Ecg external < 48 hours scanning analysis w/report at SKYLINE MADISON CAMPUS
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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.
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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.
$96.58 with BCBS vs $4,700.00 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.
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 | TENNCARE | $96.58 | — |
| BCBS | COVERKIDS | $104.58 | — |
| BCBS | BlueCare | $192.50 | — |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $3,807.00 | — |
| Aetna | COMM | $4,700.00 | — |
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Ecg external < 48 hours scanning analysis w/report at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $515.94 | $51.20 – $79.65 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $596.15 | $54.93 – $1,409.80 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $201.71 | $47.19 – $108.48 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $851.93 | $54.93 – $1,409.80 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $247.50 | $53.16 – $120.01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $589.04 | $32.70 – $88.66 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $589.04 | $32.70 – $99.92 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $588.86 | $32.70 – $126.56 |