Ertapenem 1000 mg/10 ml IV (dilution #1) desensitization - cnr at SKYLINE MADISON CAMPUS

3441 DICKERSON PIKE, NASHVILLE, TN · Tristarhealth · · NPI 1295780476

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 12, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$944.20

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$944.20

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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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$11.22 with BCBS vs $925.32 with TriWest Healthcare — 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

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

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 NetworkP $11.22 ↓ -99%
Cigna NewBusiness $13.31 ↓ -99%
Cigna OAP $15.14 ↓ -98%
United CorePayer $24.27 ↓ -97%
United AllPayerAppendix $24.27 ↓ -97%
United HeritageSelect $24.27 ↓ -97%
Aetna MGMCRHMO $141.63 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRSNP $141.63 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRPPO $141.63 ↓ -85%
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $173.83 ↓ -82%
Ambetter Select $219.05 ↓ -77%
United OptionsPPO $233.22 ↓ -75%
Humana TRICARE $236.05 ↓ -75%
Cigna PPO $307.81 ↓ -67%
Centurion PRISON $389.01 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $424.89 ↓ -55%
Signature Advantage MCR $472.10 ↓ -50%
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $472.10 ↓ -50%
Humana BH COMM $613.73 ↓ -35%
Employers Health Network COMM $660.94 ↓ -30%
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $708.15 ↓ -25%
Multiplan COMM $774.24 ↓ -18%
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $802.57 ↓ -15%
Prime Health COMMPPO $830.90 ↓ -12%
Beech Street COMM $830.90 ↓ -12%
TriWest Healthcare FED $925.32 ↓ -2%

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Ertapenem 1000 mg/10 ml IV (dilution #1) desensitization - cnr at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $107.46 $13.10 – $72.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $162.87 $17.22 – $94.88
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $130.98 $10.42 – $61.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $232.75 $17.22 – $94.88
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $185.56 $17.35 – $22.30
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $107.46 $13.10 – $72.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $107.46 $13.10 – $72.00
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $107.46 $13.10 – $72.00

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