X-ray surgical specimen at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford
1700 Medical Center Pkwy Murfreesboro TN 37129|5127 Veterans Pkwy, Murfreesboro, TN · Ascension · · NPI 1164590386
$142.64
Cash price 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.
$475.45
Gross charge 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.
$11.61 with BCBS ACA EXCHANGE vs $770.53 with UHC — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BCBS ACA EXCHANGE | 3147_STTN BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NETWORK E 20241231 | $11.61 | ↓ -92% |
| BCBS TENNCARE SELECT | 2414_BCBS BLUE CARE TENNCARE (RUTHERFORD) 20221001 | $11.95 | ↓ -92% |
| BCBS ACA EXCHANGE | 3146_MTTN BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NETWORK E 20241231 | $15.35 | ↓ -89% |
| BCBS SELECT | 3178_MTTN BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD SELECT 20250701 | $16.73 | ↓ -88% |
| BCBS NETWORK L | 3151_MTTN BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NETWORK L 20250401 | $16.73 | ↓ -88% |
| BCBS MISSIONPOINT | 2416_MTTN BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD MISSION POINT 20221001 | $17.12 | ↓ -88% |
| BCBS MISSIONPOINT | 2422_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD MISSIONPOINT REGIONAL 20221001 | $17.12 | ↓ -88% |
| BCBS NETWORK E | 3149_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NETWORK E REGIONAL 20250401 | $17.61 | ↓ -88% |
| BCBS PREFERRED | 3177_MTTN BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PREFERRED 20250701 | $18.11 | ↓ -87% |
| CIGNA SUREFIT | 2834_MTTN CIGNA SUREFIT 20241001 | $18.33 | ↓ -87% |
| BCBS NETWORK L | 3150_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NETWORK L REGIONAL 20250401 | $19.19 | ↓ -87% |
| BCBS SELECT | 3182_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD SELECT REGIONAL 20250701 | $19.19 | ↓ -87% |
| CIGNA LOCALPLUS | 3192_RHTN CIGNA LOCALPLUS 20250601 | $19.69 | ↓ -86% |
| CIGNA LOCALPLUS | 3193_CIGNA LOCALPLUS (DEKALB) 20250601 | $19.69 | ↓ -86% |
| CIGNA LOCALPLUS | 3187_STTN CIGNA LOCALPLUS 20250601 | $19.69 | ↓ -86% |
| BCBS PREFERRED | 3181_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PREFERRED REGIONAL 20250701 | $20.76 | ↓ -85% |
| CIGNA LOCALPLUS | 3186_MTTN CIGNA LOCALPLUS 20250601 | $22.15 | ↓ -84% |
| CIGNA HMO | 3188_MTTN CIGNA HMO 20250601 | $22.87 | ↓ -84% |
| CIGNA HMO | 3196_CIGNA HMO (DEKALB) 20250601 | $22.87 | ↓ -84% |
| CIGNA PPO | 3199_CIGNA PPO (DEKALB) 20250601 | $23.03 | ↓ -84% |
| HUMANA +51 CPOS | 2835_MTTN HUMANA +51 CPOS 20241001 | $45.50 | ↓ -68% |
| AETNA (RUTHERFORD ONLY) | 3160_MTTN AETNA 20250701 | $52.65 | ↓ -63% |
| AETNA VHAN | 3022_MTTN AETNA VHAN 20241015 | $52.65 | ↓ -63% |
| AETNA WHOLE HEALTH | 3023_MTTN AETNA WHOLE HEALTH 20241015 | $52.65 | ↓ -63% |
| AETNA | 3159_STTN AETNA 20250701 | $53.72 | ↓ -62% |
| AETNA | 3161_RPTN AETNA 20250701 | $123.62 | ↓ -13% |
| POINT COMFORT UNDERWRITERS | 2946_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE POINT COMFORT UNDERWRITERS OUTPATIENT 20250101 | $472.60 | ↑ +231% |
| POINT COMFORT UNDERWRITERS | 3224_MTTN RHTN RPTN SDTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE POINT COMFORT UNDERWRITERS INPATIENT 20251001 | $472.60 | ↑ +231% |
| AMERICHOICE MEDICARE | 3207_MTTN, STTN AMERICHOICE MEDICARE INPATIENT 20251001 | $493.60 | ↑ +246% |
| AMERICHOICE MEDICARE | 2952_MTTN, STTN AMERICHOICE MEDICARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 | $519.86 | ↑ +264% |
| COVID UNINSURED TEST FUND | 3202_COVID UNINSURED TEST FUND INPATIENT 20251001 | $525.11 | ↑ +268% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | 3225_MTTN RHTN RPTN SDTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 20251001 | $525.11 | ↑ +268% |
| OPTUM VA | 2935_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OPTUM VA OUTPATIENT 20250101 | $525.11 | ↑ +268% |
| MEDICARE OTHER | 3204_MTTN STTN MEDICARE OTHER INPATIENT 20251001 | $525.11 | ↑ +268% |
| MEDICARE OTHER | 2947_MEDICARE OTHER OUTPATIENT 20250101 | $525.11 | ↑ +268% |
| OPTUM VA | 3205_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OPTUM VA INPATIENT 20251001 | $525.11 | ↑ +268% |
| CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | 2943_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CLOVER OUTPATIENT 20250101 | $525.11 | ↑ +268% |
| CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | 3227_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CLOVER INPATIENT 20251001 | $525.11 | ↑ +268% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | 2948_MTTN RHTN RPTN SDTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 | $525.11 | ↑ +268% |
| TRIWEST VA PCCC | 3235_MTTN STTN TRIWEST INPATIENT 20251001 | $525.11 | ↑ +268% |
| TRIWEST VA PCCC | 1713_TRIWEST OP (WEST, RUTHERFORD) 20210101 | $525.11 | ↑ +268% |
| UHC MCR REPLACEMENT | 3226_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UHC INPATIENT 20251001 | $525.11 | ↑ +268% |
| UHC MCR REPLACEMENT | 2951_MTTN STTN RPTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UHC OUTPATIENT 20250101 | $525.11 | ↑ +268% |
| HUMANA MCR REPLACEMENT | 3222_MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA INPATIENT 20251001 | $525.11 | ↑ +268% |
| HUMANA MCR REPLACEMENT | 2945_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA OUTPATIENT 20250101 | $525.11 | ↑ +268% |
| ASCENSION COMPLETE | 2940_ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 | $525.11 | ↑ +268% |
| ASCENSION COMPLETE | 3229_ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 20251001 | $525.11 | ↑ +268% |
| CENTURION OF TN | 2942_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CENTURION OF TN OUTPATIENT 20250101 | $525.11 | ↑ +268% |
| CENTURION OF TN | 3228_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CENTURION OF TN INPATIENT 20251001 | $525.11 | ↑ +268% |
| HEALTHSPRING MCR REPLACEMENT | 3219_MTTN STTN RPTN SDTN RHTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HEALTHSPRING INPATIENT 20251001 | $525.11 | ↑ +268% |
| HEALTHSPRING MCR REPLACEMENT | 2944_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HEALTHSPRING OUTPATIENT 20250101 | $525.11 | ↑ +268% |
| AETNA MEDADVANTAGE | 3214_RPTN RHTN SDTN THTN MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA INPATIENT 20251001 | $535.61 | ↑ +275% |
| AETNA MEDADVANTAGE | 2956_RHTN RPTN SDTN THTN MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA OUTPATIENT 20250101 | $535.61 | ↑ +275% |
| AMERIGROUP MCR REPLACEMENT | 2959_STTN MTTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AMERIGROUP OUTPATIENT 20250101 | $540.86 | ↑ +279% |
| AMERIGROUP MCR REPLACEMENT | 3210_STTN MTTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AMERIGROUP INPATIENT 20251001 | $540.86 | ↑ +279% |
| BCBS BLUECARE PLUS | 2949_MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BLUECARE PLUS OUTPATIENT 20250101 | $546.11 | ↑ +283% |
| BCBS BLUECARE PLUS | 3223_MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BLUECARE PLUS INPATIENT 20251001 | $546.11 | ↑ +283% |
| WINDSOR MEDICARE | 3220_MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE (WINDSOR) MEDICARE INPATIENT 20251001 | $551.37 | ↑ +287% |
| BCBS MCR REPLACEMENT | 3238_THTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD INPATIENT 20251001 | $551.37 | ↑ +287% |
| BCBS MCR REPLACEMENT | 2941_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BLUE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 | $551.37 | ↑ +287% |
| WINDSOR MEDICARE | 2950_MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE (WINDSOR) MEDICARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 | $551.37 | ↑ +287% |
| AMBETTER OF TN | 2933_AMBETTER OF TN OUTPATIENT 20250101 | $682.64 | ↑ +379% |
| AMBETTER OF TN | 3236_AMBETTER OF TN INPATIENT 20251001 | $682.64 | ↑ +379% |
| OSCAR HEALTH | 502_OSCAR HEALTH (RUTHERFORD) OP 20180101 | $735.15 | ↑ +415% |
| SMART HEALTH | 2936_MTTN, RPTN, RHTN, SDTN, THTN ASCENSION SMART HEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 | $735.15 | ↑ +415% |
| SMART HEALTH | 3237_MTTN, RPTN, RHTN, SDTN, THTN ASCENSION SMART HEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 | $735.15 | ↑ +415% |
| UHC | 3171_MTTN UHC 20250715 | $770.53 | ↑ +440% |
| UHC | 3176_UHC (STTN) 20250715 | $770.53 | ↑ +440% |
| UHC | 3174_SDTN UHC 20250715 | $770.53 | ↑ +440% |
| UHC | 3175_THTN UHC 20250715 | $770.53 | ↑ +440% |
| UHC | 3173_RHTN UHC 20250715 | $770.53 | ↑ +440% |
| UHC | 3172_RPTN UHC 20250715 | $770.53 | ↑ +440% |
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X-ray surgical specimen at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $149.76 | $11.61 – $770.53 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $149.76 | $11.61 – $770.53 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $142.64 | $11.61 – $770.53 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | not published | $11.61 – $770.53 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman | Centerville | not published | $11.61 – $770.53 |