Brace ank aftr bioskn med lg at NORTHCREST MEDICAL CENTER

100 NORTHCREST DRIVE, SPRINGFIELD, TN · Tristarhealth · · NPI 1093397184

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 23, 2026

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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.

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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.

$157.92 with Healthspring vs $232.14 with NovaNET — 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
Healthspring DualEligible $157.92 —
Healthspring MCRPPO $157.92 —
Healthspring MCRPOS $157.92 —
Devoted Health Plan MCR $157.92 —
Healthspring MCRHMO $157.92 —
Alive Hospice MCR $157.92 —
Wellpoint MGMCD $157.92 —
Wellcare MCR $157.92 —
United MASNP $157.92 —
Amerigroup MGMCR $157.92 —
Humana ChoicecareMGMCR $157.92 —
Aetna MGMCRPPO $159.50 —
Aetna MGMCRSNP $159.50 —
Aetna MGMCRHMO $159.50 —
United MGMCR $161.08 —
Zing MGMCR $162.66 —
BCBS MCR $164.24 —
American Health Advantage MCRHMO $165.82 —
American Health Advantage MCRSNP $165.82 —
American Health Advantage MCRPPO $165.82 —
American Health Advantage MCRPOS $165.82 —
American Health Advantage MCRPFFS $165.82 —
Evergreen HMO MCR $165.82 —
ATRIO Golden Times MCR $173.71 —
Bright Health MCRNarrow $181.61 —
Wellcare MGMCD $208.45 —
Wellcare CHIP $208.45 —
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $227.40 —
NovaNET WORKERSCOMP $232.14 —

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Brace ank aftr bioskn med lg at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $12.42 $54.00 – $54.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $19.95 $40.83 – $298.96
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $19.95 $40.83 – $298.96
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $19.95 $40.83 – $298.96
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $19.95 $40.83 – $298.96
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $12.42 $54.00 – $54.00
SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER MT JULIET not published $142.13 – $232.14
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville not published $78.61 – $165.82

All Tennessee hospitals for this procedure →