aetna MGMCRPPO $944.25
Aetna MGMCRHMO $944.25
ATRIO Golden Times MCR $979.42
Signature Advantage MCR $990.99
Bright Health MCRNarrow $1,075.13
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $1,282.15
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $1,308.86
NovaNET WORKERSCOMP $1,308.86

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Ewho w/joint(s) cf at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $163.20 $929.90 – $2,027.19
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $163.20 $864.81 – $2,027.19
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $163.20 $864.81 – $2,027.19
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $163.20 $874.11 – $2,027.19
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $163.20 $864.81 – $2,027.19
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $163.20 $890.38 – $2,027.19
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $163.20 $864.81 – $2,027.19
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $163.20 $929.90 – $2,027.19

All Tennessee hospitals for this procedure →