Lymphocyte transformation mitogen 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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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.

$22.06 with Wellpoint vs $228.69 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
Wellpoint MGMCD $22.06
Aetna NewBusiness $38.98
Aetna COMM $38.98
Bright Health SmallGroup $49.03
Bright Health HIX $49.03
Sarah Cannon Research COMM $49.03
United AllPayerAppendix $49.03
Humana ChoicecareMGMCR $49.03
United HeritageSelect $49.03
United CorePayer $49.03
WellCare MCR $50.50
Zing MGMCR $50.50
Ambetter Select $50.99
American Health Advantage MCRPOS $51.48
United VACCN $51.48
American Health Advantage MCRHMO $51.48
Devoted Health Plan MCR $51.48
American Health Advantage MCRPPO $51.48
American Health Advantage MCRSNP $51.48
American Health Advantage MCRPFFS $51.48
Evergreen HMO MCR $51.48
Healthspring MCRPPO $51.48
Healthspring MCRHMONonTMN $51.48
Healthspring MCRHMOTMN $51.48
Aetna MGMCRSNP $52.00
Aetna MGMCRHMO $52.00
Aetna MGMCRPPO $52.00
Ambetter CORE $52.95
ATRIO Golden Times MCR $53.93
Signature Advantage MCR $54.57
Bright Health MCRNarrow $59.20
BCBS NetworkP $65.38
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $70.60
NovaNET WORKERSCOMP $72.07
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $72.07
BCBS TENNCARE $79.13
BCBS COVERKIDS $85.46
Cigna NewBusiness $87.66
Cigna OAP $99.55
Oscar HIX $147.09
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $196.12
Humana BroadNetwork $196.12
Humana HumanaChoice $196.12
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $196.12
BCBS BlueCare $228.69

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Lymphocyte transformation mitogen at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $83.85 $24.52 – $106.89
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $82.11 $34.72 – $108.27
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $83.85 $22.06 – $106.89
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $83.85 $24.52 – $117.67
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $83.85 $24.52 – $106.89
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $83.85 $24.52 – $117.67
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $83.85 $24.52 – $117.67
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City $40.20 $42.66 – $98.06

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