Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe cns pathogen 12-25 targets 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

$500.00

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.

$500.00

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.

$92.05 with Kentucky Labor Cabinet 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
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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
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $92.05 ↓ -82%
Apex Health MCR $95.00 ↓ -81%
Pruitt Health (AllyAlign) MCR $95.00 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $95.00 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $122.00 ↓ -76%
Humana TRICARE $125.00 ↓ -75%
Amerigroup MGMCR $155.00 ↓ -69%
Cigna PPO $156.00 ↓ -69%
Wellpoint MGMCD $187.55 ↓ -62%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $225.00 ↓ -55%
Aetna NAP $250.00 ↓ -50%
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $250.00 ↓ -50%
Multiplan COMM $275.00 ↓ -45%
Southern Health Partners Prison $300.00 ↓ -40%
Aetna COMM $331.35 ↓ -34%
Aetna NewBusiness $331.35 ↓ -34%
Employers Health Network COMM $350.00 ↓ -30%
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $375.00 ↓ -25%
Humana ChoicecareMGMCR $416.78 ↓ -17%
United AllPayerAppendix $416.78 ↓ -17%
United CorePayer $416.78 ↓ -17%
United HeritageSelect $416.78 ↓ -17%
Bright Health HIX $416.78 ↓ -17%
Bright Health SmallGroup $416.78 ↓ -17%
Sarah Cannon Research COMM $416.78 ↓ -17%
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $425.00 ↓ -15%
Zing MGMCR $429.28 ↓ -14%
WellCare MCR $429.28 ↓ -14%
Ambetter Select $433.45 ↓ -13%
American Health Advantage MCRPOS $437.62 ↓ -12%
United VACCN $437.62 ↓ -12%
American Health Advantage MCRPFFS $437.62 ↓ -12%
American Health Advantage MCRSNP $437.62 ↓ -12%
American Health Advantage MCRHMO $437.62 ↓ -12%
American Health Advantage MCRPPO $437.62 ↓ -12%
Devoted Health Plan MCR $437.62 ↓ -12%
Healthspring MCRHMOTMN $437.62 ↓ -12%
Healthspring MCRHMONonTMN $437.62 ↓ -12%
Healthspring MCRPPO $437.62 ↓ -12%
Evergreen HMO MCR $437.62 ↓ -12%
Aetna MGMCRPPO $442.00 ↓ -12%
Aetna MGMCRHMO $442.00 ↓ -12%
Aetna MGMCRSNP $442.00 ↓ -12%
Ambetter CORE $450.12 ↓ -10%
ATRIO Golden Times MCR $458.46 ↓ -8%
Beech Street COMM $460.00 ↓ -8%
Signature Advantage MCR $463.88 ↓ -7%
BCBS TENNCARE $464.49 ↓ -7%
BCBS COVERKIDS $501.65 ↑ +0%
Bright Health MCRNarrow $503.26 ↑ +1%
BCBS NetworkP $571.72 ↑ +14%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $600.16 ↑ +20%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $612.67 ↑ +23%
NovaNET WORKERSCOMP $612.67 ↑ +23%
Cigna NewBusiness $742.85 ↑ +49%
Cigna OAP $843.64 ↑ +69%
Oscar HIX $1,250.34 ↑ +150%
BCBS BlueCare $1,342.38 ↑ +168%
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $1,667.12 ↑ +233%
Humana BroadNetwork $1,667.12 ↑ +233%
Humana HumanaChoice $1,667.12 ↑ +233%
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $1,667.12 ↑ +233%
BCBS MCR $2,000.00 ↑ +300%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe cns pathogen 12-25 targets at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $441.47 $150.04 – $1,613.01
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $740.00 $193.50 – $1,750.00
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $404.57 $362.60 – $833.56
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,057.50 $193.50 – $1,750.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $733.80 $188.35 – $908.58
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $441.47 $375.10 – $1,613.01
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $441.47 $375.10 – $1,613.01
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $441.47 $375.10 – $1,613.01

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