Cath council tip 16fr 5cc 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.

$20.88 with Healthspring vs $30.69 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 $20.88 —
Healthspring MCRPPO $20.88 —
Healthspring MCRPOS $20.88 —
Devoted Health Plan MCR $20.88 —
Healthspring MCRHMO $20.88 —
Alive Hospice MCR $20.88 —
Wellpoint MGMCD $20.88 —
Wellcare MCR $20.88 —
United MASNP $20.88 —
Amerigroup MGMCR $20.88 —
Humana ChoicecareMGMCR $20.88 —
Aetna MGMCRPPO $21.09 —
Aetna MGMCRSNP $21.09 —
Aetna MGMCRHMO $21.09 —
United MGMCR $21.30 —
Zing MGMCR $21.51 —
BCBS MCR $21.72 —
American Health Advantage MCRHMO $21.92 —
American Health Advantage MCRSNP $21.92 —
American Health Advantage MCRPPO $21.92 —
American Health Advantage MCRPOS $21.92 —
American Health Advantage MCRPFFS $21.92 —
Evergreen HMO MCR $21.92 —
ATRIO Golden Times MCR $22.97 —
Bright Health MCRNarrow $24.01 —
Wellcare MGMCD $27.56 —
Wellcare CHIP $27.56 —
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $30.07 —
NovaNET WORKERSCOMP $30.69 —

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Cath council tip 16fr 5cc at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER MT JULIET not published $18.79 – $30.69
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville not published $15.10 – $21.92
Roane County Medical Center Harriman not published $20.88 – $21.92
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City not published $20.88 – $21.92
CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY Ashland City not published $20.88 – $30.69
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville not published $20.88 – $21.92
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge not published $20.88 – $21.92
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown not published $20.88 – $21.92

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