Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe sars-cov-2/covid-19 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

$42.00

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$42.00

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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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$7.73 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 $7.73 ↓ -82%
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $7.98 ↓ -81%
Pruitt Health (AllyAlign) MCR $7.98 ↓ -81%
Apex Health MCR $7.98 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $10.25 ↓ -76%
Humana TRICARE $10.50 ↓ -75%
Amerigroup MGMCR $13.02 ↓ -69%
Cigna PPO $13.10 ↓ -69%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $18.90 ↓ -55%
Aetna NAP $21.00 ↓ -50%
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $21.00 ↓ -50%
Wellpoint MGMCD $23.09 ↓ -45%
Multiplan COMM $23.10 ↓ -45%
Southern Health Partners Prison $25.20 ↓ -40%
Employers Health Network COMM $29.40 ↓ -30%
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $31.50 ↓ -25%
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $35.70 ↓ -15%
Beech Street COMM $38.64 ↓ -8%
Bright Health SmallGroup $51.31 ↑ +22%
United HeritageSelect $51.31 ↑ +22%
Sarah Cannon Research COMM $51.31 ↑ +22%
Humana ChoicecareMGMCR $51.31 ↑ +22%
United CorePayer $51.31 ↑ +22%
Bright Health HIX $51.31 ↑ +22%
United AllPayerAppendix $51.31 ↑ +22%
BCBS NetworkP $51.31 ↑ +22%
Zing MGMCR $52.85 ↑ +26%
WellCare MCR $52.85 ↑ +26%
Ambetter Select $53.37 ↑ +27%
Healthspring MCRHMOTMN $53.88 ↑ +28%
Healthspring MCRHMONonTMN $53.88 ↑ +28%
United VACCN $53.88 ↑ +28%
Devoted Health Plan MCR $53.88 ↑ +28%
Healthspring MCRPPO $53.88 ↑ +28%
Evergreen HMO MCR $53.88 ↑ +28%
American Health Advantage MCRPOS $53.88 ↑ +28%
American Health Advantage MCRHMO $53.88 ↑ +28%
American Health Advantage MCRPPO $53.88 ↑ +28%
American Health Advantage MCRPFFS $53.88 ↑ +28%
American Health Advantage MCRSNP $53.88 ↑ +28%
Aetna NewBusiness $54.39 ↑ +30%
Aetna COMM $54.39 ↑ +30%
Aetna MGMCRSNP $54.41 ↑ +30%
Aetna MGMCRHMO $54.41 ↑ +30%
Aetna MGMCRPPO $54.41 ↑ +30%
Ambetter CORE $55.42 ↑ +32%
ATRIO Golden Times MCR $56.44 ↑ +34%
Signature Advantage MCR $57.11 ↑ +36%
Bright Health MCRNarrow $61.96 ↑ +48%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $73.89 ↑ +76%
NovaNET WORKERSCOMP $75.43 ↑ +80%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $75.43 ↑ +80%
Cigna NewBusiness $91.70 ↑ +118%
Cigna OAP $104.14 ↑ +148%
Oscar HIX $153.93 ↑ +267%
Humana BroadNetwork $205.24 ↑ +389%
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $205.24 ↑ +389%
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $205.24 ↑ +389%
Humana HumanaChoice $205.24 ↑ +389%
BCBS MCR $2,000.00 ↑ +4662%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe sars-cov-2/covid-19 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $73.83 $46.18 – $96.98
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $42.78 $41.68 – $102.62
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $15.00 $25.66 – $111.86
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $73.83 $46.18 – $71.83
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $73.83 $46.18 – $71.83
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $73.83 $46.18 – $71.83
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $73.83 $46.18 – $71.83
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $14.72 $25.66 – $69.39

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