Milrinone 20 mg/100 ml(200 mcg/ml) in 5 % dextrose intravenous piggybk 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

$151.94

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$151.94

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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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$1.72 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

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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 $1.72 ↓ -99%
BCBS NetworkP $1.92 ↓ -99%
Cigna OAP $1.96 ↓ -99%
United HeritageSelect $3.58 ↓ -98%
United AllPayerAppendix $3.58 ↓ -98%
United CorePayer $3.58 ↓ -98%
Aetna MGMCRHMO $22.79 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRPPO $22.79 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRSNP $22.79 ↓ -85%
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $27.97 ↓ -82%
Ambetter Select $35.25 ↓ -77%
United OptionsPPO $37.07 ↓ -76%
Humana TRICARE $37.98 ↓ -75%
Amerigroup MGMCR $47.10 ↓ -69%
Cigna PPO $47.41 ↓ -69%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $68.37 ↓ -55%
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $75.97 ↓ -50%
Multiplan COMM $83.57 ↓ -45%
Southern Health Partners Prison $91.16 ↓ -40%
Employers Health Network COMM $106.36 ↓ -30%
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $113.95 ↓ -25%
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $129.15 ↓ -15%
Beech Street COMM $139.78 ↓ -8%
BCBS MCR $2,000.00 ↑ +1216%

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Milrinone 20 mg/100 ml(200 mcg/ml) in 5 % dextrose intravenous piggybk at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $6.72 $1.70 – $3.03
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $34.12 $2.01 – $58.67
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $105.22 $1.41 – $39.42
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $48.76 $2.01 – $58.67
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $15.28 $2.55 – $31.68
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $5.10 $1.70 – $3.03
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $6.47 $1.70 – $3.03
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $6.72 $1.70 – $3.03

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