CT cerebral perf w cont & prcssng at NORTHCREST MEDICAL CENTER

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

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$537.60

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.

$537.60

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.

$37.63 with Molina vs $440.83 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.

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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
Molina MCD $37.63 ↓ -93%
Aetna MGMCRHMO $80.64 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRPPO $80.64 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRSNP $80.64 ↓ -85%
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $102.14 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $118.81 ↓ -78%
Aetna NewBusiness $129.02 ↓ -76%
Aetna COMM $150.53 ↓ -72%
Cigna PPO $157.52 ↓ -71%
United CorePayer $241.92 ↓ -55%
United AllPayerAppendix $241.92 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $241.92 ↓ -55%
United HeritageSelect $241.92 ↓ -55%
Aetna NAP $268.80 ↓ -50%
City of Springfield COMM $349.44 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $419.33 ↓ -22%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $440.83 ↓ -18%

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CT cerebral perf w cont & prcssng at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HENDERSONVILLE $537.60 $241.92 – $241.92
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville $243.30 $159.14 – $729.90
Roane County Medical Center Harriman $267.63 $159.14 – $729.90
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell $227.08 $170.44 – $729.90
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville $235.19 $170.44 – $729.90
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City $267.63 $159.14 – $729.90
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville $267.63 $159.14 – $729.90
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge $267.63 $159.14 – $729.90

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