Car seat/bed test additional 30 minutes at NORTHCREST MEDICAL CENTER
100 NORTHCREST DRIVE, SPRINGFIELD, TN · Tristarhealth · · NPI 1093397184
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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.
$1.74 with Molina vs $20.37 with Multiplan — 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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| Molina | MCD | $1.74 | — |
| Aetna | MGMCRSNP | $3.73 | — |
| Bright Health | HIX | $3.73 | — |
| Aetna | MGMCRHMO | $3.73 | — |
| Aetna | MGMCRPPO | $3.73 | — |
| Oscar | HIX | $3.90 | — |
| NHC Advantage, Inc. | MCRHMO | $4.72 | — |
| Ambetter | CORE | $4.79 | — |
| Ambetter | Select | $4.97 | — |
| Bright Health | SmallGroup | $5.22 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $5.49 | — |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $5.96 | — |
| BCBS | NetworkP | $6.21 | — |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $6.26 | — |
| Aetna | COMM | $6.96 | — |
| Cigna | OAP | $7.10 | — |
| Cigna | PPO | $7.28 | — |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $11.18 | — |
| Aetna | NAP | $12.42 | — |
| City of Springfield | COMM | $16.15 | — |
| Multiplan | ComplementaryNetwork | $19.38 | — |
| Multiplan | PrimaryNetwork | $20.37 | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Car seat/bed test additional 30 minutes at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $21.75 | $41.08 – $76.58 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $21.75 | $16.43 – $79.90 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $21.75 | $27.38 – $76.30 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $21.75 | $41.08 – $83.10 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $21.75 | $27.38 – $76.30 |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $21.75 | $41.08 – $73.12 |
| 62-1138045 BMH Union City | Union City | $6.20 | $8.61 – $8.61 |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | ROGERSVILLE | $21.75 | $22.82 – $83.90 |