CT Angiogram of Abdomen and Pelvis at Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands

401 Sewell Dr, Sparta, TN · Ascension · · NPI 1922487966

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 8, 2026

$1,707.77

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.

$5,692.55

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.

$287.37 with COMMUNITY PLAN vs $2,960.13 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.

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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
COMMUNITY PLAN 2496_THTN MEDICAID REPLACEMENT UNITED HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY PLAN 20191001 $287.37 ↓ -83%
POINT COMFORT UNDERWRITERS 3224_MTTN RHTN RPTN SDTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE POINT COMFORT UNDERWRITERS INPATIENT 20251001 $303.39 ↓ -82%
POINT COMFORT UNDERWRITERS 2946_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE POINT COMFORT UNDERWRITERS OUTPATIENT 20250101 $303.39 ↓ -82%
BCBS BLUE CARE (REGIONALS ONLY) 2429_BCBS BLUE CARE (HIGHLAND) 20221001 $333.14 ↓ -80%
COVID UNINSURED TEST FUND 3202_COVID UNINSURED TEST FUND INPATIENT 20251001 $337.10 ↓ -80%
HEALTHSPRING MCR REPLACEMENT 2944_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HEALTHSPRING OUTPATIENT 20250101 $337.10 ↓ -80%
HEALTHSPRING MCR REPLACEMENT 3209_THTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HEALTHSPRING INPATIENT 20251001 $337.10 ↓ -80%
HUMANA MCR REPLACEMENT 2945_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA OUTPATIENT 20250101 $337.10 ↓ -80%
HUMANA MCR REPLACEMENT 3208_THTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA INPATIENT 20251001 $337.10 ↓ -80%
UHC MCR REPLACEMENT 2951_MTTN STTN RPTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UHC OUTPATIENT 20250101 $337.10 ↓ -80%
UHC MCR REPLACEMENT 3226_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UHC INPATIENT 20251001 $337.10 ↓ -80%
AMERICHOICE MEDICARE 2954_RHTN, SDTN, THTN AMERICHOICE MEDICARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $337.10 ↓ -80%
AMERICHOICE MEDICARE 3206_RHTN, RPTN, SDTN, THTN AMERICHOICE MEDICARE INPATIENT 20251001 $337.10 ↓ -80%
AMERIGROUP MCR REPLACEMENT 2958_RPTN RHTN THTN SDTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AMERIGROUP OUTPATIENT 20250101 $337.10 ↓ -80%
AMERIGROUP MCR REPLACEMENT 3213_RPTN RHTN THTN SDTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AMERIGROUP INPATIENT 20251001 $337.10 ↓ -80%
ASCENSION COMPLETE 2940_ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $337.10 ↓ -80%
ASCENSION COMPLETE 3229_ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 20251001 $337.10 ↓ -80%
BCBS BLUECARE PLUS 2953_RHTN RPTN SDTN THTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BLUECARE PLUS OUTPATIENT 20250101 $337.10 ↓ -80%
BCBS BLUECARE PLUS 3216_RHTN RPTN SDTN THTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BLUECARE PLUS INPATIENT 20251001 $337.10 ↓ -80%
CENTURION OF TN 2942_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CENTURION OF TN OUTPATIENT 20250101 $337.10 ↓ -80%
CENTURION OF TN 3228_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CENTURION OF TN INPATIENT 20251001 $337.10 ↓ -80%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 2943_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CLOVER OUTPATIENT 20250101 $337.10 ↓ -80%
CLOVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 3227_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CLOVER INPATIENT 20251001 $337.10 ↓ -80%
NHC ADVANTAGE 2948_MTTN RHTN RPTN SDTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $337.10 ↓ -80%
NHC ADVANTAGE 3225_MTTN RHTN RPTN SDTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 20251001 $337.10 ↓ -80%
OPTUM VA 2935_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OPTUM VA OUTPATIENT 20250101 $337.10 ↓ -80%
OPTUM VA 3205_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OPTUM VA INPATIENT 20251001 $337.10 ↓ -80%
AETNA MEDADVANTAGE 3214_RPTN RHTN SDTN THTN MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA INPATIENT 20251001 $343.84 ↓ -80%
AETNA MEDADVANTAGE 2956_RHTN RPTN SDTN THTN MTTN STTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA OUTPATIENT 20250101 $343.84 ↓ -80%
BCBS MCR REPLACEMENT 2941_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BLUE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $353.96 ↓ -79%
BCBS MCR REPLACEMENT 3240_THTN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD INPATIENT 20251001 $353.96 ↓ -79%
AMBETTER OF TN 3236_AMBETTER OF TN INPATIENT 20251001 $438.23 ↓ -74%
AMBETTER OF TN 2933_AMBETTER OF TN OUTPATIENT 20250101 $438.23 ↓ -74%
BCBS ACA EXCHANGE 3147_STTN BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NETWORK E 20241231 $462.56 ↓ -73%
SMART HEALTH 2936_MTTN, RPTN, RHTN, SDTN, THTN ASCENSION SMART HEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $471.94 ↓ -72%
OSCAR HEALTH 508_OSCAR HEALTH (HIGHLANDS) OP 20180101 $471.94 ↓ -72%
SMART HEALTH 3237_MTTN, RPTN, RHTN, SDTN, THTN ASCENSION SMART HEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $471.94 ↓ -72%
BCBS TENNCARE SELECT 2425_BCBS TENNCARE SELECT (HIGHLAND) 20221001 $499.71 ↓ -71%
AETNA (RUTHERFORD ONLY) 3160_MTTN AETNA 20250701 $551.54 ↓ -68%
AETNA 3159_STTN AETNA 20250701 $562.76 ↓ -67%
UHC 3172_RPTN UHC 20250715 $610.96 ↓ -64%
UHC 3175_THTN UHC 20250715 $610.96 ↓ -64%
UHC 3173_RHTN UHC 20250715 $610.96 ↓ -64%
UHC 3174_SDTN UHC 20250715 $610.96 ↓ -64%
UHC 3176_UHC (STTN) 20250715 $610.96 ↓ -64%
UHC 3171_MTTN UHC 20250715 $610.96 ↓ -64%
BCBS ACA EXCHANGE 3146_MTTN BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NETWORK E 20241231 $611.51 ↓ -64%
BCBS MISSIONPOINT 2422_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD MISSIONPOINT REGIONAL 20221001 $682.08 ↓ -60%
BCBS NETWORK E 3149_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NETWORK E REGIONAL 20250401 $701.68 ↓ -59%
BCBS NETWORK L 3150_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NETWORK L REGIONAL 20250401 $764.40 ↓ -55%
BCBS SELECT 3182_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD SELECT REGIONAL 20250701 $764.40 ↓ -55%
BCBS PREFERRED 3181_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PREFERRED REGIONAL 20250701 $827.12 ↓ -52%
CIGNA LOCALPLUS 3193_CIGNA LOCALPLUS (DEKALB) 20250601 $847.67 ↓ -50%
CIGNA LOCALPLUS 3192_RHTN CIGNA LOCALPLUS 20250601 $847.67 ↓ -50%
CIGNA LOCALPLUS 3187_STTN CIGNA LOCALPLUS 20250601 $924.26 ↓ -46%
CIGNA PPO 3199_CIGNA PPO (DEKALB) 20250601 $1,026.39 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HMO 3196_CIGNA HMO (DEKALB) 20250601 $1,036.60 ↓ -39%
AETNA 3161_RPTN AETNA 20250701 $1,480.06 ↓ -13%
AETNA 3164_THTN AETNA 20250701 $2,960.13 ↑ +73%

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CT Angiogram of Abdomen and Pelvis at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $1,707.77 $287.37 – $1,036.60
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $1,707.77 $287.37 – $1,036.60
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $1,892.27 $307.82 – $1,072.34
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $307.82 – $1,036.60
Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman Centerville not published $462.56 – $1,036.60

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