Nitroglycerin 50 mg/250 ml (200 mcg/ml) in 5 % dextrose intravenous 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

$188.15

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$188.15

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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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$1.66 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 $1.66 ↓ -99%
Cigna OAP $1.89 ↓ -99%
United CorePayer $4.03 ↓ -98%
United AllPayerAppendix $4.03 ↓ -98%
United HeritageSelect $4.03 ↓ -98%
Aetna MGMCRHMO $28.22 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRSNP $28.22 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRPPO $28.22 ↓ -85%
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $34.64 ↓ -82%
BCBS NetworkP $43.27 ↓ -77%
Ambetter Select $43.65 ↓ -77%
United OptionsPPO $45.91 ↓ -76%
Humana TRICARE $47.04 ↓ -75%
Amerigroup MGMCR $58.33 ↓ -69%
Cigna PPO $58.70 ↓ -69%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $84.67 ↓ -55%
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $94.08 ↓ -50%
Multiplan COMM $103.48 ↓ -45%
Southern Health Partners Prison $112.89 ↓ -40%
Employers Health Network COMM $131.71 ↓ -30%
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $141.11 ↓ -25%
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $159.93 ↓ -15%
Beech Street COMM $173.10 ↓ -8%
BCBS MCR $2,000.00 ↑ +963%

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Nitroglycerin 50 mg/250 ml (200 mcg/ml) in 5 % dextrose intravenous at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $4.86 $1.37 – $2.92
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $41.10 $20.56 – $71.96
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $39.24 $1.41 – $1.92
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $58.73 $21.59 – $71.96
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $4.86 $1.37 – $2.92
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $4.86 $1.37 – $2.92
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $4.86 $1.30 – $2.85
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $4.86 $1.30 – $2.85

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