Ventilator Management (first day) at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown

2000 Church St, Nashville, TN · Ascension · · NPI 1629025648

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 9, 2026

$485.18

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.

$1,617.25

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.

$70.84 with BCBS BLUE CARE vs $886.40 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 BLUE CARE 1015_BCBS BLUE CARE TENNCARE SELECT 20221001 $70.84 ↓ -85%
BCBS TENNCARE SELECT 2423_BCBS BLUE CARE TENNCARE (WEST) 20221001 $70.84 ↓ -85%
POINT COMFORT UNDERWRITERS 2946_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE POINT COMFORT UNDERWRITERS OUTPATIENT 20250101 $569.83 ↑ +17%
POINT COMFORT UNDERWRITERS 1327_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE POINT COMFORT UNDERWRITERS INPATIENT 20251001 $569.83 ↑ +17%
POINT COMFORT UNDERWRITERS 1229_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE POINT COMFORT UNDERWRITERS OUTPATIENT 20250101 $569.83 ↑ +17%
POINT COMFORT UNDERWRITERS 3224_MTTN RHTN RPTN SDTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE POINT COMFORT UNDERWRITERS INPATIENT 20251001 $569.83 ↑ +17%
AMERIGROUP 1217_MEDICAID REPLACEMENT AMERIGROUP OUTPATIENT 20250101 $588.82 ↑ +21%
AMERICHOICE MCR REPLACEMENT 1323_AMERICHOICE MEDICARE INPATIENT 20251001 $595.15 ↑ +23%
AMERICHOICE MEDICARE 3207_MTTN, STTN AMERICHOICE MEDICARE INPATIENT 20251001 $595.15 ↑ +23%
TRICARE 1319_TRICARE IP 20251001 $607.81 ↑ +25%
TRICARE 291_TRICARE OP 20160101 $607.81 ↑ +25%
AMERICHOICE MEDICARE 2952_MTTN, STTN AMERICHOICE MEDICARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $626.81 ↑ +29%
AMERICHOICE MCR REPLACEMENT 1219_AMERICHOICE MEDICARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $626.81 ↑ +29%
TRIWEST VA PCCC 1339_MEDICARE TRIWEST INPATIENT 20251001 $633.14 ↑ +30%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 2943_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CLOVER OUTPATIENT 20250101 $633.14 ↑ +30%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 3227_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CLOVER INPATIENT 20251001 $633.14 ↑ +30%
COVID UNINSURED TEST FUND 1320_COVID UNINSURED TEST FUND INPATIENT 20251001 $633.14 ↑ +30%
COVID UNINSURED TEST FUND 3202_COVID UNINSURED TEST FUND INPATIENT 20251001 $633.14 ↑ +30%
HEALTHSPRING MCR REPLACEMENT 1226_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HEALTHSPRING OUTPATIENT 20250101 $633.14 ↑ +30%
HEALTHSPRING MCR REPLACEMENT 1330_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HEALTHSPRING INPATIENT 20251001 $633.14 ↑ +30%
HEALTHSPRING MCR REPLACEMENT 2944_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HEALTHSPRING OUTPATIENT 20250101 $633.14 ↑ +30%
HEALTHSPRING MCR REPLACEMENT 3219_MTTN STTN RPTN SDTN RHTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HEALTHSPRING INPATIENT 20251001 $633.14 ↑ +30%
HUMANA MCR REPLACEMENT 1227_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA OUTPATIENT 20250101 $633.14 ↑ +30%
HUMANA MCR REPLACEMENT 1329_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA INPATIENT 20251001 $633.14 ↑ +30%
HUMANA MCR REPLACEMENT 2945_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA OUTPATIENT 20250101 $633.14 ↑ +30%
HUMANA MCR REPLACEMENT 3222_MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA INPATIENT 20251001 $633.14 ↑ +30%
MEDICARE OTHER 1232_MEDICARE OTHER OUTPATIENT 20250101 $633.14 ↑ +30%
MEDICARE OTHER 1322_MEDICARE OTHER INPATIENT 20251001 $633.14 ↑ +30%
MEDICARE OTHER 2947_MEDICARE OTHER OUTPATIENT 20250101 $633.14 ↑ +30%
MEDICARE OTHER 3204_MTTN STTN MEDICARE OTHER INPATIENT 20251001 $633.14 ↑ +30%
NHC ADVANTAGE 1228_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE NHC OUTPATIENT 20250101 $633.14 ↑ +30%
NHC ADVANTAGE 1328_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE NHC INPATIENT 20251001 $633.14 ↑ +30%
NHC ADVANTAGE 2948_MTTN RHTN RPTN SDTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $633.14 ↑ +30%
NHC ADVANTAGE 3225_MTTN RHTN RPTN SDTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 20251001 $633.14 ↑ +30%
OPTUM VA 1215_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OPTUM VA OUTPATIENT 20250101 $633.14 ↑ +30%
OPTUM VA 1338_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OPTUM VA INPATIENT 20251001 $633.14 ↑ +30%
OPTUM VA 2935_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OPTUM VA OUTPATIENT 20250101 $633.14 ↑ +30%
OPTUM VA 3205_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OPTUM VA INPATIENT 20251001 $633.14 ↑ +30%
TRIWEST VA PCCC 1216_MEDICARE TRIWEST OUTPATIENT 20250101 $633.14 ↑ +30%
TRIWEST VA PCCC 1713_TRIWEST OP (WEST, RUTHERFORD) 20210101 $633.14 ↑ +30%
TRIWEST VA PCCC 3235_MTTN STTN TRIWEST INPATIENT 20251001 $633.14 ↑ +30%
UHC MCR REPLACEMENT 1230_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTH CARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $633.14 ↑ +30%
UHC MCR REPLACEMENT 1324_UHC MEDICARE INPATIENT 20251001 $633.14 ↑ +30%
UHC MCR REPLACEMENT 2951_MTTN STTN RPTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UHC OUTPATIENT 20250101 $633.14 ↑ +30%
UHC MCR REPLACEMENT 3226_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UHC INPATIENT 20251001 $633.14 ↑ +30%
ASCENSION COMPLETE 2940_ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $633.14 ↑ +30%
ASCENSION COMPLETE 3229_ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 20251001 $633.14 ↑ +30%
ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 1220_ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $633.14 ↑ +30%
ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 1335_ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 20251001 $633.14 ↑ +30%
CENTURION OF TN 1224_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CENTURION OF TN OUTPATIENT 20250101 $633.14 ↑ +30%
CENTURION OF TN 1332_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CENTURION OF TN INPATIENT 20251001 $633.14 ↑ +30%
CENTURION OF TN 2942_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CENTURION OF TN OUTPATIENT 20250101 $633.14 ↑ +30%
CENTURION OF TN 3228_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CENTURION OF TN INPATIENT 20251001 $633.14 ↑ +30%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 1225_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CLOVER OUTPATIENT 20250101 $633.14 ↑ +30%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 1331_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CLOVER INPATIENT 20251001 $633.14 ↑ +30%
AETNA MEDADVANTAGE 1326_MEDICARE AETNA INPATIENT 20251001 $645.80 ↑ +33%
AETNA MEDADVANTAGE 2956_RHTN RPTN SDTN THTN MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA OUTPATIENT 20250101 $645.80 ↑ +33%
AETNA MEDADVANTAGE 3214_RPTN RHTN SDTN THTN MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA INPATIENT 20251001 $645.80 ↑ +33%
AETNA MEDADVANTAGE 1231_MEDICARE AETNA OUTPATIENT 20250101 $645.80 ↑ +33%
AMERIGROUP MCR REPLACEMENT 2959_STTN MTTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AMERIGROUP OUTPATIENT 20250101 $652.13 ↑ +34%
AMERIGROUP MCR REPLACEMENT 3210_STTN MTTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AMERIGROUP INPATIENT 20251001 $652.13 ↑ +34%
AMERIGROUP MCR REPLACEMENT 1334_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AMERIGROUP INPATIENT 20251001 $652.13 ↑ +34%
AMERIGROUP MCR REPLACEMENT 1221_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AMERIGROUP OUTPATIENT 20250101 $652.13 ↑ +34%
BCBS BLUCARE PLUS 1333_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BLUECARE PLUS INPATIENT 20251001 $658.47 ↑ +36%
BCBS BLUECARE PLUS 3223_MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BLUECARE PLUS INPATIENT 20251001 $658.47 ↑ +36%
BCBS BLUECARE PLUS 2949_MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BLUECARE PLUS OUTPATIENT 20250101 $658.47 ↑ +36%
BCBS BLUCARE PLUS 1222_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BLUECARE PLUS OUTPATIENT 20250101 $658.47 ↑ +36%
BCBS MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 1340_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD INPATIENT 20251001 $664.80 ↑ +37%
BCBS MCR REPLACEMENT 2941_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BLUE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $664.80 ↑ +37%
BCBS MCR REPLACEMENT 3238_THTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD INPATIENT 20251001 $664.80 ↑ +37%
BCBS MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 1223_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OUTPATIENT 20250101 $664.80 ↑ +37%
WINDSOR MEDICARE 1325_MEDICARE WELLCARE (WINDSOR) INPATIENT 20251001 $664.80 ↑ +37%
WINDSOR MEDICARE 2950_MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE (WINDSOR) MEDICARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $664.80 ↑ +37%
WINDSOR MEDICARE 3220_MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE (WINDSOR) MEDICARE INPATIENT 20251001 $664.80 ↑ +37%
WINDSOR MEDICARE 1233_MEDICARE WELLCARE (WINDSOR) OUTPATIENT 20250101 $664.80 ↑ +37%
SELECT SPECIALTY WEST 2934_SELECT SPECIALTY WEST 20250101 $791.42 ↑ +63%
AMBETTER OF TN 1337_AMBETTER OF TN INPATIENT 20251001 $823.08 ↑ +70%
AMBETTER OF TN 3236_AMBETTER OF TN INPATIENT 20251001 $823.08 ↑ +70%
AMBETTER OF TN 1212_AMBETTER OF TN OUTPATIENT 20250101 $823.08 ↑ +70%
AMBETTER OF TN 2933_AMBETTER OF TN OUTPATIENT 20250101 $823.08 ↑ +70%
SMART HEALTH 2937_STTN ASCENSION SMART HEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $886.40 ↑ +83%
SMART HEALTH 1321_BHTN ASCENSION SMARTHEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $886.40 ↑ +83%
SMART HEALTH 3203_STTN ASCENSION SMART HEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $886.40 ↑ +83%
OSCAR HEALTH 499_OSCAR HEALTH (WEST) OP 20180101 $886.40 ↑ +83%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN 1213_BHTN OSCAR HEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $886.40 ↑ +83%
SMART HEALTH 1214_BHTN ASCENSION SMARTHEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $886.40 ↑ +83%

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Ventilator Management (first day) at other Tennessee hospitals

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