X-ray hip with pelvis when performed bilateral 3-4 views 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

$2,154.34

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$2,154.34

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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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$22.49 with BCBS vs $2,000.00 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

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 $22.49 ↓ -99%
BCBS COVERKIDS $24.45 ↓ -99%
BCBS NetworkP $29.49 ↓ -99%
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $55.64 ↓ -97%
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $55.64 ↓ -97%
Humana BroadNetwork $55.64 ↓ -97%
Humana HumanaChoice $55.64 ↓ -97%
BCBS BlueCare $65.04 ↓ -97%
Aetna NewBusiness $71.73 ↓ -97%
Aetna COMM $71.73 ↓ -97%
Cigna NewBusiness $127.59 ↓ -94%
Cigna OAP $144.92 ↓ -93%
United AllPayerAppendix $154.52 ↓ -93%
United CorePayer $154.52 ↓ -93%
United HeritageSelect $154.52 ↓ -93%
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $396.61 ↓ -82%
Pruitt Health (AllyAlign) MCR $409.32 ↓ -81%
Apex Health MCR $409.32 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $409.32 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $525.66 ↓ -76%
Humana TRICARE $538.59 ↓ -75%
Amerigroup MGMCR $667.85 ↓ -69%
Cigna PPO $672.15 ↓ -69%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $969.45 ↓ -55%
Aetna NAP $1,077.17 ↓ -50%
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $1,077.17 ↓ -50%
Multiplan COMM $1,184.89 ↓ -45%
Southern Health Partners Prison $1,292.60 ↓ -40%
Employers Health Network COMM $1,508.04 ↓ -30%
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $1,615.76 ↓ -25%
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $1,831.19 ↓ -15%
Beech Street COMM $1,981.99 ↓ -8%
BCBS MCR $2,000.00 ↓ -7%

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X-ray hip with pelvis when performed bilateral 3-4 views at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $291.93 $24.45 – $179.33
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $325.90 $36.39 – $770.70
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $130.87 $24.45 – $194.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $465.73 $36.39 – $770.70
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $69.30 $28.36 – $212.67
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $164.49 $24.45 – $179.33
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $164.49 $24.45 – $179.33
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $156.66 $35.51 – $179.33

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