Insert swan-ganz cath at Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb
520 W Main St, Smithville, TN · Ascension · · NPI 1649659582
$1,880.60
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.
$6,268.65
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.
$159.89 with BCBS BLUE CARE (REGIONALS ONLY) vs $12,570.00 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 BLUE CARE (REGIONALS ONLY) | 2428_BCBS BLUE CARE (DEKALB) 20221001 | $159.89 | ↓ -91% |
| BCBS TENNCARE SELECT | 2424_BCBS TENNCARE SELECT (DEKALB) 20221001 | $212.81 | ↓ -89% |
| COMMUNITY PLAN | 2495_SDTN MEDICAID REPLACEMENT UNITED HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY PLAN 20191001 | $788.03 | ↓ -58% |
| BCBS MISSIONPOINT | 2422_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD MISSIONPOINT REGIONAL 20221001 | $3,761.19 | ↑ +100% |
| UHC COMPASS/EXCHANGE | 3166_UHC STTN EXCHANGE 20250715 | $6,687.00 | ↑ +256% |
| UHC COMPASS/EXCHANGE | 3165_MTTN UHC EXCHANGE 20250715 | $7,406.00 | ↑ +294% |
| UHC | 3171_MTTN UHC 20250715 | $8,875.00 | ↑ +372% |
| UHC | 3176_UHC (STTN) 20250715 | $8,875.00 | ↑ +372% |
| UHC | 3175_THTN UHC 20250715 | $10,051.00 | ↑ +434% |
| UHC | 3174_SDTN UHC 20250715 | $10,051.00 | ↑ +434% |
| UHC | 3173_RHTN UHC 20250715 | $10,051.00 | ↑ +434% |
| UHC | 3172_RPTN UHC 20250715 | $10,051.00 | ↑ +434% |
| AETNA | 3161_RPTN AETNA 20250701 | $12,570.00 | ↑ +568% |
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Insert swan-ganz cath at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $1,880.60 | $159.89 – $8,875.00 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $1,880.60 | $159.89 – $8,875.00 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | not published | $238.89 – $8,875.00 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | not published | $159.89 – $8,875.00 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman | Centerville | not published | $6,687.00 – $8,875.00 |