Bone marrow interpretation at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford

1700 Medical Center Pkwy Murfreesboro TN 37129|5127 Veterans Pkwy, Murfreesboro, TN · Ascension · · NPI 1164590386

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 8, 2026

$427.61

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,425.35

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.

$43.89 with BCBS TENNCARE SELECT vs $1,095.29 with SMART HEALTH — 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 SELECT 2414_BCBS BLUE CARE TENNCARE (RUTHERFORD) 20221001 $43.89 ↓ -90%
AETNA 3159_STTN AETNA 20250701 $66.24 ↓ -85%
AETNA (RUTHERFORD ONLY) 3160_MTTN AETNA 20250701 $66.24 ↓ -85%
AETNA WHOLE HEALTH 3023_MTTN AETNA WHOLE HEALTH 20241015 $66.24 ↓ -85%
AETNA VHAN 3022_MTTN AETNA VHAN 20241015 $66.24 ↓ -85%
CIGNA LOCALPLUS 3193_CIGNA LOCALPLUS (DEKALB) 20250601 $89.68 ↓ -79%
CIGNA LOCALPLUS 3192_RHTN CIGNA LOCALPLUS 20250601 $89.68 ↓ -79%
CIGNA SUREFIT 2834_MTTN CIGNA SUREFIT 20241001 $90.34 ↓ -79%
CIGNA LOCALPLUS 3187_STTN CIGNA LOCALPLUS 20250601 $106.07 ↓ -75%
CIGNA LOCALPLUS 3186_MTTN CIGNA LOCALPLUS 20250601 $108.75 ↓ -75%
CIGNA PPO 3199_CIGNA PPO (DEKALB) 20250601 $110.07 ↓ -74%
CIGNA HMO 3196_CIGNA HMO (DEKALB) 20250601 $116.44 ↓ -73%
CIGNA HMO 3188_MTTN CIGNA HMO 20250601 $116.44 ↓ -73%
BCBS ACA EXCHANGE 3147_STTN BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NETWORK E 20241231 $120.44 ↓ -72%
BCBS ACA EXCHANGE 3146_MTTN BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NETWORK E 20241231 $140.51 ↓ -67%
BCBS NETWORK E 3149_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NETWORK E REGIONAL 20250401 $143.72 ↓ -66%
BCBS NETWORK L 3151_MTTN BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NETWORK L 20250401 $152.55 ↓ -64%
BCBS SELECT 3178_MTTN BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD SELECT 20250701 $152.55 ↓ -64%
BCBS NETWORK L 3150_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NETWORK L REGIONAL 20250401 $156.57 ↓ -63%
BCBS SELECT 3182_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD SELECT REGIONAL 20250701 $156.57 ↓ -63%
BCBS PREFERRED 3177_MTTN BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PREFERRED 20250701 $164.59 ↓ -62%
BCBS PREFERRED 3181_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PREFERRED REGIONAL 20250701 $169.41 ↓ -60%
BCBS MISSIONPOINT 2416_MTTN BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD MISSION POINT 20221001 $171.02 ↓ -60%
BCBS MISSIONPOINT 2422_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD MISSIONPOINT REGIONAL 20221001 $171.02 ↓ -60%
UHC COMPASS/EXCHANGE 3166_UHC STTN EXCHANGE 20250715 $502.31 ↑ +17%
UHC COMPASS/EXCHANGE 3167_RPTN UHC EXCHANGE 20250715 $502.31 ↑ +17%
UHC COMPASS/EXCHANGE 3165_MTTN UHC EXCHANGE 20250715 $502.31 ↑ +17%
UHC COMPASS/EXCHANGE 3170_THTN UHC COMPASS 20250715 $502.31 ↑ +17%
UHC COMPASS/EXCHANGE 3168_RHTN UHC EXCHANGE 20250715 $502.31 ↑ +17%
UHC COMPASS/EXCHANGE 3169_SDTN UHC COMPASS 20250715 $502.31 ↑ +17%
UHC 3171_MTTN UHC 20250715 $565.38 ↑ +32%
UHC 3175_THTN UHC 20250715 $565.38 ↑ +32%
UHC 3174_SDTN UHC 20250715 $565.38 ↑ +32%
UHC 3176_UHC (STTN) 20250715 $565.38 ↑ +32%
UHC 3173_RHTN UHC 20250715 $565.38 ↑ +32%
UHC 3172_RPTN UHC 20250715 $565.38 ↑ +32%
POINT COMFORT UNDERWRITERS 2946_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE POINT COMFORT UNDERWRITERS OUTPATIENT 20250101 $704.12 ↑ +65%
POINT COMFORT UNDERWRITERS 3224_MTTN RHTN RPTN SDTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE POINT COMFORT UNDERWRITERS INPATIENT 20251001 $704.12 ↑ +65%
AMERICHOICE MEDICARE 3207_MTTN, STTN AMERICHOICE MEDICARE INPATIENT 20251001 $735.41 ↑ +72%
AETNA 3161_RPTN AETNA 20250701 $741.18 ↑ +73%
AMERICHOICE MEDICARE 2952_MTTN, STTN AMERICHOICE MEDICARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $774.53 ↑ +81%
NHC ADVANTAGE 3225_MTTN RHTN RPTN SDTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 20251001 $782.35 ↑ +83%
HEALTHSPRING MCR REPLACEMENT 2944_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HEALTHSPRING OUTPATIENT 20250101 $782.35 ↑ +83%
HEALTHSPRING MCR REPLACEMENT 3219_MTTN STTN RPTN SDTN RHTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HEALTHSPRING INPATIENT 20251001 $782.35 ↑ +83%
HUMANA MCR REPLACEMENT 2945_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA OUTPATIENT 20250101 $782.35 ↑ +83%
HUMANA MCR REPLACEMENT 3222_MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA INPATIENT 20251001 $782.35 ↑ +83%
UHC MCR REPLACEMENT 2951_MTTN STTN RPTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UHC OUTPATIENT 20250101 $782.35 ↑ +83%
UHC MCR REPLACEMENT 3226_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UHC INPATIENT 20251001 $782.35 ↑ +83%
ASCENSION COMPLETE 2940_ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $782.35 ↑ +83%
ASCENSION COMPLETE 3229_ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 20251001 $782.35 ↑ +83%
CENTURION OF TN 2942_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CENTURION OF TN OUTPATIENT 20250101 $782.35 ↑ +83%
CENTURION OF TN 3228_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CENTURION OF TN INPATIENT 20251001 $782.35 ↑ +83%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 2943_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CLOVER OUTPATIENT 20250101 $782.35 ↑ +83%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 3227_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CLOVER INPATIENT 20251001 $782.35 ↑ +83%
COVID UNINSURED TEST FUND 3202_COVID UNINSURED TEST FUND INPATIENT 20251001 $782.35 ↑ +83%
NHC ADVANTAGE 2948_MTTN RHTN RPTN SDTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $782.35 ↑ +83%
OPTUM VA 2935_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OPTUM VA OUTPATIENT 20250101 $782.35 ↑ +83%
OPTUM VA 3205_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OPTUM VA INPATIENT 20251001 $782.35 ↑ +83%
MEDICARE OTHER 2947_MEDICARE OTHER OUTPATIENT 20250101 $782.35 ↑ +83%
MEDICARE OTHER 3204_MTTN STTN MEDICARE OTHER INPATIENT 20251001 $782.35 ↑ +83%
TRIWEST VA PCCC 1713_TRIWEST OP (WEST, RUTHERFORD) 20210101 $782.35 ↑ +83%
TRIWEST VA PCCC 3235_MTTN STTN TRIWEST INPATIENT 20251001 $782.35 ↑ +83%
AETNA MEDADVANTAGE 3214_RPTN RHTN SDTN THTN MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA INPATIENT 20251001 $798.00 ↑ +87%
AETNA MEDADVANTAGE 2956_RHTN RPTN SDTN THTN MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA OUTPATIENT 20250101 $798.00 ↑ +87%
AMERIGROUP MCR REPLACEMENT 3210_STTN MTTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AMERIGROUP INPATIENT 20251001 $805.82 ↑ +88%
AMERIGROUP MCR REPLACEMENT 2959_STTN MTTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AMERIGROUP OUTPATIENT 20250101 $805.82 ↑ +88%
BCBS BLUECARE PLUS 2949_MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BLUECARE PLUS OUTPATIENT 20250101 $813.64 ↑ +90%
BCBS BLUECARE PLUS 3223_MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BLUECARE PLUS INPATIENT 20251001 $813.64 ↑ +90%
BCBS MCR REPLACEMENT 3238_THTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD INPATIENT 20251001 $821.47 ↑ +92%
BCBS MCR REPLACEMENT 2941_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BLUE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $821.47 ↑ +92%
WINDSOR MEDICARE 2950_MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE (WINDSOR) MEDICARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $821.47 ↑ +92%
WINDSOR MEDICARE 3220_MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE (WINDSOR) MEDICARE INPATIENT 20251001 $821.47 ↑ +92%
AMBETTER OF TN 3236_AMBETTER OF TN INPATIENT 20251001 $1,017.06 ↑ +138%
AMBETTER OF TN 2933_AMBETTER OF TN OUTPATIENT 20250101 $1,017.06 ↑ +138%
SMART HEALTH 2936_MTTN, RPTN, RHTN, SDTN, THTN ASCENSION SMART HEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $1,095.29 ↑ +156%
OSCAR HEALTH 502_OSCAR HEALTH (RUTHERFORD) OP 20180101 $1,095.29 ↑ +156%
SMART HEALTH 3237_MTTN, RPTN, RHTN, SDTN, THTN ASCENSION SMART HEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $1,095.29 ↑ +156%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $45.99 $18.23 – $1,079.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $422.42 $18.23 – $1,079.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $422.42 $18.23 – $1,079.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $43.89 – $1,095.29
Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman Centerville not published $66.24 – $565.38

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