Infectious agent nucleic acid multiplex amplified probe gi 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

$1,261.02

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,261.02

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$187.55 with Wellpoint vs $2,000.00 with BCBS — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
Wellpoint MGMCD $187.55 ↓ -85%
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $232.15 ↓ -82%
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $239.59 ↓ -81%
Pruitt Health (AllyAlign) MCR $239.59 ↓ -81%
Apex Health MCR $239.59 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $307.69 ↓ -76%
Humana TRICARE $315.25 ↓ -75%
Aetna NewBusiness $331.35 ↓ -74%
Aetna COMM $331.35 ↓ -74%
Amerigroup MGMCR $390.92 ↓ -69%
Cigna PPO $393.44 ↓ -69%
Bright Health SmallGroup $416.78 ↓ -67%
Bright Health HIX $416.78 ↓ -67%
Humana ChoicecareMGMCR $416.78 ↓ -67%
United CorePayer $416.78 ↓ -67%
United AllPayerAppendix $416.78 ↓ -67%
Sarah Cannon Research COMM $416.78 ↓ -67%
United HeritageSelect $416.78 ↓ -67%
WellCare MCR $429.28 ↓ -66%
Zing MGMCR $429.28 ↓ -66%
Ambetter Select $433.45 ↓ -66%
Evergreen HMO MCR $437.62 ↓ -65%
United VACCN $437.62 ↓ -65%
Devoted Health Plan MCR $437.62 ↓ -65%
Healthspring MCRHMOTMN $437.62 ↓ -65%
Healthspring MCRHMONonTMN $437.62 ↓ -65%
Healthspring MCRPPO $437.62 ↓ -65%
American Health Advantage MCRHMO $437.62 ↓ -65%
American Health Advantage MCRPOS $437.62 ↓ -65%
American Health Advantage MCRPPO $437.62 ↓ -65%
American Health Advantage MCRSNP $437.62 ↓ -65%
American Health Advantage MCRPFFS $437.62 ↓ -65%
Aetna MGMCRPPO $442.00 ↓ -65%
Aetna MGMCRHMO $442.00 ↓ -65%
Aetna MGMCRSNP $442.00 ↓ -65%
Ambetter CORE $450.12 ↓ -64%
ATRIO Golden Times MCR $458.46 ↓ -64%
BCBS TENNCARE $460.80 ↓ -63%
Signature Advantage MCR $463.88 ↓ -63%
BCBS COVERKIDS $497.66 ↓ -61%
Bright Health MCRNarrow $503.26 ↓ -60%
BCBS NetworkP $567.18 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $567.46 ↓ -55%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $600.16 ↓ -52%
NovaNET WORKERSCOMP $612.67 ↓ -51%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $612.67 ↓ -51%
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $630.51 ↓ -50%
Aetna NAP $630.51 ↓ -50%
Multiplan COMM $693.56 ↓ -45%
Cigna NewBusiness $742.85 ↓ -41%
Southern Health Partners Prison $756.61 ↓ -40%
Cigna OAP $843.64 ↓ -33%
Employers Health Network COMM $882.71 ↓ -30%
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $945.76 ↓ -25%
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $1,071.87 ↓ -15%
Beech Street COMM $1,160.14 ↓ -8%
Oscar HIX $1,250.34 ↓ -1%
BCBS BlueCare $1,331.71 ↑ +6%
Humana HumanaChoice $1,667.12 ↑ +32%
Humana BroadNetwork $1,667.12 ↑ +32%
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $1,667.12 ↑ +32%
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $1,667.12 ↑ +32%
BCBS MCR $2,000.00 ↑ +59%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

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

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $281.19 $150.04 – $1,613.01
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $543.16 $18.25 – $1,284.50
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $357.19 $362.60 – $833.56
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $776.21 $18.25 – $1,284.50
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $402.60 $188.35 – $908.58
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $281.19 $280.75 – $1,613.01
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $281.19 $280.75 – $1,613.01
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $281.19 $280.75 – $1,613.01

All Tennessee hospitals for this procedure →