St evaluation motion fluoroscopic swallow function cine/video 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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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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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.

$35.36 with BCBS vs $182.34 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
BCBS TENNCARE $35.36
BCBS COVERKIDS $38.19
Sarah Cannon Research COMM $86.55
Wellpoint MGMCD $86.55
Humana ChoicecareMGMCR $86.55
WellCare MCR $89.15
Zing MGMCR $89.15
Devoted Health Plan MCR $90.88
United VACCN $90.88
American Health Advantage MCRHMO $90.88
American Health Advantage MCRPOS $90.88
American Health Advantage MCRPPO $90.88
American Health Advantage MCRSNP $90.88
American Health Advantage MCRPFFS $90.88
Evergreen HMO MCR $90.88
Healthspring MCRPPO $90.88
Healthspring MCRHMONonTMN $90.88
Healthspring MCRHMOTMN $90.88
Aetna MGMCRHMO $91.79
Aetna MGMCRSNP $91.79
Aetna MGMCRPPO $91.79
ATRIO Golden Times MCR $95.20
Signature Advantage MCR $96.33
BCBS BlueCare $102.19
Bright Health MCRNarrow $104.51
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $124.63
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $127.23
NovaNET WORKERSCOMP $127.23
BCBS NetworkP $182.34

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St evaluation motion fluoroscopic swallow function cine/video at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $212.79 $35.36 – $198.95
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $263.44 $52.63 – $623.00
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $191.59 $35.36 – $94.52
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $376.47 $52.63 – $623.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $83.70 $41.02 – $188.68
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $161.94 $35.36 – $198.95
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $161.94 $35.36 – $198.95
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $154.22 $49.19 – $198.95

All Tennessee hospitals for this procedure →