Thoracentesis pleural space needle/catheter aspiration with imaging guidance (both sides) at 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County

631 R.B. Wilson Drive, Huntingdon, TN · Baptistonline · · NPI 1710941356

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 27, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$702.88

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$3,056.00

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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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$491.16 with Wellpoint vs $2,859.69 with Cigna — same scan, same building. Share

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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.

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
Wellpoint Medicaid $491.16 ↓ -30%
TN BCBS TennCare $495.20 ↓ -30%
TN BCBS CoverKids $536.60 ↓ -24%
TriWest Veterans Administration $541.97 ↓ -23%
VACCN Veterans Administration $564.55 ↓ -20%
Veterans Evaluation Services Veterans Administration TPA $564.55 ↓ -20%
Humana Tricare Behavioral Health $564.55 ↓ -20%
Humana Medicare $570.20 ↓ -19%
Aetna Medicare $592.78 ↓ -16%
Shared Health Medicare $592.78 ↓ -16%
American Health Plan Medicare $592.78 ↓ -16%
TN BCBS DSNP $592.78 ↓ -16%
TN BCBS Medicare $592.78 ↓ -16%
Cigna Medicare $592.78 ↓ -16%
Wellpoint Medicare $592.78 ↓ -16%
Cigna IFP $762.00 ↑ +8%
Behavioral Health Systems Behavioral Health $764.00 ↑ +9%
TN BCBS BlueCare $807.62 ↑ +15%
Arlington Community Schools Commercial $875.05 ↑ +24%
Oscar Commercial $903.86 ↑ +29%
TN BCBS Network E $908.00 ↑ +29%
City of Lakeland Commercial $931.51 ↑ +33%
Town of Collierville Commercial $931.51 ↑ +33%
Lakeland School System Commercial $931.51 ↑ +33%
City of Bartlett Commercial $931.51 ↑ +33%
EAS MSSC Schools Commercial $931.51 ↑ +33%
Collierville Schools Commercial $931.51 ↑ +33%
Bartlett City Schools Commercial $931.51 ↑ +33%
Magnolia TN Exchange $953.13 ↑ +36%
First State Bank Trust Commercial $959.74 ↑ +37%
TN BCBS Network L $1,008.00 ↑ +43%
Cannon Motor Company Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Carlisle Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Building Plastic Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Brimhall Foods Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Ashley Furniture Stores Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Crittenden County Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Davidson Hospitality Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
DeSoto Co Board of Supervisors Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Dunn Investment Company Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Armstrong Relocation Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
First Choice Health Plan of MS HPN $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
First Community Bank Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Burch Food Services Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Hollowell Industries Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Hospitality Management Advisors Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Jas D Collier Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Malco Theaters Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Mechanical Systems Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Mid-South Transport Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Patterson Warehouses Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
REI Nation Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Radians Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Retzer Resources Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Ritchey Automotive Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Security One Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Silver Tree Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
State Systems Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
United TN Holdings Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Vaughn Electric Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
W G Yates Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
W W Wood Products Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Watkins Uiberall Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Y K Auto Group Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
French Camp Academy Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Gossett Motor Cars Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Hattiesburg Clinic Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Heartland Catfish Company Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Heavy Machines Commercial $1,016.19 ↑ +45%
Employers Health Network Commercial $1,129.10 ↑ +61%
Harding Academy Commercial $1,129.10 ↑ +61%
TN BCBS Network S $1,143.00 ↑ +63%
PPO Holdings Commercial $1,161.28 ↑ +65%
Magnolia Regional Health Center Commercial $1,222.40 ↑ +74%
Littler Commercial $1,528.00 ↑ +117%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,763.31 ↑ +151%
TN BCBS Network P $1,847.00 ↑ +163%
Aetna Commercial $1,910.00 ↑ +172%
Humana CPOS/HMO/NPOS/PPO $2,016.96 ↑ +187%
First Choice Health Plan of MS Commercial $2,139.20 ↑ +204%
NovaSys All $2,292.00 ↑ +226%
Multiplan MPI Primary Network $2,292.00 ↑ +226%
Multiplan Complementary Network $2,292.00 ↑ +226%
MPCN PPO/HMO $2,292.00 ↑ +226%
PPO Plus Commercial $2,597.60 ↑ +270%
Cigna Local Plus $2,599.72 ↑ +270%
QCA All $2,750.40 ↑ +291%
Cigna PPO $2,859.69 ↑ +307%
Tricare Tricare not published by hospital

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Thoracentesis pleural space needle/catheter aspiration with imaging guidance (both sides) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,476.80 $532.90 – $1,141.72
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,386.17 $936.60 – $3,278.10
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,980.91 $983.43 – $3,278.10
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $383.85 $581.88 – $1,281.58
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $633.65 $244.68 – $1,004.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $633.65 $244.68 – $1,004.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $633.65 $244.68 – $1,004.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $1,476.80 $532.90 – $1,217.22

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