Metronidazole 500 mg/100 ml in sodium chlor(iso) intravenous piggyback 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

$357.45

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$357.45

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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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$0.04 with Cigna vs $2,000.00 with BCBS — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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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The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Cigna NewBusiness $0.04 ↓ -100%
Cigna OAP $0.04 ↓ -100%
United CorePayer $0.08 ↓ -100%
United AllPayerAppendix $0.08 ↓ -100%
United HeritageSelect $0.08 ↓ -100%
Aetna MGMCRHMO $53.62 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRSNP $53.62 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRPPO $53.62 ↓ -85%
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $65.81 ↓ -82%
BCBS NetworkP $82.21 ↓ -77%
Ambetter Select $82.93 ↓ -77%
United OptionsPPO $87.22 ↓ -76%
Humana TRICARE $89.36 ↓ -75%
Amerigroup MGMCR $110.81 ↓ -69%
Cigna PPO $111.52 ↓ -69%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $160.85 ↓ -55%
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $178.72 ↓ -50%
Multiplan COMM $196.60 ↓ -45%
Southern Health Partners Prison $214.47 ↓ -40%
Employers Health Network COMM $250.22 ↓ -30%
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $268.09 ↓ -25%
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $303.83 ↓ -15%
Beech Street COMM $328.85 ↓ -8%
BCBS MCR $2,000.00 ↑ +460%

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Metronidazole 500 mg/100 ml in sodium chlor(iso) intravenous piggyback at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $19.92 $10.95 – $38.33
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $4.83 $0.02 – $0.05
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $28.46 $11.50 – $38.33
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $4.41 $0.03 – $0.05
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City $4.20 $0.02 – $0.03
HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER DICKSON $141.19 $0.04 – $0.08
HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HENDERSONVILLE not published $0.04 – $0.08
SKYLINE MADISON CAMPUS NASHVILLE not published $0.04 – $0.08

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