Reticulocyte automated 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

$81.84

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.

$272.80

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.

$3.59 with POINT COMFORT UNDERWRITERS vs $141.86 with AETNA — 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
POINT COMFORT UNDERWRITERS 3224_MTTN RHTN RPTN SDTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE POINT COMFORT UNDERWRITERS INPATIENT 20251001 $3.59 ↓ -96%
POINT COMFORT UNDERWRITERS 2946_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE POINT COMFORT UNDERWRITERS OUTPATIENT 20250101 $3.59 ↓ -96%
UHC 3173_RHTN UHC 20250715 $3.59 ↓ -96%
COMMUNITY PLAN 1744_STTN MEDICAID REPLACEMENT UNITED HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY PLAN OUTPATIENT 20210101 $3.59 ↓ -96%
COMMUNITY PLAN 1743_MTTN MEDICAID REPLACEMENT UNITED HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY PLAN OUTPATIENT 20210101 $3.59 ↓ -96%
UHC 3174_SDTN UHC 20250715 $3.59 ↓ -96%
UHC 3172_RPTN UHC 20250715 $3.59 ↓ -96%
UHC 3171_MTTN UHC 20250715 $3.59 ↓ -96%
UHC 3175_THTN UHC 20250715 $3.59 ↓ -96%
UHC 3176_UHC (STTN) 20250715 $3.59 ↓ -96%
AMERICHOICE MEDICARE 3207_MTTN, STTN AMERICHOICE MEDICARE INPATIENT 20251001 $3.75 ↓ -95%
AMERICHOICE MEDICARE 2952_MTTN, STTN AMERICHOICE MEDICARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $3.95 ↓ -95%
UHC MCR REPLACEMENT 2951_MTTN STTN RPTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UHC OUTPATIENT 20250101 $3.99 ↓ -95%
UHC MCR REPLACEMENT 3226_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UHC INPATIENT 20251001 $3.99 ↓ -95%
NHC ADVANTAGE 2948_MTTN RHTN RPTN SDTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $3.99 ↓ -95%
COVID UNINSURED TEST FUND 3202_COVID UNINSURED TEST FUND INPATIENT 20251001 $3.99 ↓ -95%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 3227_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CLOVER INPATIENT 20251001 $3.99 ↓ -95%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 2943_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CLOVER OUTPATIENT 20250101 $3.99 ↓ -95%
CENTURION OF TN 3228_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CENTURION OF TN INPATIENT 20251001 $3.99 ↓ -95%
ASCENSION COMPLETE 2940_ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $3.99 ↓ -95%
CENTURION OF TN 2942_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CENTURION OF TN OUTPATIENT 20250101 $3.99 ↓ -95%
ASCENSION COMPLETE 3229_ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 20251001 $3.99 ↓ -95%
TRIWEST VA PCCC 3235_MTTN STTN TRIWEST INPATIENT 20251001 $3.99 ↓ -95%
TRIWEST VA PCCC 1713_TRIWEST OP (WEST, RUTHERFORD) 20210101 $3.99 ↓ -95%
MEDICARE OTHER 3204_MTTN STTN MEDICARE OTHER INPATIENT 20251001 $3.99 ↓ -95%
MEDICARE OTHER 2947_MEDICARE OTHER OUTPATIENT 20250101 $3.99 ↓ -95%
HEALTHSPRING MCR REPLACEMENT 2944_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HEALTHSPRING OUTPATIENT 20250101 $3.99 ↓ -95%
HEALTHSPRING MCR REPLACEMENT 3219_MTTN STTN RPTN SDTN RHTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HEALTHSPRING INPATIENT 20251001 $3.99 ↓ -95%
OPTUM VA 3205_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OPTUM VA INPATIENT 20251001 $3.99 ↓ -95%
OPTUM VA 2935_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OPTUM VA OUTPATIENT 20250101 $3.99 ↓ -95%
NHC ADVANTAGE 3225_MTTN RHTN RPTN SDTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 20251001 $3.99 ↓ -95%
HUMANA MCR REPLACEMENT 2945_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA OUTPATIENT 20250101 $3.99 ↓ -95%
HUMANA MCR REPLACEMENT 3222_MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA INPATIENT 20251001 $3.99 ↓ -95%
UHC COMPASS/EXCHANGE 3168_RHTN UHC EXCHANGE 20250715 $4.00 ↓ -95%
UHC COMPASS/EXCHANGE 3165_MTTN UHC EXCHANGE 20250715 $4.00 ↓ -95%
UHC COMPASS/EXCHANGE 3166_UHC STTN EXCHANGE 20250715 $4.00 ↓ -95%
UHC COMPASS/EXCHANGE 3167_RPTN UHC EXCHANGE 20250715 $4.00 ↓ -95%
UHC COMPASS/EXCHANGE 3169_SDTN UHC COMPASS 20250715 $4.00 ↓ -95%
UHC COMPASS/EXCHANGE 3170_THTN UHC COMPASS 20250715 $4.00 ↓ -95%
AETNA MEDADVANTAGE 3214_RPTN RHTN SDTN THTN MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA INPATIENT 20251001 $4.07 ↓ -95%
AETNA MEDADVANTAGE 2956_RHTN RPTN SDTN THTN MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA OUTPATIENT 20250101 $4.07 ↓ -95%
AMERIGROUP MCR REPLACEMENT 2959_STTN MTTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AMERIGROUP OUTPATIENT 20250101 $4.11 ↓ -95%
AMERIGROUP MCR REPLACEMENT 3210_STTN MTTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AMERIGROUP INPATIENT 20251001 $4.11 ↓ -95%
BCBS BLUECARE PLUS 3223_MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BLUECARE PLUS INPATIENT 20251001 $4.15 ↓ -95%
BCBS BLUECARE PLUS 2949_MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BLUECARE PLUS OUTPATIENT 20250101 $4.15 ↓ -95%
WINDSOR MEDICARE 2950_MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE (WINDSOR) MEDICARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $4.19 ↓ -95%
WINDSOR MEDICARE 3220_MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE (WINDSOR) MEDICARE INPATIENT 20251001 $4.19 ↓ -95%
BCBS MCR REPLACEMENT 3238_THTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD INPATIENT 20251001 $4.19 ↓ -95%
BCBS MCR REPLACEMENT 2941_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BLUE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $4.19 ↓ -95%
AMBETTER OF TN 3236_AMBETTER OF TN INPATIENT 20251001 $5.19 ↓ -94%
AMBETTER OF TN 2933_AMBETTER OF TN OUTPATIENT 20250101 $5.19 ↓ -94%
CIGNA CONNECT 2779_RPTN CIGNA CONNECT 20240701 $5.59 ↓ -93%
CIGNA CONNECT 2780_RHTN CIGNA CONNECT 20240701 $5.59 ↓ -93%
CIGNA CONNECT 2784_SDTN CIGNA CONNECT 20240701 $5.59 ↓ -93%
CIGNA CONNECT 2769_STTN CIGNA CONNECT 20240701 $5.59 ↓ -93%
OSCAR HEALTH 502_OSCAR HEALTH (RUTHERFORD) OP 20180101 $5.59 ↓ -93%
SMART HEALTH 2936_MTTN, RPTN, RHTN, SDTN, THTN ASCENSION SMART HEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $5.59 ↓ -93%
SMART HEALTH 3237_MTTN, RPTN, RHTN, SDTN, THTN ASCENSION SMART HEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $5.59 ↓ -93%
CIGNA CONNECT 2772_MTTN CIGNA CONNECT 20240701 $5.59 ↓ -93%
AETNA WHOLE HEALTH 3023_MTTN AETNA WHOLE HEALTH 20241015 $5.65 ↓ -93%
AETNA (RUTHERFORD ONLY) 3160_MTTN AETNA 20250701 $5.65 ↓ -93%
AETNA 3159_STTN AETNA 20250701 $5.65 ↓ -93%
AETNA VHAN 3022_MTTN AETNA VHAN 20241015 $5.65 ↓ -93%
CIGNA CONNECT 3148_HKTN CIGNA CONNECT 20250101 $6.14 ↓ -92%
BCBS TENNCARE SELECT 2414_BCBS BLUE CARE TENNCARE (RUTHERFORD) 20221001 $7.57 ↓ -91%
BCBS ACA EXCHANGE 3147_STTN BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NETWORK E 20241231 $8.18 ↓ -90%
HUMANA +51 CPOS 2835_MTTN HUMANA +51 CPOS 20241001 $8.22 ↓ -90%
BCBS ACA EXCHANGE 3146_MTTN BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NETWORK E 20241231 $9.54 ↓ -88%
BCBS NETWORK E 3149_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NETWORK E REGIONAL 20250401 $9.76 ↓ -88%
BCBS SELECT 3178_MTTN BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD SELECT 20250701 $10.36 ↓ -87%
BCBS NETWORK L 3151_MTTN BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NETWORK L 20250401 $10.36 ↓ -87%
CIGNA PPO 3199_CIGNA PPO (DEKALB) 20250601 $10.53 ↓ -87%
BCBS NETWORK L 3150_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NETWORK L REGIONAL 20250401 $10.63 ↓ -87%
BCBS SELECT 3182_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD SELECT REGIONAL 20250701 $10.63 ↓ -87%
BCBS PREFERRED 3177_MTTN BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PREFERRED 20250701 $11.17 ↓ -86%
BCBS PREFERRED 3181_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PREFERRED REGIONAL 20250701 $11.50 ↓ -86%
BCBS MISSIONPOINT 2422_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD MISSIONPOINT REGIONAL 20221001 $11.61 ↓ -86%
BCBS MISSIONPOINT 2416_MTTN BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD MISSION POINT 20221001 $11.61 ↓ -86%
CIGNA LOCALPLUS 3193_CIGNA LOCALPLUS (DEKALB) 20250601 $12.16 ↓ -85%
CIGNA LOCALPLUS 3192_RHTN CIGNA LOCALPLUS 20250601 $12.16 ↓ -85%
CIGNA SUREFIT 2834_MTTN CIGNA SUREFIT 20241001 $12.26 ↓ -85%
CIGNA LOCALPLUS 3187_STTN CIGNA LOCALPLUS 20250601 $14.39 ↓ -82%
CIGNA LOCALPLUS 3186_MTTN CIGNA LOCALPLUS 20250601 $14.75 ↓ -82%
CIGNA HMO 3196_CIGNA HMO (DEKALB) 20250601 $15.80 ↓ -81%
CIGNA HMO 3188_MTTN CIGNA HMO 20250601 $15.80 ↓ -81%
AETNA 3161_RPTN AETNA 20250701 $141.86 ↑ +73%

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Reticulocyte automated at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $81.84 $2.81 – $15.80
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $81.84 $2.81 – $15.80
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $81.84 $2.81 – $15.80
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $1.44 – $15.80
Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman Centerville not published $3.59 – $15.80

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